Meta Connect 2022 live blog – Meta Quest Pro, Project Cambria, and all the big news
We've mentioned that the big announcement we expect today is the full reveal of Project Cambria – which several rumors and leaks have said is going to be called the Meta Quest Pro (though I hope it isn't as I don't like the name).
When Meta announced Cambria at last year's Connect it told us the headset would be a premium follow-up to the Oculus Quest 2, delivering a much more high-end experience at a higher price.
Based on this we expect Project Cambria will boast some spec upgrades in terms of its RAM, processors, battery life, and storage space compared with the Quest 2. Though we already know that the new headset will come with some unique features that we've not seen from Meta before.
The first is color passthrough. The Quest 2 currently only has black and white passthrough, meaning its external cameras can only show you the real world in grayscale while you're wearing it. Thanks to new cameras Cambria will be able to show you the real world in full color which should help to make any augmented reality or mixed reality experiences feel more real.
The other big improvement is set to be eye and face tracking. This will allow your virtual avatar to be more expressive, and as we saw with the PlayStation VR 2 demo it will allow NPCs to react more realistically to you. We also hope that eye-tracking will allow developers to use foveated rendering to make more graphically impressive games without needing massive improvements to the headset's specs.
So you know that the event is meant to start at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (3am AEST on October 12), but how do you watch Meta Connect 2022? We're covering all the biggest announcements from the opening keynote here, but you have two options if you want to tune in and watch it
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