Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October
Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg discusses Meta's VR ambitions on The Joe Rogan Experience. (credit: Spotify)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has publicly pinned a launch window for the company's next major VR headset. In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg said the device is coming at Meta's Connect conference in October.
Zuckerberg described some key features of the new headset-most notably the ability to track your facial expressions and represent them on your virtual avatar. He again explained that his focus is on using VR as the ultimate expression of technology connecting people-for example, by facilitating eye contact within VR.
"When you're on a video call, you don't actually feel like you're there with the person. To me, what virtual reality unlocks is that it really convinces your brain that you're there," he said.