Mark Zuckerberg says that the Meta Quest will have “regressed significantly” if it becomes more like the Apple Vision Pro in five years.
Meta CEOMark Zuckerbergwas not impressed when he first tried out theApple Vision Pro, and his opinion does not seem to have changed. Over on Threads, he has continued his criticism of Apple’smixed reality headset, saying that the trade-offs made by Apple’s $3,500 headset make it worse than the much cheaperMeta Quest 3.
The launch of the Apple Vision Pro has prompted an uptick in interest in the areas of VR and mixed reality (MR), but Zuckerberg was not impressed. The Meta CEO shot back at claims by Mosaic Ventures partner Benedict Evans that Apple is: “selling pretty much the device Meta wants to reach in 3-5 years.”
Zuckerberg says Meta Quest 3 is better
Zuckerberg was quick to respond, saying: “I don’t think we’re saying the devices are the same. We’re saying Quest is better. If our devices weigh as much as theirs in 3-5 years, or have the motion blur theirs has, or the lack of precision inputs, etc, then that means we’ll have regressed significantly.” He continued by saying: “Yes, their resolution is higher, but they paid for that with many other product trade-offs that make their device worse in most ways. That’s not what we aspire to.”
The thread continued with a discussion on whether the higher resolution was worth the drawbacks in terms of weight, ergonomics, and motion blur, though no clear consensus appears to have been reached. Zuckerberg naturally continued to insist that the Meta Quest 3 was the better product since it has ‘quite good’ resolution along with less motion blur.
Wondering what we think wins between the two VR headsets? Check out our comparison between theMeta Quest 3 vs Apple Vision Pro.
Rebecca Hills-Duty was a Tech Writer on Dexerto’s UK Team, specializing in PC components, VR, AMD, Nvidia and Intel. She has previously written for UploadVR and The Escapist, hosts a weekly show on RadioSEGA and has an obsession with retro gaming.
