They have been slow to announce themselves, but it seems that Meta has needed the pressure of the imminent Apple announcement to remember that they are one of the great defenders of virtual reality, and for this, they have finally shown the new generation of virtual reality glasses for consumers par excellence.
Meta Quest 3: First details
As the rumors in recent weeks have revealed, the glasses come with a much more compact design than what we had up to now, achieving a fairly small body that, a priori, seems to be quite comfortable to wear with the new center of gravity.
As the manufacturer announces, the quest 3 They have been reimagined and redesigned, and that translates into a slimmer body that hides several cameras and sensors on its front. In the images, we can intuit four positioning cameras and another two extra cameras that could be used for the new mixed reality feature. A third central strip would hide a microphone and perhaps other types of sensors, although this would have to be confirmed.
The result is a body 40% thinner than the previous generation, and a rounder and more curved front face than before, with seemingly quite nice finishes that would help to achieve a comfortable experience when wearing the visor.
twice as powerful
Compared to the Quest 2, the new Snapdragon processor that has been included doubles graphics performance of the viewfinder, which is a fairly important leap when it comes to playing games and experiences. Knowing this, it will be necessary to see if the developers manage to bring new games and more complete applications that move away from the category of experience and offer a new level of graphics and gameplay.
One of the great innovations will be the transparency mode, which will allow you to enjoy full color mixed reality.
controls that feel
The new controllers have also been redesigned, being now much more compact and including more sensitive and precise vibration motors that allow you to enjoy much more real haptic experiences.
And Apple, lurking
What’s amazing about the announcement is that the glasses won’t be available until the fall, so announcing them 6 months early is pretty weird. The reason? Apple will almost certainly announce its first virtual reality glasses at the next conference scheduled for June 5, so at Meta they wanted to take a step forward and encourage the public to get to know their product in advance.
The official price
And to make yourself known, nothing better than launching the official price, which will be €569.99an amount that exceeds the traditional price of the Quest, but that, unless those of Cupertino surprise, will be much lower than that of Apple glasses.
