The Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 1 processor will be available to companies other than Meta. Meta announced a multiyear agreement with Qualcomm last month to power the company’s “future roadmap of Quest devices,” as it relies on outside help from the chipmaker rather than custom-designed silicon, as many recent products from Apple (for its iPhone and Mac lineup) or Google (for its Pixel lineup) do (with its recent Pixel phones and Tensor chips). Meta has placed a large wager on the metaverse and even changed its name to show its committment. Last quarter, the business posted a $2.8 billion loss despite substantially investing in Zuckerberg’s vision of a mixed reality future.
