Quest 3 is the first mainstream mixed reality headset, offering a blend of physical and digital worlds.

Introducing Quest 3

Quest 3 allows hand navigation and precision control, with the ability to play games and solve puzzles in the physical room.

Exploring the Capabilities

Quest 3 expands the limits of physical space, allowing for larger worlds and immersive experiences.

Expanding Physical Space

Quest 3 offers improved visuals with 10 times more pixels, as well as automatic mapping of the physical space.

Enhanced Visuals and Mapping

Quest 3 supports Xbox Cloud Gaming and the ability to drop virtual objects into the physical space.

Xbox Cloud Gaming and Virtual Objects

Quest 3 introduces Augments, persistent digital objects, and provides a seamless transition between immersive and physical environments.

Augments and Seamless Transition

Quest 3 features powerful hardware with improved graphics performance and offers a wide range of immersive content.

Powerful Hardware and Immersive Content

Quest 3 showcases new titles and introduces business tools for productivity and work applications.

New Titles and Business Tools

Quest 3 is available for order at $499 and will be shipped on August 10th.

Conclusion and Availability

- Introducing Quest 3, a mainstream mixed reality headset that blends physical and digital worlds
- Quest 3 is standalone, wireless, and has improved hand tracking and precision controllers
- It allows users to bring digital objects into their physical space, expanding their physical limitations
- Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available on Quest in December, allowing users to play Xbox games on a virtual screen
- Augments, persistent digital objects, will be launched next year for interactive experiences
- Quest 3 has improved graphics performance and new immersive content, including Asgard's Wrath 2 and Assassin's Creed Nexus
- Business tools and productivity apps will be available for organizations
- Quest 3 is available for order at $499 and will be shipped on August 10th.

At Meta Connect 2023, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils its all-new Quest 3. The new VR headset blends virtual reality features with the physical world, and adds new gaming titles powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 chip.

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First, we are incredibly proud to introduce Quest 3, the first mainstream mixed reality headset.

Quest 3 is the most powerful headset that we have ever shipped, and it allows you to blend the physical and digital worlds together.

You can navigate it with just your hands if you want, and the hand tracking is getting really good, or with these brand new precision controllers that we've designed for games or work or things where you want some extra precision.

And, you know, of course, it's completely standalone.

No wires, no battery pack, you know, nothing like that that's going to break your sense of presence.

So, when you put on Quest 3, you see the physical room around you.

Only now, it is a canvas that you can bring your digital objects into the world.

You know, Quest 3, it understands your space so you can play with the world around you.

You can solve Lego puzzles, or you can build your own creations on any flat surface in your room.

You can play games like Bam with your friends sitting around a table, whether you're physically right there together, or even if they're far away.

But now, if you're doing a body combat workout, the targets are going to come at you in your physical room, whether you're in your living room or if you're in your home gym, you'll be able to look around and see the room around you, so you're going to be a lot more comfortable swinging your arms and moving your body.

The limits of your physical space are going to be able to expand.

So you're going to be able to be a part of much larger worlds.

There's 1 point in the Stranger Things game where you can be sitting in your living room or anywhere else and portals to the upside down open right there.

Now these experiences are possible because Quest 3 shows your physical space with 10 times more pixels than what we had on Quest 2.

And it automatically maps the space that you're in using 2 dedicated color camera sensors and a depth sensor, which makes it so that if you pick up a digital ball and throw it at the physical wall, it'll bounce off it.

Or if someone's shooting at you and you want to duck the fire, you can just get behind your physical couch.

Now, this also means that you're going to be able to take a big virtual screen and just drop it wherever you are and it will show up in your physical room.

And this is going to unlock a lot of awesome experiences for hanging out with people, watching content, even if they're not there with you.

Now, 1 thing that I'm pretty excited to share today is that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Quest in December.

So, you're going to be able to play hundreds of Xbox games, including titles like Halo and Minecraft and Elder Scrolls, and you're going to be able to play in hundreds of Xbox games, including titles like Halo and Minecraft and Elder Scrolls.

And you're going to be able to do that on a massive screen anywhere you go.

Now, we're just scratching the surface of what's going to be possible when you can drop virtual objects into your physical space.

And next year, we're launching something that we call Augments, which are basically persistent, spatially anchored digital objects that you can interact with.

So, you know, you can put a frame on your wall with photos and videos from Facebook and Instagram.

You can put a digital portal next to your physical workout gear, so every time you walk by it you can easily jump into a supernatural workout.

And with mixed reality on Quest 3, the transition is seamless.

So if you're in an immersive experience, you can always just double tap on your headset to get back to your physical environment.

And you'll see the immersive world you're in just melts away.

I'm really excited to see what all of you do with this.

I'm really excited to get this in your hands.

This is going to be a big game changer and a big capacity improvement for these headsets.

Now on top of this, we also have the world's best library of fully immersive content.

And there are a bunch of new titles that are coming, and they take advantage of all of the new power that is in this Quest 3 headset.

Because this is the first headset that is shipping with the next generation Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 Qualcomm processor.

It's got twice the graphics performance of anything we've shipped before.

And we designed new pancake lenses and paired them with new displays, so the graphics performance is really stunning.

So let's take a look at Asgard's Wrath 2.

For the original, you needed a full gaming PC and a headset that was wired to it in order to get it to work.

And the sequel runs natively on Quest 3, And it looks awesome.

I know a lot of us have been waiting for this.

And there were a bunch of other major developers who were bringing great titles out of the open app lab that we have, like Roblox, which is launching today.

I'm really excited for this 1, after taking the time to optimize it for VR.

There's also a major live sports season coming up with X Stadium.

So you know we got fully immersive NBA games for free on us.

You can literally sit courtside from your couch.

If you're into fighting like me, you can watch LFA or Cage Warriors from UFC Fight Pass in 180 degree 4K resolution.

Pretty much the next best thing to actually being in the Octagon.

We've got A lot of awesome new Horizon content coming.

Shout out to Super Rumble and Citadel, which have gone to the top of the charts of popular horizon destinations.

As you can see, the visuals continue making big steps up.

And these are just some of the most fun social games that are out there.

In addition to all this, there are also a bunch of tools for businesses that are coming, too.

Millions of people have used 1 Of the hundreds of productivity and work apps on quest.

And next month, we are launching meta quest for business, Which is going to allow you to take mixed reality and bring it to your organization at scale.

So you know this is going to be compatible with Microsoft Intune VMware Workspace 1 of onto you em.

We got Microsoft 365 also coming to Quest by the end of this year.

So you're going to be able to use the productivity apps where you can get stuff done, Word, Excel.

Overall, all right, so that's a bunch of the content that's coming.

There's more coming as well, but that's what I have to talk about today.

It is the most powerful headset yet with the next generation Processor, better displays and optics, it's 40 thinner, a lot More comfortable, and it comes with a great new precision controllers or the awesome hand tracking that has just gotten a lot better.

You know, end to end, we have designed this thing and optimized it, the hardware stack, the software stack, so it can deliver amazing mixed reality and the world's best immersive content library.


Speaker 0: First, we are incredibly proud to introduce Quest 3, the first mainstream mixed reality headset. Quest 3 is the most powerful headset that we have ever shipped, and it allows you to blend the physical and digital worlds together. You can navigate it with just your hands if you want, and the hand tracking is getting really good, or with these brand new precision controllers that we've designed for games or work or things where you want some extra precision. And, you know, of course, it's completely standalone. No wires, no battery pack, you know, nothing like that that's going to break your sense of presence.

So, when you put on Quest 3, you see the physical room around you. Only now, it is a canvas that you can bring your digital objects into the world. You know, Quest 3, it understands your space so you can play with the world around you. You can solve Lego puzzles, or you can build your own creations on any flat surface in your room. You can play games like Bam with your friends sitting around a table, whether you're physically right there together, or even if they're far away.

People love working out in Quest. But now, if you're doing a body combat workout, the targets are going to come at you in your physical room, whether you're in your living room or if you're in your home gym, you'll be able to look around and see the room around you, so you're going to be a lot more comfortable swinging your arms and moving your body. The limits of your physical space are going to be able to expand. So you're going to be able to be a part of much larger worlds. There's 1 point in the Stranger Things game where you can be sitting in your living room or anywhere else and portals to the upside down open right there.

Now these experiences are possible because Quest 3 shows your physical space with 10 times more pixels than what we had on Quest 2. And it automatically maps the space that you're in using 2 dedicated color camera sensors and a depth sensor, which makes it so that if you pick up a digital ball and throw it at the physical wall, it'll bounce off it. Or if someone's shooting at you and you want to duck the fire, you can just get behind your physical couch. All right. Woo!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah. Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

Now, this also means that you're going to be able to take a big virtual screen and just drop it wherever you are and it will show up in your physical room. And this is going to unlock a lot of awesome experiences for hanging out with people, watching content, even if they're not there with you. Now, 1 thing that I'm pretty excited to share today is that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Quest in December. So, you're going to be able to play hundreds of Xbox games, including titles like Halo and Minecraft and Elder Scrolls, and you're going to be able to play in hundreds of Xbox games, including titles like Halo and Minecraft and Elder Scrolls. And you're going to be able to do that on a massive screen anywhere you go.

Now, we're just scratching the surface of what's going to be possible when you can drop virtual objects into your physical space. And next year, we're launching something that we call Augments, which are basically persistent, spatially anchored digital objects that you can interact with. So, you know, you can put a frame on your wall with photos and videos from Facebook and Instagram. You can put a digital portal next to your physical workout gear, so every time you walk by it you can easily jump into a supernatural workout. So there's a lot to do here.

And with mixed reality on Quest 3, the transition is seamless. So if you're in an immersive experience, you can always just double tap on your headset to get back to your physical environment. And you'll see the immersive world you're in just melts away. You're back in your physical space. All right.

I'm really excited to see what all of you do with this. I'm really excited to get this in your hands. This is going to be a big game changer and a big capacity improvement for these headsets. Now on top of this, we also have the world's best library of fully immersive content. And there are a bunch of new titles that are coming, and they take advantage of all of the new power that is in this Quest 3 headset.

Because this is the first headset that is shipping with the next generation Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 Qualcomm processor. It's got twice the graphics performance of anything we've shipped before. And we designed new pancake lenses and paired them with new displays, so the graphics performance is really stunning. So let's take a look at Asgard's Wrath 2. For the original, you needed a full gaming PC and a headset that was wired to it in order to get it to work.

And the sequel runs natively on Quest 3, And it looks awesome. Assassin's Creed Nexus, finally here. Finally here. Worth waiting for. I know a lot of us have been waiting for this.

It just looks stunning. It looks stunning. And there were a bunch of other major developers who were bringing great titles out of the open app lab that we have, like Roblox, which is launching today. I'm really excited for this 1, after taking the time to optimize it for VR. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's going to be a big deal.

There's also a major live sports season coming up with X Stadium. So you know we got fully immersive NBA games for free on us. You can literally sit courtside from your couch. If you're into fighting like me, you can watch LFA or Cage Warriors from UFC Fight Pass in 180 degree 4K resolution. Pretty much the next best thing to actually being in the Octagon.

Well, that's pretty awesome too. We've got A lot of awesome new Horizon content coming. I love it. Shout out to Super Rumble and Citadel, which have gone to the top of the charts of popular horizon destinations. As you can see, the visuals continue making big steps up.

And these are just some of the most fun social games that are out there. In addition to all this, there are also a bunch of tools for businesses that are coming, too. Millions of people have used 1 Of the hundreds of productivity and work apps on quest. And next month, we are launching meta quest for business, Which is going to allow you to take mixed reality and bring it to your organization at scale. So you know this is going to be compatible with Microsoft Intune VMware Workspace 1 of onto you em.

We got Microsoft 365 also coming to Quest by the end of this year. So you're going to be able to use the productivity apps where you can get stuff done, Word, Excel. Overall, all right, so that's a bunch of the content that's coming. There's more coming as well, but that's what I have to talk about today. I'm really excited about Quest 3.

It is the most powerful headset yet with the next generation Processor, better displays and optics, it's 40 thinner, a lot More comfortable, and it comes with a great new precision controllers or the awesome hand tracking that has just gotten a lot better. You know, end to end, we have designed this thing and optimized it, the hardware stack, the software stack, so it can deliver amazing mixed reality and the world's best immersive content library. So there it is. All right. Quest 3, it is shipping on August 10th.

You can order it today for $499. Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! $499.

Whoo! Thank you. Thank you.

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