The next round of VR will be the one to watch

The Meta Quest 3 was released last week, and it’s fantastic. It’s a great step up over the Quest 2 in every way, and it makes VR that much more engaging.

Perhaps of greater consequence, the “pass-through mode” on it (where you can see the world around you) is far better than the Quest 2 and it makes AR (augmented reality) games a solid experience on there. You can see your real world around you, but interact with it with things like aliens coming through the walls of the room that you’re in. Here’s a video that shows it off:

Of course, the other big headset getting discussed lately is Apple’s upcoming “ Vision Pro “. It looks amazing, and the camera/AR system on the Vision Pro is considerably better than the one on the Quest 3. However, the Vision Pro will be $3500 when it comes out next year (compared to the $500 for the Quest 3), making it an easy decision for people today.

The next round

The next round of these devices, likely coming in 2 or 3 years, is the one that will be super interesting to watch for two reasons.