No idea what you're "haha"ing for. If roughly half of the headset is now the facial interface, it's going to make the headset a lot lighter. It's never been about how it looks but how it weighs on your head.
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Meta Announces Quest 3 Ahead of Apple's Rumored AR/VR Headset
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in my country it will already be Tuesday morning.
So will you be watching it from the future?
Virtual Desktop is essentially a remote desktop app with the ability to “hook” into VR apps. It’s very similar to Quest Link, but more customizable. Some people say they get a better experience with Virtual Desktop.
I see the situation similarly to the Steam Link app. You can play PC games on your iPad or iPhone via local network, and Apple allows it. I think that if Apple doesn’t allow this, it’s a deliberate policy decision.
No way Apple announces a $3,000 headset and expect the average Joe to buy it when they see a $300 one.
This headset better be mindblowing stuff to justify the price!
This headset better be mindblowing stuff to justify the price!
I’ve tried earlier Quest products and they were hella fun. Can’t wait to see what Apple does but the lack of physical controls, high price tag, external battery pack, and non-inclusive design (no diopter for glasses wearers) means they have some big obstacles from the jump. Add in the fact that Meta in now on round 3 with theirs, with many developers and games, and this is gonna be a fascinating category. I hope they still have some of that Apple Magic in the hopper.
Pretty sure Facebook was Facebook until Facebook became a meme, then suddenly it was "rebranded". Apple, on the other hand, has always been Apple.
...interesting.
If I understand correctly, given the assumption that the strongest rumors on the matter are all true, the strategy for Apple is to ease developers in with their headset until a mass-market form factor is feasible, so while at first Meta's $2.5k edge is stark, it won't mean much.
If I understand correctly, given the assumption that the strongest rumors on the matter are all true, the strategy for Apple is to ease developers in with their headset until a mass-market form factor is feasible, so while at first Meta's $2.5k edge is stark, it won't mean much.
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Facebook parent company Meta today announced the Quest 3, its next-generation mixed reality headset launching later this year. The announcement comes just days ahead of WWDC, where Apple is expected to unveil its own long-awaited AR/VR headset.
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Meta said the Quest 3 features a 40% slimmer and more comfortable design, a higher-resolution display, and up to twice the graphics performance as the Quest 2, released in 2020. The headset will start at $499.99 with 128GB of storage, and Meta will also be lowering the starting price of the Quest 2 back to $299.99 on June 4. The company plans to share more details about the Quest 3 during its Meta Connect event on September 27.
Apple's headset is rumored to cost around $3,000, so the Quest 3 could be significantly cheaper. Meta also said the Quest 3 has an all-in-one design, whereas Apple's headset will reportedly include an external battery pack that attaches with a wire.
In his newsletter last weekend, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman provided hands-on impressions of the Quest 3 before it was announced. He said that he "came away impressed with the mixed-reality focus of the Quest 3, the much-improved video pass-through capabilities, the faster performance and the large content library."
Article Link: Meta Announces Quest 3 Ahead of Apple's Rumored AR/VR Heads
They must be laughing their heads off, after the huge losses in revenue and stock value over the last 2 years 🤣
some of you guys are way too hard on apple for a gen 1 product that hasn't even been released yet. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY EVERYTHING THAT APPLE SELLS. if apple releases a product that is outside of your price range, then perhaps it wasn't intended for you to buy.
eventually, apple will release AR glasses that look exactly like regular glasses but that will be 10+ years in the future and you gotta start somewhere first. if apple waited another 10 years before finally releasing AR glasses for consumer level prices, that AR glasses would be a trashy gen 1 product with little software support. at least if they release a trashy product now, it'll be polished in 10 years for you to finally buy.
also, enough with the blind hate for the quest 3 just because it is made by meta. the quest 2 was universally regarded as an amazing value with no competition in its price range.
eventually, apple will release AR glasses that look exactly like regular glasses but that will be 10+ years in the future and you gotta start somewhere first. if apple waited another 10 years before finally releasing AR glasses for consumer level prices, that AR glasses would be a trashy gen 1 product with little software support. at least if they release a trashy product now, it'll be polished in 10 years for you to finally buy.
also, enough with the blind hate for the quest 3 just because it is made by meta. the quest 2 was universally regarded as an amazing value with no competition in its price range.
Obviously if the headset would weigh a lot less that would be an improvement. I’m not saying it won’t. It might. But if it was a substantial difference wouldn’t they mention that?
You had to invoke an Apple product more than 10 years older than the entire company you're comparing it too?
Let’s face it… Facebook never had the weight to move something like this to mainstream… And they have the sales to prove it.
They were basically tanking the entire technology, along with the rest of the tech industry.
Apple is the 800 pound gorilla of tech today…
When Apple makes a move like this, it lifts the entire industry. IF you want to make some money investing in stock, I would buy Facebook right now. They will go up for sure. (Do not take stock advice from random forum guy…)
I think FB has been praying for years now that apple comes in, the position opposite Apple can be very lucrative…
Now, will Apple OR Facebook sell alot of units? Nope, not until 2026 when Metalens(Not a facebook tech btw, horrible name…) hits the market… Nanosized lenses babyyyy…
Expect FB to pretend they are in competition, but is not really a market until the nano lens tech makes it possible to put displays in thin glass. (…Yes it IS possible to put displays in thin glass today, except you can not focus on something that close to ur eye without a thick stack of lenses currently, which is what Metalens solves)
They were basically tanking the entire technology, along with the rest of the tech industry.
Apple is the 800 pound gorilla of tech today…
When Apple makes a move like this, it lifts the entire industry. IF you want to make some money investing in stock, I would buy Facebook right now. They will go up for sure. (Do not take stock advice from random forum guy…)
I think FB has been praying for years now that apple comes in, the position opposite Apple can be very lucrative…
Now, will Apple OR Facebook sell alot of units? Nope, not until 2026 when Metalens(Not a facebook tech btw, horrible name…) hits the market… Nanosized lenses babyyyy…
Expect FB to pretend they are in competition, but is not really a market until the nano lens tech makes it possible to put displays in thin glass. (…Yes it IS possible to put displays in thin glass today, except you can not focus on something that close to ur eye without a thick stack of lenses currently, which is what Metalens solves)
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Sorry, I’m still a bit sensitive when it comes to the Newton — so to paraphrase Will Smith: “Keep my [Newton] out of your f+$^*#^ mouth!“ 😭
I find it hard to believe that Apple would invest the money and human effort to create a product that it can only ship 250,000 units annually. As has been speculated elsewhere, it’s possible that the rumored $3,000 price tag is for a development kit — so I think that @Mr. Dee is on to something. We’ll find out soon enough though!
early reports suggesting the weight will be about the same as Quest 2...
I guess I can keep laughing then?