The Meta Quest Pro and its successor might not be canned after all

The Meta Quest Professional has been within the VR house for lower than a 12 months, but latest rumors speculate that its successor, and the whole way forward for the Quest Professional VR line, may be in hassle. Meta itself, nevertheless, says totally different.

A latest report, caught initially by The Information, alleges that Meta is slowing down the manufacturing of its Quest Professional VR headset line, and could also be planning to cancel the Quest Professional 2 altogether. This rumor got here to fruition due to studies from the producer that Meta has ceased ordering any new elements for the Quest Professional line. Any continued manufacturing of the headset can be made utilizing up any remaining stock.

Initially envisioned as a headset aimed toward working professionals, and never for gaming, the Meta Quest Professional price a staggering $1,5000 at launch. Since then, it’s been discounted to beneath $1,000, but it surely nonetheless hasn’t sat properly with a whole lot of customers.

Whereas we are able to solely speculate that the Quest Professional 2 gained’t ever be absolutely realized, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth took to Instagram to disprove any cancellation rumors. “There isn’t a Quest Professional 2 headset till we determine there may be”, he iterates on an Instagram Tales publish.

Bosworth goes on to clarify that at any given time, there are a number of prototype VR headsets in growth. And that whereas in manufacturing, they don’t get names, so the Quest Professional 2 may exist and it may not.

“Don’t imagine all the things you examine what’s been stopped or began. Numerous the occasions it comes from somebody who’s sad their specific venture bought lower when there are different tasks that didn’t get lower.”

Whereas the long run for the Meta Quest Professional line is up within the air, its tremulous journey doesn’t gleam a lot hope for followers of the social-media produced headset line. And now, with Apple just lately coming into the VR race with the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, it’ll be fascinating to see what Meta affords up as a worthy headset rival.

Whether or not you personal a Meta Quest Professional, or certainly one of many different suitable headsets on the market, you must take a look at our record of the best VR games, and see what digital actuality world you have to be leaping in subsequent. We even have an inventory of the best VR horror games, if you happen to’re a fan of one thing a bit extra spooky.