features similar mixed-reality functionality and will cost $499. Even the Quest Pro, which features more advanced body tracking than the Quest 3, starts at $999.
From Apple's demos, it appears that the hand-based controls work well. Then again, gamers would argue that a physical controller is necessary for first-person shooters and other titles; Apple didn't offer up a physical controller for the Vision Pro. Presumably a Bluetooth-based gamepad would work, however, as they are already supported on iOS.
The technology, called EyeSight, is designed to also give visual cues to people outside the goggles so they know whether they have the attention of the wearer or are being ignored. If the wearer is ignoring you and looking at an app, for instance, you wouldn't be able to see their eyes. "This is one of the most difficult challenges we faced in building Apple Vision Pro," Mike Rockwell, the leader of Apple's AR/VR project team, said at WWDC."There's no videoconferencing camera looking at you, and even if there were, you're wearing something over your eyes."
Apple also says a new R1 chip inside the Vision Pro ensures the headset can process a user's eye movements and ensure content appears in front of their eyes in real time, without lag. When screen space isn't a limitation and your entire 360-degree surroundings are a canvas to project anything onto, it's possible to extend your desktop screen to be much bigger.