San Francisco, Aug 26 : Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the tech giant’s next virtual reality (VR) headset will launch next year in October.According to Zuckerberg’s comments on Joe Rogan’s podcast the headset is likely to launch during the company’s annual Connect event, according to The Verge.
“For the next gadget, which is due to be released in October, there will be several major options,” Zuckerberg was quoted as saying.
He continued to outline new social possibilities that would be made possible by facial and eye tracking according to the report.
“The ability to have the kind of eye contact in virtual reality,” Zuckerberg said as part of the list of features.
“Have your face tracked so that your avatar isn’t just a static thing however, when you smile or you frown or pout or whatever expression you are using you want to translate that expression in real-time into your avatar” he added.
The headset, likely codenamed “Project Cambria” is expected to be “significantly” more costly than the current Quest that was recently given an increase of $399.
According to the report, the tech giant has previously declared that the device would be available by the end of the year.
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