Andrew Bosworth, Technical Director of Metahas just declared that the specificities of Meta Quest Pro, namely theeye tracking (eye tracking) and the face tracking (face tracking), will not be integrated into consumer headsets for several years.
It’s certain instagram that the latter replied to the following comment: “How soon will we see face tracking on non-professional headsets? » That’s when the technical director of Meta replied that additional cameras to provide such tracking remain expensive and that consumer headsets need to be affordable, and thatwe will have to wait 2 to 3 years for the price of said technologies to deign to drop.
This statement, however, is contradictory to what Mark Zuckerberg had said before, indicating that theeye tracking and the face tracking would be “a high priority” for the successor to the Meta Quest 2but perhaps he was referring to the Meta Quest Pro ?
Andrew Bosworth also added a response to the initial comment, we report to you the words:
We don’t consider the Meta Quest Pro to be exclusively for business, it’s what I use for gaming, entertainment and social activities. Obviously the price is high, but for people who can afford it, it’s just amazing. The Meta Quest Pro is the best headset available with these technologies and will be for several years at least.
If we agree on all points with the technical director of Metait nevertheless remains an important thing to fix: the low attraction of developers to use Meta Quest Pro tracking technologies. We bet that its price reduction contributes to this effort.
Here we are with a Meta Quest 3 who according to rumors would be at least twice as powerful as its predecessor, but without any major surprises. We will therefore have to wait for a possible Meta Quest 4 Or 5 to take advantage of it, and even if a Pico 5 would offer face or eye tracking, it would all the more lack developer support.
If you haven’t taken the plunge yet, you can treat yourself to a Meta Quest 2 to the Fnac, Darty Or Amazon from €449.99.