Since the release of the Oculus Quest VR
headset, its sales have been pretty phenomenal. In fact, it is never easy to
get this headset on the shelf for obvious reasons. The Oculus Quest was
released sometime last year and there is now information about a possible
successor. According to WalkingCat, a popular tech leaker on Twitter, an Oculus
headset is coming. Unfortunately, there is no accompanying message to the
tweet. Thus, all we have is just the render. This device could be a lighter
model or a complete upgrade of the Oculus Quest. For now, we call it Oculus
Quest 2 but there is no official information on the nomenclature of this
device.
In fact, this could be the first leak
(official or unofficial) of this headset. The image looks similar to the Oculus
Quest with some differences of course. It is an all-white device with a touch
of a few other colours. Apart from a few differences, this device seems like
the Oculus Quest. The new white colour, smoother fabric material, thinner head
strap, and lack of IPD slider are some of the noticeable differences.
Nevertheless, this device still uses the same four tracking cameras as its
predecessor. Furthermore, the controllers also look the same and the battery is
hidden on both sides.
According to a recent report, Oculus
division is developing a new version of its Quest standalone headset. The
report claims that this new version comes with multiple models. Furthermore, it
says that the new version of the VR headset will be smaller and lighter with 4
cameras. It will also support Oculus Link, have a higher refresh rate, and
provide more realistic content.
Facebook bought Oculus for US$ 2 billion in
2014, betting on VR. However, due to limited VR resources, VR equipment has not
been as popular as Zuckerberg predicted. However, due to the current impact of
the new coronavirus, the utilization rate of VR equipment has increased.
According to its official website, Oculus
Quests sold more than 500,000 units in the past year. Oculus later removed the
Go standalone unit from it, so Quest was able to provide a more complete
package at a lower price. If this truly is the Oculus Quest 2, we expect this
device sometime next year. The possibility of it arriving this year is very
slim.
