Meta Quest Pro 2 will be developed in collaboration with LG. Apple to compete with Vision Pro in 2025: Report

According to a report, the Meta Quest Pro 2 will be developed in partnership with a South Korean tech group as the successor to the company’s first premium XR headset. The wearable device is said to be more powerful — and more expensive — than its predecessor, and will compete with the Apple Vision Pro and other advanced mixed reality headsets that are said to be in the works. Is. The second-generation headset from the Meta will reportedly use LG’s webOS-based user interface (UI) instead of the company’s Quest UI.

A Korea Economic Daily Reports (in Korean) Citing an industry official that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and LG Electronics CEO Cho Jo Wan will meet on Wednesday, the companies will use LG’s hardware and software technology. Along with plans to – release Facebook’s parent firm’s Metaverse technology. “Top-performing XR headset” in Q1 2025, “surpassing” Apple’s Vision Pro headset.

News of the alleged LG-Meta alliance first surfaced in September 2023, Reports Stating that the device will cost $2,000 (roughly Rs. 1.65 lakh), or roughly double the price of the first-generation Quest Pro headset at the time — the latter was originally launched for $1,499 (roughly Rs. 1.24 lakh). . In 2022

However, LG’s hardware won’t be the only technology getting access to the firm’s coveted headset. The report says that Meta is considering integrating LG’s webOS software in place of the Quest UI — something that could come in handy if the company wants to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro or Samsung’s visionOS. The coveted ‘Infinte’ XR headset.

As part of the proposed alliance, Meta’s AI technology will also make its way to some of LG’s products. Zuckerberg’s first visit to South Korea in a decade will be to discuss the XR headset, the report says, and the companies are expected to announce their plans to team up to develop Meta’s next premium XR headset. .