The full technical sheet of Meta Quest 3 has not been discovered, but the company assures that the viewer equips “our highest resolution screen to date” and pancake optics “so that the content looks better than ever.” Meta claims that the device will be the first to use a chipsets Next-generation Snapdragon developed in collaboration with Qualcomm. Thanks to its specifications, this new chip will offer, according to the manufacturer, “more than double” the graphics performance of the Snapdragon GPU used by Meta Quest 2. We will know the characteristics of the chip later.
Meta Quest 3 will be compatible with the entire Meta Quest 2 catalogue, meaning that users will have access to a library of over 500 games, apps and experiences from day one. This afternoon at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase event that will be held at 7:00 p.m., we will learn about some of the virtual reality titles that will soon become part of the Meta Quest catalog. The company advances that we will be able to take a first look at a AAA adventure for Meta Quest 3.
Meta has also redesigned the Touch controls. Those in Meta Quest 3 are called Touch Plus and feature a slimmer, more ergonomic design, as well as improvements in tracking technology that have made it possible to remove the outer track rings “so the controls feel like a more natural extension of your hands.” and take up less space. They also include the TruTouch touch technology that debuted in the Touch Pro from Meta Quest Pro.
Meta Quest 3 is a virtual reality headset that also aims to be a benchmark mixed reality headset. To achieve this, it has dual 4 MP RGB color cameras, a depth sensor for a more accurate representation of the game space and ten times more pixels in Passthrough compared to Meta Quest 2. “In other words: Quest 3 is our first consumer product that offers the latest virtual reality and mixed reality experiences in a single device, setting a new benchmark for future viewers”, says Meta. With Quest Pro, a step has already been taken in this direction, but it costs 1,799 euros, a price that greatly reduces its market.
