- Meta’s CTO was requested what we are able to count on from Meta Join 2025
- In response, he teased “huge wearables bulletins”
- He did not point out VR {hardware}, nonetheless
Meta Join 2025 is quick approaching – it’s just a little over a month away on September 17 – however Meta’s CTO is already hinting at what we’ll see on the occasion, and maybe simply as importantly, he hints at what we gained’t see this time by not mentioning it.
Andrew Bosworth hosts frequent AMAs on Instagram (through UploadVR) the place he gives typically surprisingly open responses to questions posed by the general public, along with his newest feedback relating to 1 AMA about what to anticipate from Join 2025.
After asking himself what he can trace at, Bosworth reveals the occasion will embody “huge wearables bulletins,” “AI, particularly AI plus wearables,” “AI plus metaverse,” and “metaverse software program.”
I’ll dive into these – particularly the wearables facet – in a second, however I wish to spotlight a class Bosworth didn’t identify: metaverse {hardware}, aka VR / MR headsets.
Now it’s value noting that the dearth of a promise of an announcement isn’t the identical as explicitly saying there gained’t be new VR {hardware}. However the lack of a brand new Meta Quest 4, Meta Quest Professional 2, or another sort of headset was anticipated – and this AMA from Bosworth provides additional gas to the hearth of hypothesis.
Rumors tease a brand new headset – or goggles – coming from Meta sooner or later, however it isn’t because of land till at the least subsequent yr, primarily based on leaks. Ready additionally offers Meta flexibility to raised push again towards no matter Undertaking Moohan from Samsung and Google has in retailer as Android XR steps into the ring.
The Quest 3 and Quest 3S are nice machines; Meta doesn’t must rush out their successor.
We are able to at the least get excited for brand new metaverse software program, although it’s unclear what kind this can take. New VR video games or video streaming companies could be perfect (an replace to Deadpool VR appears probably), however there’s not an excessive amount of info to go off primarily based on Bosworth’s feedback or wider leaks.
Glasses galore
Okay, so don’t maintain your breath for a Quest 4. However what {hardware} ought to we preserve our eyes out for?
Wearables are prone to are available three types primarily based on rumors and Meta’s current Oakley good specs launch.
The almost certainly is a mannequin codenamed Celeste, in keeping with rumors. These good glasses have lengthy been rumored and are tipped to be AI glasses – very in all probability Meta Ray-Bans – with a show for the primary time. They gained’t be full-on AR just like the Orion prototype, as an alternative providing one thing of a half-step between these and what we have now at present.
Celeste is claimed to solely be outfitted with a single display screen, and it gained’t boast a large area of view or supply positional monitoring. This implies the notifications and knowledge the glasses present you’ll all the time seem at a selected distance away, somewhat than you with the ability to nearly set them in house so you possibly can transfer shut or additional away to it, like you possibly can with an actual object.
My last wearables prediction is extra of a punt, however it is sensible to me when you think about the age of Meta’s most up-to-date Ray-Bans and the {hardware} upgrades the brand new Oakleys obtained.
That’s to say, I feel Meta can even launch a refresh of its displayless Ray-Bans with the improved digicam and battery that the Oakleys supply – maybe with some new designs as well.
In contrast to Celeste, there aren’t any rumors of this, and normally there could be if we’re near launch, however it simply looks as if a no brainer to present Meta’ extremely well-liked good glasses a light-weight refresh so that they’re in the absolute best place to fend off Android XR specs that are because of begin dropping in 2026.
