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Released in October , Meta ’ s Quest Pro is the company ’ s most powerful and advanced headset yet . AI Magazine looks into the history of VR

2014 DEVELOPMENTS IN COMMERCIAL VR

Oculus is bought by Facebook for US $ 2bn . The same year , Sony announced it is working on Project Morpheus , a VR headset for the PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ). Meanwhile , Google releases the Cardboard – a do-ityourself stereoscopic viewer for smartphones – and Samsung announces the Samsung Gear VR , a headset that uses a smartphone as a viewer .

2022 QUEST PRO MOVES INTO VR / AR

Meta ’ s Quest Pro , according to the company , represents a whole new way to work , create and collaborate . Revealed at Meta Connect 2022 , the headset marks a shift away from more traditional virtual reality into one that blends virtual and augmented reality pioneered by devices such as Google Glass .

2019 SHIFT TO STANDALONE HEADSETS

The shift from tethered to standalone VR headsets represents a major shift . Also this year , Road to VR reports that the monthly-connected VR headsets on Steam surpassed one million for the first time . Nintendo enters the VR market with the Labo : VR kit for Nintendo Switch .

Released in October , Meta ’ s Quest Pro is the company ’ s most powerful and advanced headset yet . AI Magazine looks into the history of VR

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