Adam Kos The Meta company held the Meta Connect conference, during which it also presented new hardware. This is none other than another mixed reality headset called Meta Quest Pro. Furthermore, it is getting rid of the Oculus label, it is now more accepted by Mrpopular designation Pro and to some extent may indicate the steps that Apple will take, and perhaps even the price.
If we look at the company's portfolio of headsets, we have one of the cheapest solutions in the form of the Meta Quest 2, but at the same time now also the most expensive. On one end of the spectrum, there is a solution priced at $400, but the new product goes much higher and costs $1, i.e. less than CZK 500 (without tax). But Apple will probably go even higher.
The Meta Quest Pro has a new modern design and adds 10 new sensors and lenses that make the whole assembly 40% smaller, or more compact. The entire solution runs on the Snapdragon XR2+, which is complemented by 12 GB of RAM and a relatively generous 256 GB of storage. The LCD displays have a higher resolution (each 1800 x 1920 pixels), but the refresh rate is 90 Hz, although we would of course appreciate 120 Hz, especially for games.
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Vratislav Holub The set also includes new controllers, which the company calls Meta Quest Touch Pro. They contain three cameras and a Snapdragon 662 chip. The headset should thus be able to track the position of the controls even without cameras, which of course contributes to a better user experience. The device should go on the market this month, specifically on October 25. At the same time, there shouldn't be a complete lack of content, because fell within the conference, that titles such as Among US VR or Iron Man VR are coming to the Meta Quest platform.
In general, these glasses are intended more for the consumption of augmented reality, so they also let in more light. If you want to enjoy pure VR content, dimming attachments are available. This is quite interesting, because it does not make the device a useful piece of hardware, although of course it depends on what the customers can actually use it for. Use is also limited by only two hours of battery life.
What about Apple?
Meta has a big advantage in that it already has a portfolio, and it's still growing. It's the same with Samsung and its flexible phones, which it keeps innovating. Apple is still at zero in both respects, and if (or rather when) it enters the market, it will have a rather difficult time. In addition, manufacturers also cooperate with different companies, so Meta targets, for example, Microsoft and Teams virtual meetings, as well as providing the Office suite. Apple does have its iWork and FaceTime calls, but whether it can target that many users is a question. The second one is, of course, games, where it will be difficult to find big developers who will create appropriate content for this new and unknown platform of his.
In addition, Meta added that she is preparing a certain model of smart glasses. He is also being actively speculated about in connection with Apple. If you put aside all the controversies surrounding Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Mark Zuckerberg, Meta may actually have a good footing with its hardware. Its metaverse is also still growing and it can be said that it is quite a pioneering company in this area. But, of course, there is still a risk that it won't interest, and the whole thing will fall on the lack of interest of users, who from the overwhelming majority still have no idea what the metaverse is.
