There’s been a torrent of leaks that over the months have given us a fairly complete have a look at Quest Professional, Meta’s subsequent high-end VR headset probably seeing an enormous reveal at Join subsequent month. Now it seems a brand new gadget is being topic to the identical leaky therapy, with a supposed consumer-focused ‘Quest 3’ headset now surfacing.
{Hardware} analyst and YouTuber Brad Lynch (aka ‘SadlyItsBradley’) has been a driving drive behind lots of the Quest Professional leaks prior to now, and now Lynch has revealed in a brand new video what he believes to be CAD recordsdata associated to a ‘lower-end’ client headset that follows within the footsteps of Quest 2, ostensibly referred to as Quest 3.
Lynch maintains the gadget in query is codenamed ‘Stinson’, saying it’s slated to launch in some unspecified time in the future in 2023. Moreover, he studies the headset shall be considerably of a step between Quest 2 and the upcoming Quest Professional, the latter of which focuses extra on augmented actuality duties due to the inclusion of a coloration passthrough digicam and depth sensor.
Right here’s a fast rundown of Lynch’s details:
- Mushy strap like Quest 2 and no back-mounted battery
- 2 cameras for 6DOF monitoring
- 4-camera array: 2 BW + 2 RGB
- Depth sensor
- 2 LCD shows
- mechanical IPD changes
- Pancake lenses
- No eye or face monitoring
- Single fan design
- Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 (second gen) SoC
- Pogo pin connector for dock charging
And right here’s a have a look at the CAD recordsdata of the alleged Quest 3 (Stinson), exhibiting off the outside, and internals from below the faceplate and facial interface:
The headset is claimed to be a less expensive, consumer-focused gadget that may launch someday after Quest Professional. Supplied the leak is real and represents a near-final product, it truly makes a substantial amount of sense contemplating Meta could make use of its $800+ Quest Professional as a kind of high-end developer equipment designed to kick off the event of a brand new rash of combined actuality video games and experiences, probably with the top objective of capitalizing on that new spate of content material with a extra commercially accessible product.
To be clear, all leaks must be taken with a grain of salt. Lynch is nevertheless well-known for his accuracy in previous reporting on unannounced software program options and bodily {hardware}, touching upon Quest 2, Quest Professional (aka Venture Cambria), Pico 4, and Pimax 12K to call just a few. Briefly, Lynch being concerned in all probability suggests we’re coping with one thing nearing the ultimate levels of manufacturing.
Once more, supplied that is true, it could possibly be Quest 3 can also be seeking to duke it out with its greatest rival as of late, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, which is on the brink of launch the consumer-focused Pico 4 in Europe and elements of Asia in October—a robust competitor to Quest 2. We’ll be watching to see how each firms mature their respective combined actuality content material libraries in what will be the very close to future although.
For a extra in-depth rationalization on the alleged Quest 3, make certain to take a look at Lynch’s full video beneath: