What you need to know
- The Meta Quest 3 June v66 update fixes issues with mixed reality motion capture.
- Moving objects using the headset's cameras no longer “warp” the environment around them.
- This builds on recent HDR improvements in mixed reality vision, bringing the Quest 3's mixed reality quality closer to Apple Vision Pro standards.
One of the distinctive features of the Meta Quest 3 is its color vision that allows users to see the room around them even while wearing the headset. While the Meta substantially improved passing quality compared to the Quest 2 and Quest Pro, moving objects still had almost nausea-inducing deformation around them.
Thankfully, Meta Quest 3 v66 Update solves this problem by almost completely eliminating the warping that affected previous firmware versions. Moving objects, such as your hands or even your smartphone, will no longer deform the area around them as they did before. goal previously improved pass capture quality in the April v64 update and this is based on that update.
It's a big step in the right direction and brings the Meta Quest 3's passthrough quality on par with Apple Vision Pro standards, a headset that costs seven times more than Meta's flagship standalone mixed reality headset.
My video above shows the substantial difference in transfer quality between the previous v65 May update and the new v66 June update, closing that all-important gap in mixed reality quality between Meta and Apple's headset. Meta announced that the update would be available to everyone earlier this weekbut it took a few days for my Quest 3 to get the new feature.
If your headphones don't look so good yet, restart them by holding down the power button and tapping restart. Once you have the v66 June update, things will start to look substantially better.
Now that mixed reality games They've gotten really good. and this new update improves the quality so much that soon Alo Moves Mixed Reality Yoga Game It makes a lot more sense now.
Since we hope to see the Meta search 3 in Connection Goal 2024 (a cheaper headset that is rumored to still feature color transfer like the more expensive Quest 3) this update should help Meta further develop its mantra that the Quest headset is now mixed reality rather than virtual reality.
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