Zuckerberg announces Meta Quest Pro alongside ridiculous price tag

Meta sure does love its VR stuff at the moment, doesn’t it? The company has been constantly pushing its hilariously ugly VR game, Horizon Worlds, and really doesn’t seem to be giving up on the hope that they have a good idea in there, somewhere. Got to admire their optimism.

Anyway, as reported by Forbes, yesterday (11 October), Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance during the Meta Connect streaming event to announce his upcoming plans for the metaverse. During this, a new VR headset was announced, dubbed the Meta Quest Pro, and although the headset promises innovative features, a sleeker design, and “eye tracking and Natural Facial Expressions to help your avatar reflect you more naturally in VR”, its price is absolutely eye-watering. 

Take a look at the trailer for Meta's VR game, Horizon Worlds, right here.

Anyone who wants to buy this thing will have to shell out a whopping £1,499/$1,499. When you consider that the previous device, the Meta Quest 2, currently costs (at minimum) £399/$399, it’s a colossal markup, at over triple the price of its predecessor. 

Not only that, but there’s a lineup of accessories for the Meta Quest Pro which can be bought separately. Although the initial hefty price tag includes the headset (obviously), controllers, charging dock, partial light blockers and stylus tips, you can also spend $119.95 on a carry case, $49.99 on VR earphones, and $49.99 on a full light blocker. That's a lot of money for one device, but if you really want one, the Meta Quest Pro will be available to buy from 25 October.

Meanwhile, over at Meta, it’s reported that even the employees working on Horizon Worlds haven't been playing it. Allegedly, employees were told that they should “should make it their mission to fall in love with Horizon Worlds”, and there’s even a plan in place to “hold managers accountable” for making their teams use the game at least once a week.