Meta is Releasing FOUR New Quest VR Headsets? + Project Cambria Update
Another day means more Meta Quest leaks, this time from insider tech business publication the Information. Here’s the 411 on the four new quest headsets Meta is planning to release by 2024
In the reporting A road map for Meta was shown to feature a release for four different VR headsets in the next 2 years. The next one of course being project cambria then following up are two new versions of the current more affordable and consumer friendly Quest internally named Stinson and Cardiff for 2023 and 2024. Then a second version of the cambria codenamed funston. Everything must be a beach in california bc well technology can only be created there right? Its all about the sand for the wafers.
So basically meta wants to release a high end headset and then a lower cost hmd the following year. Aka the back in the day apple approach to the S phone models.
This wicked fast timeline is to bring Zucks vision of the metaverse (ick) to life and get more people into VR. Which Goldman sachs predicts by 2023 over 19 million VR headsets will be sold. I mean add the upcoming PSVR2 plus the quest sales from this year and that number will more than likely be in sight.
The information reported that according to two people in the know, the cambria is expected to cost around $800 while a meta spokesperson said the price would be much higher.
Project cambria known inside Meta as Arcata, has been alluded to by the employees of Reality Labs as the laptop for the face or a chromebook for the face. Ahh yeas chrome facebook. OH GAH!
Cambria again will run on the android based vr OS which according to the information means it won’t be able to run many common workplace software designed for PCs or Macs, (press F excel master users) but it can run web based tools and services through the VR browser. Office 365 is about to go virtual.
Project Camb was said to be heavier than the quest 2 due to its larger battery but with the built in skull battery design it will be more balanced and comfortable than the quest 2.
Will $800 be the reality? Do we even care now that we definitely know it’s not going to really be for gaming? Hit me up in the comments and I’ll catch you in the next leakie…. I mean quickie.