From PC World: Meta’s new Meta Quest Pro is a $1,500 attempt to figure out what experiences people want in virtual reality.
Just a few months after Meta (Facebook’s new business name) actually raised the price of its standalone Meta Quest 2 consumer headset, the company has released a more powerful version that will form the foundation of a second, premium product line, executives said. A key improvement is in the Meta Quest Pro controllers: they can now determine their position in space completely independent of the headset, and can even be used as a stylus — with an odd little virtual nib, too.
Meta “took the foundation of a great gaming headset but it’s becoming even more,” said Anand Dass, director of Meta’s Metaverse content. Until now, the Quest Pro was known as Project Cambria.
The problem is that Meta executives don’t seem to know what to do with it. In a press conference, they described it as an experiment of sorts, working with developers and enthusiasts to figure out what works and what doesn’t. The difference is that Meta is hoping that businesses will adopt the Meta Quest Pro, in much the same way Microsoft pivoted from the consumer to the enterprise with the HoloLens 2.
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