Meta seems to have confirmed the identify of its subsequent digital actuality headset: the Quest 3S. In a Quest Retailer itemizing spotted by UploadVR, Meta lists the Quest 3S as a supported gadget.
Presently of writing, you may see the Quest 3S listed alongside the Quest 3, Quest, Professional, and Quest 2 within the itemizing for the upcoming Alo Moves XR app. Different upcoming titles, similar to Miracle Pool and Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Edition, additionally embrace the Quest 3S. The Verge reached out to Meta with a request for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
The Quest 3S might be a extra reasonably priced model of the Quest 3 headset the corporate launched in October 2023, however there’s rather a lot unknown in regards to the new gadget. In March, a leaked image shared by @ZGFTECH confirmed what might be the cheaper Quest 3 with no passthrough cameras. Nonetheless, a more recent leak appears to contradict this, claiming it comes with two 4MP RGB passthrough cameras.
Final 12 months, The Verge’s Alex Heath reported on an inside presentation made by Mark Rabkin, Meta’s vp of VR, that referenced a less expensive Quest headset on the corporate’s product roadmap. Throughout the presentation, Rabkin talked about launching a extra “accessible” headset codenamed Ventura. On the time, Rabkin mentioned the objective was to “pack the largest punch we will on the most tasty value level within the VR shopper market.”