Facebook working on new Oculus Quest — building towards VR "ecosystem"

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Facebook has confirmed that it is working on the new Oculus Quest VR hardware, due to Facebook's surge in sales when the Oculus Quest 2 launched in October 2022.

During Facebook'south earnings phone call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated the Quest 2 is the first mainstream virtual reality production, and information technology's doing quite well. With its success, Facebook will continue to work on Quest two content, titles and "new capabilities" for the VR headset.

Zuckerberg then confirmed that Facebook is continuing to work on new hardware, 1 that volition "kind of fit the aforementioned platform" as the Quest 2. While no official name for the new device is stated, Zuckerberg did mention that the "content that works on Quest 2 should be forward compatible." Dare nosotros say an Oculus Quest 3? Or maybe something more along the lines of a Quest 2 Plus?

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What we do know is Facebook is looking to create a VR and AR ecosystem, making virtual reality a "long-term investment," which we're pleased to hear. The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best VR headsets in the marketplace today, and 1 of the almost popular given Facebook's revenue is up 156% due to stiff holiday sales of the product.

Zuckerberg went on to state, "Facebook has washed more whatsoever other visitor to help bring virtual reality to the mainstream." He has a signal, as Apple is at present currently working on its own VR headset, forth with Samsung and its bizarre bug-eyed VR concept.

The Oculus Quest 2 came out a few months ago, and so don't expect to come across the new VR hardware someday before long. Simply who knows? Information technology might be time to invest in ane of the best VR-ready laptops.

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