The Oculus Quest 2 is only five months old, but Facebook may be thinking of a saturated version: the Oculus Quest Pro.
Andrew Bosworth, vice president of Augmented and Virtual Reality, spoke about everything about Oculus during an Instagram AMA (Ask Me Anything) session. Bosworth responded to a comment from a user who asked for a $ 600 headset with improved specs, ‘Quest Pro, huh? Interesting, ”before UploadVR winks at the camera, reports.
This is by no means an official announcement, let alone another complete list of Oculus Quest Pro specs, but at least it suggests that this is something Facebook is thinking about.
While the Oculus Quest 2 is by far the most comfortable way to play brilliant VR titles like Beat Saber and Superhot – thanks to the all-in-one design without the need for a computer or standalone cameras – it’s still on the weak side. The Snapdragon XR2 chip that drives it is a significant improvement over the original Quest, but Qualcomm says that its Snapdragon 888 (as found in the Samsung Galaxy S21) has a GPU that is 35% more powerful.
Of course, the headset’s ability to play more demanding titles via the Oculus Link cable and a gaming computer, and the limited specifications did not hinder everyone. The prospect of a Pro version is exciting, though, assuming developers feel compelled to upgrade their existing Oculus titles to take advantage of any theoretical benefits.
This was not the only interesting revelation from the AMA. Asked about the possibility of eye detection on Quest, Bosworth said that the technology ‘is something we will fit into a future headphone’, adding that it ‘can dramatically improve performance by just doing things in the eye field’. of the fovea is, to reproduce. . ”
Bosworth may also have inevitably been asked about the newly announced PSVR 2. “I’m definitely glad they’re making one,” he said. “PSVR was such a huge hit and was a great place for our developers to earn cash, and I hope PSVR 2 is too.”
The fact that two companies as big as Facebook and Sony seem committed to the future of VR is an excellent insurance policy for developers, and the best VR games have already appeared on both PS4 and Oculus Quest. VR experiences like Beat Saber, The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Pistol Whip, Arizona Sunshine, Job Simulator, Rec Room and Superhot are both hits.