Meta’s Project Phoenix just leaked

Project Phoenix looks ready to make bulky headsets feel very yesterday. Meta’s Project Phoenix just leaked, and it looks nothing like a Quest.

The device known as Project Phoenix is a new form factor for Meta. New images show a detailed view of Meta’s upcoming mixed reality headset.

Big Tech Meta New images show a detailed view of Meta’s upcoming mixed reality headset The device known as Project Phoenix is a new form factor for Meta. Images of the device, which has been known as "Project Phoenix", have surfaced and they provide a fairly detailed look at the lightweight headset.

The images were originally published by UploadVR, which found the files in a HorizonOS app Meta released called "HorizonOS Prescription Lens." The app, which has since been removed, seems to be intended for people who need prescription inserts for the device. But while Meta seems to have released the app as a kind of "placeholder," UploadVR found that it included image files that clearly show the headset from different angles.

The images seem to match what we have heard about the mixed reality device for more than a year. "Phoenix" is a different form factor than other Quest-branded hardware we’ve seen from Meta.

It looks more similar to glasses-like devices like Xreal’s Aura headse t. And one of the images clearly shows a cable, which lines up with previous rumors that Phoenix will rely on a tethered connection to a separate puck.