Meta Quest Pro vs. Microsoft HoloLens 2 (Watch the Reveals)

Meta just announced its mixed reality headset, the Quest Pro. The new device has many similar features to Microsoft's HoloLens 2. See how the two devices compare.
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[@criptoejesus]

This is THE VR Video I have been waiting for! NGL! This dynamic is what I've been trying to paint to people I talk too about VR

[@karlkelly9005]

I think both are great

[@pabloferreira1451]

Pd: The Hololens 2 is years older, and had Eye Tracking, and virtual spaces and AI Avatars.

[@fredhandfield]

And twice the price, very bad fov, low resolution, high tracking latency and low framerate.

[@pabloferreira1451]

@@fredhandfield Compare it with something of it's time.

[@PassportGaming]

3 years old actually. Microsoft will demo Hololens 3 in February and ship it in 2024

[@pabloferreira1451]

@Andre Jarboe and there you have it!

[@arieszona]

@@PassportGaming and fail like they did with their windows phone

[@johnwnguyen]

@cnet, you should be comparing Microsoft Mesh to what Meta announced and is harping on as well…

[@jaygrillmagic]

Microsoft for the WIN, already years ahead of Meta. Seems like Meta is trying to catch up. Ill take real avatars over a cartoon like the Nintendo Wii did to us, as well as a less bulky headset..over all I see as Microsoft a winner on this one so far.

[@jz261]

You got no idea, Microsoft has no app support, no games, no Controllers, no customizations. It's Ar might be better than quest 2 but against quest 3 its clearly inferior.

[@jaygrillmagic]

@@jz261 its very subjective.

[@jz261]

@@jaygrillmagic no it's not, some products are just better. It's like comparing Fisker to to Tesla. One of them makes innovation the other is an abomination. It's as simple as that, ain't nobody buying hololense at that price nor anything else. It needs major refinement and a consumer oriented focus with game/app support as well as a hefty price adjustment and maybe you'll have a good product.

[@looango]

Cambria seems to be better

[@sitsky357]

I am confused... which one was made in 2019 and which one in 2022? That's like almost 5 years apart, I guess... .... Or 3 years apart, pending arithmetic skills...........

[@tompara2]

The FB chief looks more artificial than the Star Trek Data guy!

[@Feel_theagi]

Yes lord zuc we shall plug into your omnibrain

[@user-oe7fn4ll3d]

Цукенберг рептилоид)))

[@DJRAPART]

@Microsoft should let me make some programs with this

[@Ef554rgcc]

What happens when goggles aren't necessary? Is this all about selling the tech and using the funds from the goggles to fund it?

[@yemon]

both are great, but definitely the quest pro wins.

[@futuristicentity2417]

It needs a massive price drop it's just as over priced as HoloLens 2 is if it has any hopes of success it needs to be some where around the price range of Meta Quest II other wise people will just buy a Meta Quest II. If you force your customers to buy the latest *product* then they will garuantee not to return which is a big business mistake.

[@fredhandfield]

@@futuristicentity2417 Meta is definitely not forcing people to buy Quest Pro instead of Quest 2. They are different product categories and not for the same audience. Quest 2 is still their latest gaming headset.

[@michaelromeo9255]

@@futuristicentity2417 what do you think of the price of the Apple Watch ultra then

[@BManStan1991]

It's not a competition for me. I'm just happy to see the space progressing. Can't wait till we move past clunky headsets.

[@cryptokids3760]

HoloLens is superior and years ahead

[@DJRAPART]

@Oculus should let me make some games with this

[@Zakariah1971]

Varjo Aero please

[@FlockofSmeagles]

Welp, both ended up dead in the water, so.

[@Lucky-pi8dk]

Ye

[@Dannydrinkbottom]

I believe this tech will really be useful. Bullish.

[@Zakariah1971]

How about Google cardboard? 😂

[@futuristicentity2417]

Maybe not have to link your Facebook to it for some reason they said they lifted that and it STILL makes me link a Facebook to my headset I am not buying Facebook owned products in general. The headset isn't powerful enough it needs to reach a level where it becomes its own console running instense games like No Mans Sky. We all failed to have an Among the Sleep Virtual Reality game these headsets are no where near advanced they just throw that in there as a marketing scheme.

[@fredhandfield]

Facebook is definitely not required anymore. It's still an option to login using your Facebook credentials though so you might have chose that. You need to go into the account center in the Meta Quest app and unlink your Meta and Facebook accounts.

[@silvrsurfer]

Here's a news flash: these headsets will never be as powerful as gaming consoles or desktops. They are constrained by mobile chipsets for more efficiency & heat dissipation. That's why we have things like airlink or virtual desktop

[@businessgoat8945]

I bought 4 of them. For all my family to use. I love the oculus and support the innovation. Zuckerberg is the best to do it since Steve jobs!

[@expressionsaurav]

which 4? hololens or quest pro?

[@businessgoat8945]

@@expressionsaurav quest pro, much better

[@uzairarshad4231]

Damn, you rich

[@djbestmusic7600]

HoloLens Wins Easily

[@user-km2pu6pj8g]

right

[@Mr_Arifur_Rahman]

no, fake presentation given, the hand always behind the object which should not be

[@sasuke082594]

Hardly.

[@GameReality]

First...

[@Dadnatron]

FFS... I was interested until I saw the weak spokeman they chose.

[@ericB3444]

Once apple declares what this is then others will start to make them better.

[@Saikelu]

Yeah "Innovation"😀

[@ericB3444]

@@Saikelu look only apple can reinvent the iPod in 2023 and give it a click wheel plus.

[@Usrthsbcufeh]

Apple is known to spend years perfecting something instead of choosing to release some bastardised version of the original idea like LG or Samsung did at the start just to say, “look mommy we did it first🥺🥺”. The volume of phones apple sells and the limited number of models is the reason for why they need that maturity

[@Saikelu]

@@Usrthsbcufeh Yeah they perfected dual sim 2years back

[@kcdiazWTV]

HoloLens 2.

[@drtomgao]

nice marketing video. We have the hololens and it's cluncky and completely unusable.

[@mrallworknoplay4629]

Why is it u usable?

[@drtomgao]

@@mrallworknoplay4629 the interface is not mature and hit and miss when you're trying to manuvour objects. Aside from the hardware you need an ecosystem of productivity softwares / utilities / games otherwise the hardware is useless.

[@mrallworknoplay4629]

@@drtomgao understood. I just got my meta quest pro and absolutely love it. I have always contemplated getting HoloLens but never saw any real “killer apps” or even any useful apps at all unlike with Quest there are literally tons and tons of apps and utilities.

[@drtomgao]

@@mrallworknoplay4629 sounds interesting I've not used meta quest pro yet and keen to get my hands on one.

[@craaazydragon]

HoloLens2 is terrible compared to Quest Pro

[@Saikelu]

It is already 3 years old.

[@servantes3291]

@@Saikelu Yes but you have half of the comments saying HoloLens is better which is stupidity. They see Meta branding and their brains unfold. Perfectly smooth

[@capawesome3d988]

Just give up Zoockie....Nobody wants metaverse