Meta’s Quest 3 VR Headset Hits Market with Cutting-Edge Tech, Starting Price of USD 500

Meta ramped up its Quest virtual reality headgear line on Thursday, just days before Apple is expected to put its spin on the headset market.

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said in an Instagram post that a new generation Quest 3 with improved performance and a slimmer design will be available later this year at a starting price of $500.

Zuckerberg described the upcoming model as Meta’s “most powerful headset yet” and promised it would offer the best wireless way to experience mixed and virtual reality.

He said more details would be shared on September 27 at an annual Meta Connect developers conference.

Meanwhile, the starting price for the currently available Quest 2 headset will drop to $300, according to Meta.

Zuckerberg said during the Meta shareholders meeting this week that the tech titan is dedicated to building a future in which Internet life plays out in virtual worlds called the Metaverse.

Apple is expected to take a look at its long-rumored VR or augmented reality (AR) headgear at an annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, in a bid to give programmers and software companies a leap to provide content Will tempt

Youri Wurmser, principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, said, “By all reports, Apple was expected to release a product that felt more like designer glasses than a gaming headset, but it’s releasing something a bit more bulky.” “

Wurmser said that’s laying the groundwork for getting the device into the hands of early adopters and developers and releasing more innovative mixed-reality headsets over the next few years.

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