Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Meta's 'Puffin' Headset to Replace Quest 4, Possibly Launching in 2026
Meta is working on a new headset called "Puffin" that might come out in 2026.
This new headset will look more like glasses than the current bulky VR headsets.
Puffin will be lighter because the important parts like the battery will be in a separate pocket-sized device.
It will use the same system as the Quest headsets, but it will be for things like work and watching videos, not just gaming.
Instead of controllers, you will control Puffin with your eyes and hand movements.
Meta has stopped working on Quest 4, so Puffin might be their main focus for mixed reality.
Puffin is different from the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses because it has screens and can do more advanced things.
Meta is developing the "Puffin" headset, targeting a launch by the end of 2026.
Puffin is designed to be a lighter, glasses-like mixed-reality device.
The headset will run HorizonOS and focus on productivity and entertainment.
It will use eye tracking and hand gestures for navigation, instead of controllers.
Meta has reportedly halted the development of the Quest 4 headset.
- Who
- Meta.
- What
- Developing the "Puffin" mixed-reality headset to replace Quest 4.
- When
- Potentially by the end of 2026.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To advance its mixed-reality technology and focus on a more natural interface.
Puffin vs. Ray-Ban
Puffin vs. Ray-Ban
Purpose
Puffin vs. Ray-Ban
Focused on convenience and style with camera and audio capabilities.
Puffin vs. Ray-Ban
Designed for a deeper mixed-reality experience with displays and spatial computing.
- Project Name
- Puffin
- Target Launch
- End of 2026
- Weight
- 110 grams
- Operating System
- HorizonOS
- Input Method
- Eye tracking, hand gestures
- Focus
- Productivity and entertainment