You can have too much of a good thing
. The old white-plastic-clad front-heavy design has been swapped out for a sleek black shell with better weight distribution and padding for extra comfort. Internally, the Quest Pro also boasts improved specs with its all-new Snapdragon XR2 Plus chip, which offers a 50% boost in sustained power over the Quest 2’s regular XR2, and a pair of Mini-LED display panels.
If that wasn’t enough, the Quest Pro features improved controllers, which are rechargeable and use cameras for more accurate tracking, as well as all-new capabilities like color passthrough, hand-tracking, and eye-tracking. The end result is a package that blows the Quest 2 out of the water. But there’s a catch: the Pro costs a lot more than the Quest 2, and it doesn’t offer quite enough bang for your buck.Meta’s souped-up headset will set you back $1,500 / £1,500 / AU$2,450 – almost four times more than the base Quest 2 at $400 / £400 / AU$630.
A price jump is to be expected when you consider the plethora of upgrades the Quest Pro has versus its predecessor, but what makes the price a tough pill to swallow is that the headset’s most unique functions feel like a gimmick right now.Face-tracking is interesting but if you don’t spend much time in Horizon Worlds or other Horizon apps then it’s not all that useful.
Over the coming year, I expect Meta and its collaborators will build a case for why users should care about face tracking and color passthrough, but right now the only real benefits it offers are its better chip and display. And while the improvements are noticeable, they aren’t worth paying an extra $1,000 / £1,000 / AU$ 1,820 or so over the Quest 2.
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