Last year at Meta Connect, the company then known as Facebook dropped a bombshell: it would now be known as Meta and focus on building the “metaverse.” After investing billions of dollars into the future of virtual reality, the rebranded Meta came back this year for its next big announcement: legs. Yes, avatars are going to get legs — our disembodied torsos will finally assume their bipedal form.
Okay, fine, we all know that the biggest announcement today was the anticipated Meta Quest Pro, a high-end VR headset retailing at $1,499.99. But in between its new hardware and… legs, Meta unveiled a number of updates in its plan to dominate virtual reality.
Here’s what CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives revealed at Meta Connect 2022:
Avatars in Microsoft Teams.
Well, if you’re eager to edit some spreadsheets, hop on Teams calls in VR and stretch your new digital legs, the Quest Pro is available for pre-order now and is expected to ship October 25.