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Meta sidelines Quest4 to focus on lightweight Puffin mixed-reality headset

Powered by a pocket-sized compute puck running HorizonOS to support productivity functions along with entertainment, the glasses-style headset is slated to launch in late 2026.

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Overview

  • Meta has reportedly sidelined its Quest4 prototypes, Pismo Low and Pismo High, delaying the Quest4 line until 2027.
  • The new Puffin design is said to resemble bulky glasses, weighs about 110 grams, and shifts its processor and battery into a pocket-sized compute puck.
  • The glasses-style headset is expected to run HorizonOS and forego physical controllers in favor of eye-tracking and gesture controls for productivity and entertainment use cases.
  • Meta is still considering several display options for Puffin and has not yet committed to a specific panel technology.
  • Tech partners including Asus and Lenovo are developing HorizonOS headsets such as Asus’s gaming-focused Tarius under Meta’s platform.