Oculus Quest Pro tipped to launch with face and eye tracking

• Leaker Basti564 found two new permission categories in the Quest v38 firmware for face tracking and eye tracking.
• Developers can actively develop games that use these features right now, although no currently available Oculus headset can make use of them.
• It's thought that the upcoming Quest Pro, or Project Cambria, will feature both face and eye tracking to compete with the PS VR2.

The latest info points to the possibility of the headset having both face tracking and eye tracking, as the Meta Quest Pro leaks are out in full force right now. The piece of information corroborates what Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview back in March 2021, when he said that the headset would have both features.

There are two new categories permission in the latest version of the headset. The best Quest 2 games can use either of these categories to request access to eye tracking or face tracking, but neither of the two games has face tracking.

A potential Quest Pro was in the works and would hopefully be filled to the brim with cutting-edge sensors like face and eye tracking. Meta could beat Sony to the punch if the Quest Pro comes out this Summer or Fall with eye tracking, which was thought to be the first consumer-level headset to launch with such a feature.

In February, Meta added full-body tracking to the Quest OS, showing that the company has been working on new features for upcoming headsets. The Quest Pro would be a force to be reckoned with if it had face, eye, and body tracking.

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The best look yet at the upcoming hardware was given a few days ago. Brad Lynch is a YouTuber who specializes in virtual reality research and analysis. Brad revealed yesterday that the upcoming Quest Pro could feature a human eye resolution display. If the Quest Pro is released this year, it will push the boundaries for virtual reality headsets.