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Meta Unveils Tiramisu and Boba 3 VR Prototypes Pushing Resolution and Field of View

Meta positions the prototypes as research tools to guide future Quest headsets toward its 2027 goal of VR as a high-end TV replacement.

A photo of three Meta prototype VR headsets on a table that'll be shown at SIGGRAPH 2025.
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The Boba 1, 2, and 3 prototypes

Overview

  • Tiramisu delivers 90 pixels per degree, up to 1,400 nits of brightness and triple the contrast ratio of Quest 3 but offers a limited 33° field of view and a bulkier form factor.
  • Boba 3 achieves a 180° horizontal and 120° vertical field of view with 4K×4K per eye at 30 PPD, weighing 660 grams thanks to pancake lenses but requiring a high-end GPU and PC to run.
  • Meta introduced both headsets at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Toronto as purely experimental designs that may never ship to consumers.
  • The prototypes advance Reality Labs’ pursuit of a visual Turing test by exploring extreme pixel density and immersive field-of-view boundaries.
  • Meta plans to leverage the findings from these research showcases to shape the roadmap for its next Quest headsets and support its goal of replacing TVs with VR by 2027.