The Meta Quest Pro 2 will be developed in collaboration with LG; Will compete with Apple Vision Pro in 2025: Report

According to a report, the Meta Quest Pro 2 will be developed in partnership with the South Korean tech conglomerate as a 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 it will compete with the Apple Vision Pro and other advanced mixed reality headsets that are said to be in the works. Meta’s second-generation headset will reportedly use a user interface (UI) based on LG’s webOS instead of the company’s Quest UI.

A report by the Korea Economic Daily (in Korean) cited an industry official as saying that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and LG Electronics CEO Cho Ju-wan met ahead of the companies’ plan to use LG’s hardware and software technology. Will meet on Wednesday – as well as with Facebook’s parent company. Metaverse Technology – To release “highest performing XR headset” in Q1 2025, to “surpass” Apple’s Vision Pro headset.

News of the alleged LG-Meta collaboration first surfaced in September 2023, with a report stating that the device would be priced at $2,000 (roughly Rs. 1.65 lakh), or almost double the price of the first-generation Quest Pro headset at the time. – The latter was originally slated to launch in 2022 for $1,499 (roughly Rs. 1,24 lakh).

However, LG’s hardware won’t be the only technology from the company making its way to the alleged headset. The report says Meta is considering integrating LG’s webOS software in place of the Quest UI – this could come in handy if the company competes with VisionOS on the Apple Vision Pro or Samsung’s alleged ‘Infinite’ XR headset. Wants to do.

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