Measuring VR, AR, and Mixed Reality Levels in Healthcare

Hardware Timelines

Meta (Formerly Oculus)

2024

October 15

Meta Quest 3S Launches

Meta Quest 3S brought Quest 3-class performance and full-color mixed reality to a lower starting price, using familiar Fresnel optics in a more affordable standalone headset.Production/sales ended: In production. Manufacturer support ended: Not ended; the headset is actively supported.

September 25

Meta Quest Pro Sales End

Meta announced the end of Quest Pro sales on September 25, 2024; remaining inventory was offered through December 31, 2024 or while supplies lasted. Manufacturer support is ongoing as of August 2026.

September 25

Meta Quest 2 Sales End

Meta announced the end of Quest 2 sales on September 25, 2024; remaining inventory was offered through December 31, 2024 or while supplies lasted. Manufacturer support is ongoing as of August 2026.

August 31

Oculus Quest Support Ends

Meta ended critical bug fixes and security patches for the original Oculus Quest on August 31, 2024. Previously installed apps remain usable; new Quest 1 apps stopped on April 30, 2024 and updates to existing apps stopped on January 31, 2025.

2023

October 10

Meta Quest 3 Launches

Meta Quest 3 paired the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform with pancake optics, higher-resolution displays, a depth sensor, and full-color passthrough to make mixed reality a mainstream Quest feature. Production/sales ended: In production. Manufacturer support ended: Not ended; the headset is actively supported.

2022

December 31

Oculus Go Support Window Ends

The announced manufacturer support window for the Oculus Go ran through December 31, 2022. Meta did not publish a confirmed final day of support, so this is the end of the announced window rather than a verified last day of service. New apps and app updates had already stopped on..See the Oculus Go launch card

October 25

Meta Quest Pro Launches

A person wearing the Meta Quest Pro mixed reality headset

Meta Quest Pro introduced pancake optics, full-color mixed-reality passthrough, eye and face tracking, and self-tracking Touch Pro controllers in a premium headset aimed at work and early mixed-reality development. Production/sales ended: Meta announced the end of Quest Pro sales on September 25, 2024; remaining inventory was offered through December 31,..Read More

2021

April 1

Oculus Rift S Discontinued

Production and sales of the Oculus Rift S ended in April 2021 as remaining inventory sold through. An exact final day was not published. No formal complete software sunset has been announced.

2020

October 13

Oculus Quest Discontinued

Production and sales of the original Oculus Quest ended on October 13, 2020, as Quest 2 reached retailers.

October 13

Oculus Quest 2 Launches

Quest 2 brought the Snapdragon XR2 platform, a sharper display, and 6GB of RAM to a lower-priced standalone headset, helping move consumer VR into the mainstream. Production/sales ended: Meta announced the end of Quest 2 sales on September 25, 2024; remaining inventory was offered through December 31, 2024 or while..Read More

Hardware Timelines

Meta (Formerly Oculus)

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