What to expect at Meta Connect 2024 — the next Quest VR headset

Meta is holding its annual Connect developers conference next week, and it's going to showcase a bunch of expected and perhaps some surprise new VR and AR hardware - alongside what might be a heavy Meta AI showcase featuring the company's newest Llama large language model and image generator in apps like WhatsApp.

And as Meta sunsets custom tools for AR filters, we could end up seeing a whole new set of developer tools designed to harness generative AI experiences. Perhaps it will all come together in Meta's next big push into its alternative reality ideas (and namesake) in the metaverse, including significant Horizon Worlds updates.

However, the most anticipated products expected to appear during the conference are the successor to the Meta Quest 3 and perhaps updates to Meta and Raybans, which are very cool smart glasses. Hopefully, we'll see the rumored "Orion" AR glasses, but we will need to catch the Connect keynote to find out.

When is Meta Connect 2024

Meta's Connect developers conference this year starts on Wednesday, September 25th, 2024, and ends the next day on Thursday, September 26th. The conference will kick off with the Connect keynote, headlined by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, followed immediately by a Developer keynote at 2PM ET / 11AM PT. Meta has a full program schedule on the Connect site.

How to watch Meta Connect 2024

The Meta Connect keynote will stream live on the official Meta Connect website. If you're a Quest headset user, you can also watch it on Horizon Worlds. Following the keynotes, you can participate in live developer sessions for deep dives on AI and mixed reality on Facebook.