Meta, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, hosted Meta Connect 2022, its annual developer conference for VR and Oculus hardware platform on Tuesday, October 11. At the conference, Meta made various announcements, from unveiling Meta Quest Pro and partnerships with Microsoft, Adobe, and Accentures to avatars getting legs.
Here are the most important announcements Meta and its partners made during Meta Connect 2022.
Meta Quest Pro unveiled
Meta‘s most anticipated mixed reality headset, Meta Quest Pro (previously codenamed Project Cambria), made its official debut. Priced at $1,499, the headset is now up for pre-order and will be available for purchase from October 25 in 22 countries. The Meta Quest Pro box includes the headset, Meta Quest Touch Pro controllers, stylus tips, partial light blockers, and a charging dock.
The mixed-reality headset features a new optical stack with several layers of thin pancake lenses replacing Fresnel lenses, which was seen in Meta Quest 2.