Mark Zuckerberg shared a picture that appears prefer it may be teasing bodily Meta shops or retail shows for Quest demos.

The picture was posted to his Fb wall with the caption “Any guesses the place this was taken? “. It exhibits him sporting a Quest 2 in entrance of a video wall displaying a blended actuality view of him enjoying Beat Saber. Within the rear, cabinets containing what seems like Quest 2, Quest 1, and Oculus Go, sit alongside what seems just like the field for the Quest 2 Elite Strap and Anker’s charging station for Quest 2.

Again in November The New York Occasions reported Meta had been planning bodily shops for greater than a yr. The aim of the areas can be to introduce individuals to Meta’s {hardware}: headsets, glasses, and Portal video calling units. The report didn’t point out whether or not merchandise would truly be offered in-store, nevertheless it gave the impression of that wasn’t the main target of the plan. Discussions about bodily shops reportedly “predated Fb’s rebranding by many months”, with critical work on the initiative beginning final yr.

Fb opened just a few momentary pop-up shops for the price range Oculus Go headset at its launch in 2018 however has in any other case relied on partnerships with current retailers. The unique Oculus Rift headset had demo stations at Greatest Purchase, and show instances for Quest may be discovered at quite a lot of retailers.

Digital, blended, and augmented actuality are applied sciences that must be tried to be really understood – and most of the people nonetheless haven’t. Components like head form, eyesight, and sensitivity to weight towards sinuses can have an effect on how snug a given particular person finds a head-mounted system. Headsets and glasses might be ideally suited for a bodily retail technique.

It’s additionally potential that is only a new space for workers inside Meta’s HQ to chill out and play Beat Saber whereas others watch. However then why is there a product field on the shelf? Tell us when you have any different theories within the feedback beneath.