Meta Connect is the name of the Facebook Metaverse event, a meeting where they discuss their news and upcoming releases. In the month of October 2022, the next Meta actions for this year were presented. Next you will know everything that was announced and, mainly, what the new Oculus Quest Pro will be.
Oculus Quest Pro news in the Facebook Metaverse
Among the novelties of the October 2022 Facebook Metaverse event is the one that presented the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality glasses and explained that the company will focus on how to build the future of its connection in virtual and augmented environments.
The glasses come seven years after Facebook (now Meta) acquired the virtual reality technology company Oculus VR in 2014. After that time, the company has grown greatly and that is why its new glasses were shown in a event on October 11 this year.
The event is called Meta Connect, and at it Zuckerberg said that a key goal is to make enhanced connections available to all PC users. This is already a big step forward.
The Oculus Quest Pro or Oculus Quest 3 as it has also been called was designed to improve the productivity of professionals by making virtual experiences feel more real.
According to the Facebook Metaverse event, they will be available for pre-sale starting in October for $1499 USD. Finally, shipments of this terminal will begin on October 25.
The Meta Quest Pro uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ chip which is designed to make it more powerful than the Quest 2. The VR headset will also be 40% thinner and much lighter. The new chip will offer 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Other news on the Meta Event
Different news were also presented that will surely be of interest to many. You will meet them below.
Collaboration with Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation CEO Satya Nadella said at the event that Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 (which includes Excel, Word and PowerPoint) will be usable in virtual reality. The concept is to create immersive virtual offices that will increase the efficiency of collaborators who are physically far away.
Additionally, Xbox's cloud gaming platform is coming to Quest headsets. Those who have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can stream games over the internet and play them using the Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets.
Avatars of the Metaverse
New full-body avatars that can be used in non-VR venues including Reels, Messenger, and Facebook were introduced at the Facebook Metaverse event. These avatars can also be used in new emojis and video chats. Plus, avatars are coming to Zoom.
AR lenses and custom AI
Meta said it's working on all-new augmented reality glasses with Ray-Ban, though no further details on features and availability were available. It was also indicated that work is being done on personalized artificial intelligence (AI) that can be delivered through augmented reality glasses and VR glasses.
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