Photos of what seems to be the packaging for a “Meta Quest Professional” digital actuality (VR) headset surfaced on-line, posted by Fb person Ramiro Cardenas, who claims it was left in a lodge room (Thanks, Peter! through Reddit). The gadget proven resembles the Undertaking Cambria headset Meta has been publicly teasing since late final yr and appears just like the one noticed in leaked setup movies.

The photographs surfaced precisely one month forward of Meta’s Join occasion on October eleventh, which strains up with the timeline CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed for when the corporate will reveal its subsequent VR headset. We anticipate finding out all about Undertaking Cambria / the “Quest Professional” and its different plans for the metaverse, AR, and VR.

Cardenas initially shared the photographs within the remark part of a put up on the Oculus Quest 2 Fb group and stated a number of gadgets have been left behind. It’s a outstanding story, however one not with out (handy) precedent, together with the iPhone 4 prototype left in a bar in 2010 as probably the most well-known prevalence, whereas extra lately, the still-unreleased Pixel 7 was offered on eBay, and a Pixel Watch prototype was additionally, apparently, misplaced in a restaurant.

Picture: Ramiro Cardenas through Fb

It’s laborious to make out many particulars from the photographs alone, however the packaging has the “Meta Quest Professional” label stamped within the top-left nook and a graphic exhibiting a black VR headset and controllers. Cardenas additionally offered a closeup of the label caught to the field, which says “Not for resale – engineering pattern,” and informed The Verge that the one that stayed within the room has since claimed the headsets.

In July, Bloomberg reported developer Steve Moser discovered references to the “Oculus Professional” in Meta’s code, so it’s attainable that that is the identify Meta has settled on for the upcoming gadget. Meta didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.