Photos and, later, a video of a “Meta Quest Professional” digital actuality (VR) headset surfaced on-line, posted on Fb by Ramiro Cardenas, who claims the machine was left in a resort room (Thanks, Peter! by way of Reddit). The machine proven resembles the Venture Cambria headset Meta has been publicly teasing since late final 12 months and appears just like the one noticed in leaked setup movies.
The video reveals Cardenas eradicating the machine from its packaging, revealing a black headset and controller with what appears like an up to date design. Whereas the headset has three cameras on its entrance, the controllers characteristic a design that drops the hollowed-out loop design that homes the sensors for one thing extra stable.
The packaging has the “Meta Quest Professional” label stamped within the top-left nook and a graphic displaying the VR headset and controllers. Cardenas additionally supplied a closeup of the label caught to the field, which says “Not for resale – engineering pattern,” and advised The Verge that the one who stayed within the room has since claimed the headsets.
The photographs and video surfaced precisely one month forward of Meta’s Join occasion on October eleventh, which strains up with the timeline CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed for when the corporate will reveal its subsequent VR headset. We anticipate finding out all about Venture Cambria / the “Quest Professional” and its different plans for the metaverse, AR, and VR.
Cardenas initially shared the pictures within the remark part of a publish on the Oculus Quest 2 Fb group and mentioned a number of units have been left behind. It’s a outstanding story, however one not with out (handy) precedent, together with the iPhone 4 prototype left in a bar in 2010 as probably the most well-known incidence, whereas extra lately, the still-unreleased Pixel 7 was bought on eBay, and a Pixel Watch prototype was additionally, apparently, misplaced in a restaurant.
In July, Bloomberg reported developer Steve Moser discovered references to the “Oculus Professional” in Meta’s code, so it’s doable that that is the title Meta has settled on for the upcoming machine. Meta didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.
Replace September eleventh, 10:18PM ET: Up to date so as to add photos from the video.