Meta’s CTO had some fascinating phrases to say in regards to the market lifespan of Quest 2.
Whereas discussing Quest Professional’s worth minimize in an Instagram AMA (Ask Me Something) session right now, Andrew Bosworth stated:
“I believe the Quest Professional’s going to be in-market a very good very long time. That’s truly how we designed it; we wished it to be in market a very good very long time.
By the way in which, the Quest 2 will proceed to be in-market a very good whereas longer as properly. Extra on that later.”
Earlier this week The Verge reported that Meta’s VP of VR Mark Rabkin advised employees in an inner presentation that Quest 3 – launching later this yr – will price “a bit extra” than Quest 2 presently does. CEO Mark Zuckerberg had beforehand stated Quest 3 will likely be “within the worth vary of $300, $400, or $500, that zone”, suggesting $500 because the doubtless beginning worth.
That leaves room for a decrease price of entry headset sitting beneath Quest 3. Rabkin reportedly spoke of a brand new low-cost headset coming in 2024 “on the most tasty worth level within the VR client market.”
Would possibly Bosworth’s remark level to the likelihood that Quest 2 will proceed to be bought, presumably with a worth minimize, till the 2024 headset is prepared?
