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52-570: Unveiled on October 11, 2022, it is a high-end headset designed for mixed reality and virtual reality applications, targeting business and enthusiast users. It is differentiated from the Quest 2 by a thinner form factor leveraging pancake lenses , high resolution cameras for MR, integrated face and eye tracking , and updated controllers with on-board motion tracking. The Quest Pro received mixed reviews, with critics praising its display and controllers, but criticizing its mixed reality cameras for having

104-524: A Facebook account to use the headset and Oculus services. The Quest 2 was succeeded by the Meta Quest 3 in 2023, but remained in production as a lower-cost model until September 2024, when it was replaced at the same price point by the Meta Quest 3S . Its design is similar to the Oculus Quest 1, but replacing the black, cloth-covered exterior with white-colored plastic and a black face pad. It

156-602: A recall of the face pads in Canada and the United States, would issue free silicone covers to existing users, and would temporarily suspend global sales of the Quest 2 in order to allow these covers to be included with all future shipments of the headset. Stylus (computing) In computing, a stylus (or stylus pen ) is a small pen -shaped instrument whose tip position on a computer monitor can be detected. It

208-523: A case. On the side of a slice of metal there were numbers that became visible to display the result. It was capable of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In 1967 there was a HEXADAT model, which allowed 4-function math to be applied to hexadecimal numbers for use in programming. The first use of a stylus in an electronic computing device was the Stylator , demonstrated by Tom Dimond in 1957. Capacitive (also called passive) styluses emulate

260-484: A few units, and sales of the strap were paused temporarily before going on sale again. Other issues, such as loose screws in the strap were also reported. In November 2021, Qualcomm stated that at least 10 million Quest 2 headsets had been shipped worldwide. In late-December 2021, the Oculus app (which is required to complete first-time setup) became the most popular app on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store in

312-431: A finger by using a tip made of rubber or conductive foam ; or metal such as copper. They do not need to be powered and can be used on any multi-touch surface that a finger can be used, typically capacitive screens that are common in smart phones and tablet computers . Stylus tips made of rubber or foam are often large, making it rather difficult to get precise notes or drawings. Capacitive styluses work by distorting

364-501: A grainy appearance and limited usefulness in its software at launch, and for its high price. Prior to Facebook Connect in October 2021 (during which Facebook, Inc. announced its rebranding as "Meta" to emphasize its development of " metaverse "-related technologies), CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth posted photos of themselves testing prototype headsets, which they stated to have "Retina resolution" displays (alluding to

416-412: A metal rod or barrel) to transmit electrical charge between the hand and a rubber or metal tip such as copper. Being free of any digital components, capacitive styluses can be cost effective to manufacture. DIY capacitive styluses can also be made with materials found at home. Capacitive screens are very widely used on smart phones and multi-touch surfaces , where simultaneous use of several fingers

468-417: A more compact design with upgraded haptics, and replace the infrared sensor ring (which were tracked by the headset's cameras) with on-board motion tracking using embedded cameras and Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processors. The controllers are also rechargeable via the headset's charging dock, have a new pressure sensor for pinch gestures, and have pressure-sensitive stylus tip accessories that can be attached to

520-458: A more compact design, replace the infrared tracking rings with cameras for on-board inside-out tracking (thus no longer needing to be within the line of sight of the headset's cameras for best performance), and also include a pressure sensor for pinching gestures, and rechargeable batteries. The Verge was positive in a pre-release review, noting that while it lacked standout features, it did have "worthwhile" improvements such as reduced weight,

572-428: A new entry-level model known as the Meta Quest 3S as a replacement at its $ 299 price point; remaining stock will be sold through the remainder of 2024. Facebook presented an "Elite Strap" accessory, which contains a ring-like pad for the back of the head and a tightness dial, along with a variant with a battery pack built into the strap. Facebook also promoted Logitech headphones "certified" for Quest 2, including

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624-792: A partnership with Microsoft to integrate productivity services such as Microsoft 365 , Microsoft Teams , and Windows 365 with Meta Quest 2 and Pro, including allowing users to join Teams meetings via Horizon Workrooms, use Microsoft 365 applications, as well as support for management of Quest devices via Intune . In December 2023, Valve Corporation released Steam Link for Meta Quest 2, Quest Pro, and Quest 3, with OSC support for facial and eye tracking on Quest Pro. The Quest Pro received mixed reviews. Ars Technica noted that its design felt less "claustrophobic" and "much more secure and better balanced than previous Quest headsets, especially during extended use", but noting that its narrow field of view

676-460: A screen with a better visual appearance and refresh rate than the original Quest, and a re-located USB port. The new strap was panned for having "less support and a slightly clumsier tightening mechanism" (partly rectified by the Elite Strap accessory sold separately), and the new IPD mechanism was considered "annoying" and not as inclusive as that of the first-generation model. In conclusion, it

728-495: A slimmer design, high-resolution color passthrough cameras, infrared depth sensors, and eye tracking . The product was officially revealed as Meta Quest Pro during Connect in October 2022 for a release on October 25; Zuckerberg told the media that the Quest Pro would target "people who just want the highest-end VR device – enthusiast, prosumer folks – or people who are trying to get work done", and would be sold in parallel with

780-533: A software update added "Air Link" as an experimental feature, which allows games to be streamed from a PC over Wi-Fi. In July 2021, experimental APIs were added to the Passthrough feature to allow for augmented reality features. The internal operating system was originally based on Android 10 source code. In March 2023, Meta announced that all new Quest apps would be required to target API level 32 ( Android 12.1 ) by June 30. The included controllers with

832-502: A thinner lens enclosure, and a more visor -like form factor that does not obscure the entirety of the user's peripheral vision ; "peripheral blinders" are included as an accessory, with a "full light blocker" attachment sold separately. The lenses can be adjusted for interpupillary distance , and moved forwards and backwards. It uses LCD quantum dot displays with a per-eye resolution of 1800×1920, viewed through pancake lenses that allow for its enclosure to be 40% thinner in comparison to

884-536: Is detected. Capacitive styluses tend to work on any multi-touch surface that accepts input from a finger. Active (also called digital ) styluses include digital components or circuitry inside the pen that communicates with a digitizer on the touch device. This communication allows for advanced features such as pressure sensitivity, tilt, programmable buttons, palm detection, eraser tips, memorizing settings, and writing data transmission. In order for an active stylus to function, its digital component protocol must match

936-592: Is lighter than the first-generation Quest, at 503 grams (17.7 ounces) in comparison to 571 grams (20.1 ounces). The strap was changed to one made of fabric, held with adjustable velcro, rather than the elastic strap of the Quest. The Quest 2 uses the Snapdragon XR2, a system on a chip by Qualcomm . It is a derivative of the Snapdragon 865 that is designed for VR and augmented reality devices. It includes 6 GB of LPDDR4X RAM — an increase of 2 GB over

988-411: Is used to draw, or make selections by tapping. While devices with touchscreens such as laptops , smartphones , game consoles , and graphics tablets can usually be operated with a fingertip, a stylus can provide more accurate and controllable input. The earliest computer-related usage for a stylus was in 1643 with Pascal's calculator . The device had rotary dials that rotated in accordance with

1040-570: The Apple Inc. trademark for high- resolution displays), while leaked demo videos and references to an "Oculus Pro" headset were also discovered on the Oculus website and unreleased system software. During the event, Zuckerberg officially announced that the company was developing a headset codenamed "Project Cambria" as part of the Oculus Quest line of products, which would be a high-end product aimed at mixed reality applications, and feature

1092-427: The Meta Quest 2 in 2022, as part of a company-wide phase-out of the Oculus brand following the rebranding of Facebook, Inc. as Meta. It is an evolution of the original Oculus Quest with a similar design, but with a lighter weight, updated internal specifications, a display with a higher refresh rate and per-eye resolution, and updated Oculus Touch controllers with improved battery life. As with its predecessor,

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1144-452: The Quest 2 (which is aimed primarily at the consumer market). Bosworth stated that the Quest Pro would "take existing experiences that people are having today in VR and make them better." The planned depth sensor was dropped from the final hardware due to cost and weight concerns. The Quest Pro more closely resembles AR headsets such as Microsoft's HoloLens rather than other VR headsets, with

1196-633: The "Horizon" brand. In March 2022, system software version 38 replaced all instances of the Oculus logo with that of Meta, and by April 2022, newer production runs of the Quest 2 hardware had the Oculus branding replaced by Meta. Meta aired a commercial for the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds, "Old Friends, New Fun", during Super Bowl LVI in February 2022. In July 2022, citing increased production costs and to "enable us to continue investing in ways that will keep driving this increasingly competitive industry forward for consumers and developers alike", it

1248-410: The 64 GB model of the Quest 2 was replaced by a 128 GB model at the same price point. In November 2021, as part of the rebranding of Facebook, Inc. as Meta , the Oculus brand began to be phased out; the Oculus Quest 2 began to be referred to "Meta Quest 2" in promotional materials, Oculus Store was rebranded as "Quest Store", and Oculus-developed community platforms (such as Facebook Horizon ) took on

1300-632: The G333 VR—the company's first in-ear headphones —which have shortened cables designed for use with VR headsets. In addition, Facebook partnered with Logitech to support their K830 keyboard as part of the "Infinite Office" feature, allowing the keyboard to be detected and displayed within a virtual reality environment. In October 2022, Meta unveiled new Touch Pro controllers for the Meta Quest Pro , which are also available as an optional accessory for existing Quest 2 headsets. These controllers have

1352-776: The German Federal Cartel Office over the requirement. At the Facebook Connect event in 2021, Mark Zuckerberg stated that the company was "working on making it so you can log in into Quest with an account other than your personal Facebook account". Meta later announced in July 2022 that it would establish a new "Meta account" system (a spiritual successor to Oculus accounts) to link Meta apps and platforms, and that users who transition to Meta account would be allowed to decouple their Facebook logins from its VR platforms. However, Ars Technica noted that

1404-505: The Quest 2 are the third-generation Oculus Touch controllers. The design of the new controllers was influenced by the original Oculus Rift controllers. Their battery life has also been increased four-fold over the controllers included with the first-generation Quest. Quest 2 supports all games and software made for the first-generation model, and existing titles can be updated to support higher graphical quality on Quest 2. It also supports Quest Link (USB) and Air Link (Wi-Fi), which allows

1456-436: The Quest 2 can run as either a standalone headset with an internal, Android -based operating system, or with Oculus Rift -compatible VR software running on a personal computer . The Quest 2 received mostly positive reviews as an incremental update to the Quest, but some of its changes faced criticism, including its stock head strap, reduced interpupillary distance (IPD) options, and a new requirement for users to log in with

1508-437: The Quest 2. Meta stated that the displays supported a wider color gamut than the Quest 2, and had improved contrast via "local dimming". The Quest Pro's battery is built into the back of its head strap for better weight distribution; Meta rated it as lasting 1 to 2 hours on a single charge. For its mixed reality functions, the Quest Pro uses high-resolution color cameras, as opposed to the lower-resolution, grayscale cameras on

1560-501: The Quest. The headset also contains internal sensors that are used for eye and face tracking , primarily for use with avatars . The Quest Pro uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ system-on-chip with 12 GB of RAM, which Meta stated had "50% more power" than the Quest 2's Snapdragon XR. The Quest Pro uses Touch Pro controllers, a significant update to the Oculus Touch controllers used by prior Quest and Rift products. They have

1612-445: The United States for the first time—implying that Quest headsets had been heavily purchased as Christmas gifts during the holiday shopping season . The Quest 2 had faced criticism over the mandate that users must log in with a Facebook account in order to use the Quest 2 and any future Oculus products, including the amount of user data that could be collected by the company via virtual reality hardware and interactions , such as

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1664-493: The bottoms of their handles for drawing and writing. The Quest Pro controllers are also sold separately as an accessory for Quest 2 and newer. The Quest Pro was demonstrated to the press with mixed reality versions of software such as Horizon Workrooms (which allows users to attend meetings, and control their computer remotely in VR with a virtual multi-monitor environment), the DJ software Tribe XR, and Painting VR. Meta announced

1716-459: The device as "seemingly launched without plan or purpose, highlighting VR’s persistent drawbacks without making good use of its strengths — and topped off with some irredeemably bad software". The new controllers were praised for being more compact than the previous Oculus Touch design and offering a charging dock with rechargeable batteries (albeit having less battery life than the previous controllers, which used standard AA batteries ). The Quest Pro

1768-424: The digitizer technology it is interacting with. Active styluses are powered by a removable or chargeable battery, or operate passively by inductance. Active styluses use different protocols by different manufacturers in order to communicate with the digitizer of a graphic tablet or multi-touch device. The digital protocol of the pen must match the device digitizer, otherwise input from the pen will not register on

1820-483: The display's refresh rate was locked at 72 Hz via software, with 90 Hz mode as an experimental option limited to the home area only. A software update in November 2020 enabled games to run in 90 Hz mode. In April 2021, an update further added experimental support for 120 Hz mode in games. The headset supports physical interpupillary distance (IPD) adjustment at 58 mm, 63 mm and 68 mm, adjusted by physically moving

1872-422: The first-generation model. The dual OLED displays of the first-generation Quest were replaced by a singular, fast-switch LCD panel with a per-eye resolution of 1832×1920, and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz (an increase from 1440×1600 per-eye at 72 Hz). The display uses striped subpixels rather than a PenTile matrix ; this arrangement improves image clarity by reducing the screen-door effect . At launch,

1924-430: The headset to be used with Oculus Rift -compatible software on a PC. It is not backwards compatible with Oculus Go apps and games. The Quest 2 was first released in two SKUs differentiated by storage capacity, with a 64 GB model priced at US$ 299, and a 256 GB model (replacing the original Quest's 128 GB model) priced at $ 399; both were $ 100 cheaper than their equivalent SKUs for the first-generation Quest. In 2021,

1976-530: The lenses into each position. The Quest 2 runs operating system software based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code (branded since April 2024 as " Horizon OS "). To conduct first-time setup, a smartphone running the Meta Quest app must be used. An update in February 2021 added support for up to three additional accounts to be logged into a single headset, with the ability for accounts to share purchased software between them. In April 2021,

2028-428: The limited IPD options, worse battery life, and the controllers having less grip and reduced accuracy on more intensive games. The switch from OLED to LCD was shown to produce "crisper" images but more "washed out" color. The Elite Strap accessory was met with criticism initially due to issues with the straps breaking randomly. In response, Facebook stated that the issue was a "processing inconsistency" affecting only

2080-413: The new terms of service and privacy policies associated with the new Meta account system could still allow enforcement of a real name policy, stating that users would be obligated to provide "accurate and up to date information (including registration information), which may include providing personal data", and still allowed for "rampant" use of user data by Meta. In December 2020, Facebook stated that it

2132-402: The screen’s electrostatic field. Screens that receive input from a capacitive stylus (as well as human fingers) can't register pressure applied by the pen; tilting of the pen; and can't distinguish between a capacitive stylus, your finger, or a resting palm as input - it will register all of these touches as marks on the screen. Capacitive styluses are made of a conductive material (typically as

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2184-542: The selected numbers; with gears, drums, and clever engineering, it was capable of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (using 9's constant). A stylus was used to turn the dials. Later devices of this type include the Arithmometer , in the 1860s; and the Addiator , in 1920. The Addiator was a pocket mechanical adding machine that used a stylus to move tiny rigid slices of sheet-metal that were enclosed in

2236-464: The user's surroundings, motions and actions, and biometrics. It was reported that some users were unable to use the headset due to their Facebook account being suspended. Some described that linking their deactivated Facebook account to the device rendered the headset a "paperweight" . In September 2020, Facebook suspended the sale of all Oculus products in Germany after it faced criticism from

2288-439: Was also criticized for requiring manual room setup, rather than automatically mapping walls. In conclusion, it was felt that "at its current asking price, though, we can only recommend the Quest Pro to mid-level executives who have convinced their superiors to allocate a ridiculous, money-is-no-object budget to ill-defined metaverse projects out of nothing more than a deep sense of FOMO ." Adi Robertson of The Verge described

2340-562: Was announced that the prices of all current Meta Quest 2 SKUs would be increased by US$ 100 beginning in August 2022. It was concurrently announced that Beat Saber would also be bundled with the headset through the end of the year as a promotional offer. The 256 GB model was later reduced in price to US$ 429 in March 2023. With the announcement of the upcoming Meta Quest 3 in June 2023 (which

2392-424: Was argued that while it was not a "must-upgrade" for existing owners, the Quest 2 had "the best overall balance of hardware, features, and price." Ars Technica was less positive, noting that its internal speakers were "noticeably crisper and louder", but panning the new cloth strap in comparison to the original Quest's elastic straps (and arguing that it alone was responsible for the claimed reduction in weight),

2444-429: Was criticized for having a "uniquely tortuous" strap system that felt worse when using the headset for extended sessions (in comparison to the Quest 2 with its Elite Strap accessory), a "grainy"-looking display and "fuzzy" passthrough visuals that "doesn't look remotely like the real world", and "limited and idiosyncratic" face tracking. The Workrooms app was also criticized for being unreliable, especially for software that

2496-401: Was in the process of discontinuing production of the Quest Pro, and had scrapped plans for a successor model. Meta Quest 2 Original: Android 10 Quest 2 is a standalone virtual reality headset developed by Reality Labs , a division of Meta Platforms . It was unveiled on September 16, 2020, and released on October 13, 2020 as the Oculus Quest 2 . It was then rebranded as

2548-472: Was investigating reports of users experiencing rashes and other skin irritation from the Quest 2's foam face pad. In April 2021, Facebook stated that it had identified and reduced the use of "a few trace substances that are normally present in the manufacturing process which could contribute to skin discomfort", but that they "did not find any contamination or unexpected substances in our manufacturing process." On July 27, 2021, Facebook announced that it had issued

2600-546: Was more apparent when using the headset without its light blinder accessories. Its display and lenses were described as being slightly sharper and having more legible text rendering than the Quest 2, making it better-suited for office tasks and using a remote desktop environment in Workrooms. The MR cameras were panned for being grainy and "fuzzy"-looking, while many of the MR features in apps at launch were deemed to be "novelties". It

2652-575: Was promoted as being one of the key selling points of the Quest Pro. Robertson gave the Quest Pro a 2 out of 5, arguing that it "[offers] technically innovative features without doing a good job of showcasing them", and suggesting that mainstream users wait for an eventual Quest 3 that may incorporate hardware improvements from the Pro at a lower price point. In March 2023, Meta lowered the price of Quest Pro to US$ 1,000, amid reports of "underwhelming" sales. On July 19, 2023, The Information reported that Meta

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2704-482: Was released at a US$ 499 price point for its base 128 GB model), the 128 GB model was reduced back to US$ 299, and the 256 GB model was reduced to US$ 349. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has stated that the company will continue to support the Quest 2 "for quite a while". The Quest 2 began to be phased out from retail in July 2024. During Meta Connect in September 2024, Meta officially discontinued the Quest 2, and unveiled

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