Meta Quest Pro discontinued! Enterprise-grade MR headsets are no longer available
Starting this year, Meta announced the discontinuation of its Meta Quest Pro MR headset following the mixed success of its enterprise head-mounted device.
Meta recently announced that the Quest Pro is “no longer available” via the device’s landing page. Meta did not explain why the device was discontinued. However, audiences may assume that this move has something to do with the headset’s lackluster performance in select workplace markets and the relatively recent launch of the affordable Quest 3S MR headset. Both may have contributed to this movement.
The Meta Quest Pro was the first to be released after being announced at Connect 2022, and the MR device was launched well before the Meta Quest 3/3S. The Meta Quest Pro was priced at around £469.99 when it was discontinued, making it a steep price point for many people.
The MR integration, including color pass-through and eye and hand tracking, was quite groundbreaking and ahead of other products at launch, but the device lagged somewhat behind the much more accessible 3/3S series MR headsets, making the Quest controversial. . The pros are somewhat redundant.
But despite the Quest Pro’s rocky journey, the device should be seen as an important stepping stone for the Meta. Since its announcement in 2022, Meta has committed to MR and AR devices, significantly expanding the company’s product portfolio by moving away from just VR services and moving into MR headsets, AR smart glasses, and more.
Meta’s MR headset roadmap
The Meta Quest 3S debuted last year at the company’s annual Connect showcase event. This product offers a less expensive version of the Quest 3 MR device to increase adoption. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth The previous year had stated that MR was “at the core of what Meta is trying to achieve with Reality Labs,” with the CTO describing the technology as having “the greatest potential” to unlock the Metaverse. “The platform has never been better,” Bosworth said.
According to Bosworth, two key elements are coming together to build a social MR focus in 2024: Horizon Worlds expands and reaches mobile users and is the “next-generation meta avatar system.”
Meta is working to rebuild Meta Horizon after a slow launch during the Metaverse hype period. With MR and a broad device support strategy, “Our vision for Horizon OS is to build a new kind of universal computing platform that can run any kind of software, support any kind of user, and be open to all kinds. It’s a meeting of creators and developers,” Bosworth added.