Zuckerberg explains why an Oculus Quest ‘Pro’ is necessary

It’s easy to think Facebook doesn’t care that much about high-end PC VR headsets.

After all, the company just unceremoniously killed off its Rift S headset, leaving the standalone Quest 2 as its only current VR product.

With the addition of Air Link, which lets Quest 2 owners wirelessly stream VR from gaming PCs, there doesn’t appear to be an immediate need for a true Oculus PC headset. But it turns out, the company is actually working on a more powerful VR headset, the Quest Pro, according to Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth and consulting Technical Officer John Carmack.

Now, in an interview with CNET’s Scott Stein, Mark Zuckerberg is offering his thoughts on what a Quest Pro could actually be. “This [Quest Pro] is certainly something that we’re working on,” he said. “Basically, having a higher-end virtual reality experience.” Zuckerberg explains you’d typically offer that by connecting a headset to a PC, but now he believes doing so is too big a compromise for the overall VR experience. So that’s why the company is aiming for a Quest Pro, rather than a wired “Rift Pro.” The company’s Air Link technology proved they could make wireless VR work on a consumer-grade headset, so it doesn’t seem a huge leap…

by: Devindra Hardawar/Engadget

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