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 system was left in a resort room (Thanks, Peter! through Reddit). The system proven resembles the Undertaking Cambria headset Meta has been publicly teasing since late final yr and appears just like the one noticed in leaked setup movies.
The video exhibits Cardenas eradicating the system from its packaging, revealing a black headset and controller with what appears to be like like an up to date design. Whereas the headset has three cameras on its entrance, the controllers function 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 exhibiting 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 instructed The Verge that the one who stayed within the room has since claimed the headsets.
The pictures 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 look forward to finding out all about Undertaking 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 submit on the Oculus Quest 2 Fb group and stated 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 just lately, the still-unreleased Pixel 7 was offered 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 identify Meta has settled on for the upcoming system. 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.