WWDC23: Vision Pro, Apple’s powerful new VR headset that unfortunately, few can afford
To great fanfare today, Apple officially announced Vision Pro, the augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headset that technology fans have been awaiting for years. However, this may not be the mass consumer product we all hoped it would be.
During Apple's keynote on Monday at the opening of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023), the company's CEO Tim Cook unveiled the mixed reality headset and demonstrated that its capabilities are quite advanced. Unfortunately for fans, however, Vision Pro will only be affordable to the wealthiest of Apple users.
Unlike its closest competitors such as the Meta Quest 3, which is heavily focused on gaming, the Vision Pro is described as a "multi-faceted" device that promises a unique and advanced experience in business scenarios (with support for video conferencing services including FaceTime); everyday life thanks to its compatibility with iPhone or iPad apps; and for entertainment, with hundreds of games and support for streaming platforms.
While it is compatible with controllers such as Sony's DualSense for a unique gaming experience that allows any space to be used as a display, one of Apple's big wins is that users don't need handheld controllers to navigate the Vision Pro's interface.
The company developed its own software called visionOS, described as the first operating system designed for spatial computing. Thus, menu navigation is through eye movement, hand tracking and voice commands. All this shows us that we are looking at a very well-made headset that took years of development and imagination.
The device is powered by an Apple M2 processor, which not only guarantees compatibility with a wide list of applications supported by the chip, but also performance power worthy
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