Yeh I can imagine, if the Pro had higher res panels (nothing silly, 2.5k resolution would be fine imo) and passthrough like a Q3 has it would have been amazing. I've learnt with my PFD that panel resolution and OLED isn't everything, and imo the quality of the lenses are the number one aspect in the experience.
iirc the Pro was due to come out over 12 months before it did but it was kneecapped by covid and the chip shortage.
it was also meant to have the augmented reality of the Q3 but the chip was not up to it and it had some last min revisions to remove some components - again due to chip shortage.
IF it had come out when it was meant to and not had the chip shortage compromises, it would have been a product alongside the quest 2 and as such would have looked amazing.
As it was it almost came out with the quest 3, (right at the end of the quest 2) and ends up looking high end in some areas but very lacking in others.
damn shame really, doubly so because they are not making a Quest 3 pro.
ideally the "pro" line should come out 1st with any new processors etc, then the cheaper consumer version maybe 12 months later with the exact same compatibility as the pro hardware but cheaper due to it being now older hardware, and cut back on things like the headmount and other compromises (but not a feature set reduction)
and then finally maybe another 12 months in release the budget model - again same feature set but maybe cheaper lenses, less storage or what ever and what now will be a v mainstream compute unit.
before waiting another 12 months before rinse and repeat.
i know its easy to play armchair VR tycoon but imo they should have shelved the entire cpu/gpu part of the quest pro even if it meant delaying longer and bought it out with the quest 3 guts in it.
