A brand new Meta VR headset has been licensed by the FCC, presumably pointing to the upcoming launch of the rumored Quest 3Sβor what may very well be the corporateβs extra reasonably priced providing subsequent to Quest 3.
Replace (September twenty fourth, 2024): A brand new VR headset from Meta is coming. Paperwork associated to the FCC certificationΒ had been printed on Sunday, which generally arrives solely days earlier than a brand new Meta product is because of launch. A separate certification additionally popped up on third-party testing and certification website Dekra.
With Meta Join arisingΒ close to the top of the month, it appears weβre solely about three weeks away from discovering out for goodβsupplied we donβt see any of the same old leaks main as much as launch.
The unique article protecting the earlier βQuest 3Sβ title leak follows beneath:
Authentic Article (Could thirty first, 2024): It was revealed in early 2023 that Meta was internally cooking up a brand new Quest headset to ship in 2024, which the corporate talked about it hoped would make the platform extra accessible to shoppers. Now, the naming scheme βQuest 3Sβ has appeared in a latest app itemizing, seemingly confirming earlier rumors of Metaβs subsequent headset.
As seen within the Quest Retailer itemizing for XR health appΒ Alo Strikes XR, the title βQuest 3Sβ has appeared, whichΒ ostensibly factors to the corporateβs subsequent headset.
Whether or not that is speculated to be that βextra accessibleβ (re: cheaper) headset in query stays to be seen, but it surelyβs a very good wager.
Whilst you would possibly assume it might merely be a mistake made by any studio,Β Alo Strikes XRΒ is notablyΒ being printed by Meta and developed by Magnopus, the identical studio that labored with Meta to create an open supply Unity demo constructed to showcase a number of the most compelling issues you are able to do in MR.
Itβs not clear when Meta hopes to announce the supposed Quest 3S, additionally referred to in prior rumors as βQuest 3 Liteβ. Its subsequent massive alternative can be Join 2024, which generally occurs in October. The corporate tends to announce headsets there, so weβll simply have to attend and see (see replace).
In the meantime, Meta has slashed the worth of Quest 2, bringing the 128GB model of its 2020-era standalone VR headset to only $200. This comes as the corporate has repositioned itself extra as a platform holder and never a sole producer as such, evidenced by the announcement it will likely be releasing its XR working system to third-party OEMsΒ for the primary time. Thatβs set to incorporate XR units working Metaβs HorizonOS from a 3 preliminary companions ASUS, Lenovo, and Xboxβpromising to carry plenty of Quest-like standalones to the forefront within the close to future.