I really hope Meta makes these Quest 3 announcements.
The Meta Quest 3 launch event – taking place at Meta Connect 2023 – is just weeks away. During the presentation, we’ll find out everything Meta has up its sleeve for the new VR headset.
We already know a fair amount about it. It’ll be Meta’s “most powerful headset yet” costing $499 / £499 / AU$ for a model with 128GB of storage. The new headset will also boast a 40% slimmer optic profile compared to its predecessor, the Oculus Quest 2, which should help it feel more comfortable.
At Meta Connect, we’ll get more details about the upcoming VR device. Here are three things I hope we’ll see in the Meta Quest 3.1. Worthwhile AR software
The most important announcement Meta needs to make at Meta Connect 2023 has nothing to do with hardware but what software its new headset will run. Specifically, it needs to show off some incredible AR and MR (mixed reality) apps.
For me, one of the biggest disappointments of the Meta Quest Pro was its mixed reality abilities. Not only was its passthrough low quality – the video feed of the real world was grainy – but there was very little in the way of dedicated mixed reality software. The majority of it was VR apps with gimmicky MR and AR options, and nothing stood out to me as a must-have app.
If Meta and the developers it partners with don’t give the Quest 3 solid software support, its AR and MR capabilities are at risk of feeling lackluster, just like the Quest Pro’s mixed reality.
