Beyond the Screen: A Year Without a New Oculus Quest

Despite the Oculus Quest 2 only releasing at the back end of 2020, gamers seem to still be expecting an Oculus 3 or Pro in 2021. Well, don’t hold your breath, because Facebook has put paid to any rumors of a new Oculus in the works.

There Won’t Be an Oculus Pro in 2021

In a recent Twitter Spaces Q&A (transcribed by Upload VR ), Andrew Bosworth, Oculus Vice President, said:

People are also asking about the Quest 3, which doesn’t exist yet, and everyone who is listening to us who is a reporter there isn’t a Quest 3, there’s only a Quest 2…

You can’t really get much clearer than that. For now, the focus is on the Oculus Quest 2 (and the Quest 1, to a degree). Given that Facebook has only just revealed the Air Link connectivity for Quest 2 , it makes sense that the most recent iteration of the VR platform is Facebook’s focus.

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This is where things get interesting. Yes, Bosworth has denied that there is a Quest 3 or Quest Pro in development for a 2021 release. However, he also said:

I did hint at an AMA earlier this year about Quest Pro because we do have a lot of things in development where we want to introduce new functionality to the headset along the kinds that people theorize that we would want to introduce, and that’s a little ways off still. It’s still not gonna happen this year.

So, we won’t be getting a Quest 3 or Prothis year , but Facebook is constantly working on developing extra features for the platform. If you want to experience VR, though, Quest 2 is the way to go. The Oculus VP says:

For those who are curious, Quest 2 is going to be in the market for a while—for a long while, and it’s gonna be, you know, I think the best bet for the most accessible way to get into VR and have a great experience.

We can expect the Oculus Quest 2 to be around for some time before we see any hint of an Oculus 3 or Pro model.

Will You Be Investing in the Oculus Ecosystem?

You have to admit, it is a very exciting time for VR platforms, and Oculus is no exception (especially with the recent announcement that Resident Evil 4 will be coming to the platform as a first person VR exclusive title).

If you’re considering buying into the Oculus experience, then now is the time to do so. It is an easy-access platform, which is the perfect way for anyone to experience VR for the first time.