VR fanatic Luna obtained a tip with obvious particulars of the Asus ROG Horizon OS headset.
Months earlier than Meta Quest 3S was revealed Luna obtained a tip with the title and performance of the Motion Button, which toggles passthrough, and this turned out to be completely correct. Now, Luna has obtained obvious particulars of the Asus ROG Horizon OS headset.
Meta Horizon OS Will Run On Headsets From Asus & Lenovo
Meta is rebranding its Quest software program platform to Meta Horizon OS and opening it as much as third-party headset makers, together with Asus and Lenovo.
The existence of the Asus ROG headset was revealed alongside the announcement final yr that Meta’s Quest working system could be renamed to Horizon OS and made out there to authorised third celebration {hardware} makers.
No particular particulars of the headset have been revealed on the time, although it was described as a “efficiency gaming headset”, and the early idea picture seen above was proven.
In keeping with Luna’s supply, the headset is codenamed Tarius, could have face and eye monitoring, and can use both QD-LCD panels with native dimming or micro-OLED shows.
NEW: Particulars on the upcoming ASUS ROG VR headset working Meta Horizon OS.
It’s codenamed Tarius, and can doubtless be one of many first 3P Horizon OS HMDs to ship.
It’s deliberate to incorporate Eye Monitoring and Face Monitoring. The shows shall be QD-LCD with native dimming or µOLED. pic.twitter.com/K5pYxcBK4h
— Luna (@Lunayian) January 12, 2025
Given Luna’s description, it seems like it will successfully take the place of Meta Quest Professional, which was discontinued in the beginning of this yr, available in the market.
If the headset launches this yr, it will doubtless use the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset additionally getting used within the Samsung and Sony standalone headsets. This dangers it being obsoleted in 2026 by Quest 4, as a result of it is going to doubtless introduce an XR2 Gen 3 with considerably improved efficiency, however this danger applies to Samsung and Sony’s headsets too. Alternatively, Asus might be concentrating on 2026 to launch alongside Quest 4 with the Gen 3 chip.
We’ll maintain an in depth eye on Asus within the coming months for any official particulars on the ROG Horizon OS headset.
