It’s been a busy week in tech with Nvidia transplanting artificial brains into NPCs, MSI accidentally revealing Intel’s 14th Gen CPUs, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealing the Meta Quest 3 hours before the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase took place, exactly as we predicted. A busy week indeed.
The reveal of the Meta Quest 3, while puzzling in its execution, is pretty big news. Not only does it highlight Meta’s unflappable persistence in trying to make the Metaverse a thing, but it also stands as one of the biggest “stay in your lane” moments the VR industry has ever seen. In just a few days' time, some poor soul has to take the stage at WWDC 2023 and reveal the long-rumored, hotly-anticipated Apple VR/AR headset will cost $3,000 (at least according to the rumors) — six times that of the Meta Quest 3’s $499 price tag.
