The Meta Quest Pro is the brand's best headset yet, but its new features like face tracking and color passthrough feel too underused to justify the price
The Meta Quest Pro is an impressive device, but it’s not quite the ultimate VR headset we were anticipating.
If you have the budget to splash out on next-gen XR hardware the Meta Quest Pro is a great pick; but if you’re on a budget, or not interested in mixed-reality, then the $1,500 / £1,500 / AU$2,450 asking price will likely seem a bit steep.The Meta Quest Pro costs $1,500 / £1,500 / AU$2,450, and it’s available to order now from theHere's what comes packaged in the Meta Quest Pro box; you get a headset, controllers, and a boatload of cables plus a charging dock.
Unlike the Quest 2, which creates a seal around your eyes that entirely blocks out the outside world, the front padding of the Quest Pro is designed to give you a pretty good view out of the sides and bottom of the headset while you’re wearing it. The last big change to the Quest Pro is its controllers. The button, trigger and thumbstick layout is generally unchanged from what Meta/Oculus has given us before, but while the original Quest and the Quest 2 were powered by replaceable AA batteries, the battery that’s built into the Quest Pro's headset is rechargeable.The other alteration to the controllers is that the tracking ring has been removed.
One other upgrade to the device is the hand-tracking. Using the Meta Quest Pro without controllers is generally a much better experience than on its older hardware. The feature is by no means flawless, but if you enjoy playing controller-free VR this headset could be a great fit for you.The only minor letdown is that the headset’s display is capped at a refresh rate of 90Hz, whereas the Quest 2 can deliver 120Hz.
As for face tracking, we’re not yet the biggest fan – and we're glad to hear that it's a feature we can easily switch off. While other people at the Quest Pro’s pre-launch demo absolutely loved it, we found that the alien avatar that was meant to be mimicking us could only muster a terrifying grimace when we were in fact smiling and laughing.
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