On the occasion of Meta Connect 2022, which took place last week, Mark Zuckerberg has returned to talk about Meta’s VR technologies, announcing the new viewer Meta Quest Pro and revealing some of the upcoming news. The founder of Meta has in fact talked about games, fitness apps and the future of Horizon Worldsalready available on Quest 2.
Lovers of virtual reality workouts will be happy to know that the October 25 will arrive Meta Quest 2 Active Pack. Available today for pre-order, the Active Pack will contain wrist straps and adjustable knuckle straps. It will also feature a face interface that you can easily clean after training. In addition, the company took into account user feedback, adding the fitness tracking on the Meta Quest app and the iOS Health app.
As for the games, they have been announced Marvel’s Iron Man VR on Meta Quest 2 as well as various updates for Among Us VR and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution, a brand new Skydance Interactive project that will also be available on Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Meta Quest Pro and Horizon Worlds: all the news
The most awaited announcement is certainly that of the new high-end headset from Meta. Quest Pro will be available for purchase on October 25 at a price of € 1,799.99. The bundle includes the viewer, the controllers Meta Quest Touch Prostylus tips, inserts to partially block the light and the charging dock.
The device represents the first model in the new range of high-end VR headsets, and is packed with innovative features. Among these we point out i high resolution sensors for a great mixed reality experienceil display LCD for sharp images, a completely new and elegant design and the eye tracking. Finally the facial expression recognition technology will make your avatar more realistic than ever.
The summit was Meta’s opportunity to talk about the progress regarding Horizon Worlds, which is increasingly open to new platforms. The company aims to bring the service up smartphone e laptop, allowing users to visit friends in VR and vice versa. A method to take videos made in Worlds and easily share them on Instagram like Reel is also being tested.
Finally, it was announced that next year it will begin a multi-year collaboration with NBCUniversal, bringing iconic comedy and horror experiences to the metaverse. It will also be possible to follow users’ favorite programming on NBCUniversal, when the app Peacock will arrive on Meta Quest next year.
In a recent interview Mark Zuckerberg discussed the difference between the business models of Meta and those of Apple, explaining the reason for the reduced cost of his VR headsets compared to those of Cupertino.