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If Quest 1 and 2 Are Not Downward Compatible, What About Quest 3?
Andrew Bosworth, VP at Facebook’s Reality Labs suggested that while last year’s Quest 2 will be sticking around for some time yet, the company is working on headsets with greater capabilities. “People are also asking about the Quest 3, which doesn’t exist yet, and [for] everyone who is listening to us who is a reporter — there isn’t a Quest 3, there’s only a Quest 2.” Bosworth said. “But I did hint at an AMA earlier this year about Quest Pro because we do have a lot of things in development where we want to introduce new functionality to the headset along the kinds that people theorize that we would want to introduce, and that’s a little ways off still. It’s still not gonna happen this year. Quest 2 is going to be in the market for a while — for a long while,” Bosworth continued. “And it’s going to be … I think the best bet for the most accessible way to get into VR and have a great experience.” The discussion is particularly relevant right now because last week Facebook announced the first title that’s exclusive to the Quest 2 headset — Resident Evil 4 VR won’t run on the original Quest. While the Quest 2 hardware is significantly more powerful than its predecessor, the announcement could have made owners of either headset wary about Facebook’s long-term support. Bosworth said “I expect the incentives to be for developers to support Quest 1, absolutely. You are unlocking … seven figures of additional users who could potentially buy your software — which is a pretty good deal when you can get it. “The formal answer is that we may eventually allow developers who have really high-end apps to target Quest 2 alone, but our … recommendation is to support both, and that’s actually what we expect to have happen based on historical norms,” Bosworth added, implying that the Resident Evil 4 VR situation may not be all that common for now.
Andrew Bosworth, VP at Facebook’s Reality Labs suggested that while last year’s Quest 2 will be sticking around for some time yet, the company is working on headsets with greater capabilities. “People are also asking about the Quest 3, which doesn’t exist yet, and [for] everyone who is listening to us who is a reporter — there isn’t a Quest 3, there’s only a Quest 2.” Bosworth said. “But I did hint at an AMA earlier this year about Quest Pro because we do have a lot of things in development where we want to introduce new functionality to the headset along the kinds that people theorize that we would want to introduce, and that’s a little ways off still. It’s still not gonna happen this year. Quest 2 is going to be in the market for a while — for a long while,” Bosworth continued. “And it’s going to be … I think the best bet for the most accessible way to get into VR and have a great experience.” The discussion is particularly relevant right now because last week Facebook announced the first title that’s exclusive to the Quest 2 headset — Resident Evil 4 VR won’t run on the original Quest. While the Quest 2 hardware is significantly more powerful than its predecessor, the announcement could have made owners of either headset wary about Facebook’s long-term support. Bosworth said “I expect the incentives to be for developers to support Quest 1, absolutely. You are unlocking … seven figures of additional users who could potentially buy your software — which is a pretty good deal when you can get it. “The formal answer is that we may eventually allow developers who have really high-end apps to target Quest 2 alone, but our … recommendation is to support both, and that’s actually what we expect to have happen based on historical norms,” Bosworth added, implying that the Resident Evil 4 VR situation may not be all that common for now.
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