Meta’s prototype headsets show off the future of mixed reality | The Verge
The future of VR could be much more realistic — or offer a wider FOV.
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Meta’s Reality Labs is teasing what VR could look like with two wild research headsets debuting at SIGGRAPH 2025. The star of the show, dubbed “Tiramisu,” cranks realism up to 11: it boasts roughly 3× the contrast of Quest 3, 90 pixels per degree (that’s 3.6× Quest 3’s angular resolution) and up to 1,400 nits of brightness. The trade-off? It’s bulky, heavy and still limited in field of view.
On the flip side, the “Boba 3” (and its Boba 3 VR sibling) goes ultrawide with a 180°×120° view—closer to human eyesight—and packs a 4K×4K display per eye. These prototypes use mass-production displays and Quest 3-style lenses, so they feel like hints at tomorrow’s headsets, even if Meta warns they might never reach store shelves.
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