Meta and Qualcomm team up to make VR chips for the metaverse

This announcement may boost efforts related to the metaverse, which have not been the best performers, specifically its Reality Labs business unit, which posted a net loss of $10.19 billion on $2.27 billion in revenue for 2021.

Meta will launch new VR products, but they will be more expensive

A few days ago, during a talk on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg confirmed that his company will launch a new VR product, which will be focused on features to experience a sense of “social presence”, as it will contain more advanced eye tracking features. and facial for non-verbal communication.

However, this new gadget will cost at least $800, which is a significant increase from its last product, the Quest 2, which costs between $399 and $499.

It should be remembered that in mid-July, the company decided to raise the price of the Quest 2 riflescope by $100, arguing that production and shipping costs had also increased.