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Gizmodo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Meta Quest 3S Now Cheaper Than AirPods, Amazon Drops VR Headset Price to New All Time Low for Prime Day
In virtual reality, the Meta Quest 3S is the most affordable and immersive headset available today. Among its competitors, the original Meta Quest 3 costs nearly twice as much (and is not offering a fundamentally different experience), PlayStation VR2 requires a PS5 to use and Apple Vision Pro is twenty times more expensive. The Meta Quest 3S has been the top seller and it's easy to see why: it's fully wireless, fully standalone, and delivers a high-end VR experience without any extra hardware. For the first time since its release, there's a sale on the Meta Quest 3S for Prime Day (an Amazon Prime members-only discount). If you're not a member, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial and still enjoy the savings. The Meta Quest 3S 128GB is currently priced at $249, down from its standard $299. This is the all-time low for this hardware and it's a great time to jump into VR or upgrade your current rig. The Amazon-exclusive Cardboard Hero Bundle brings even more value with the Handiwork Helmet, Handiwork Armor, and 1,000 shiny rocks (which is a $45 bonus that gets you ahead in some of the platform's most popular games and encounters). See at Amazon The Meta Quest 3S will transform any room into a portal for mixed reality: With this headset, you are able to bring virtual objects into your physical space or be fully immersed in virtual worlds. The high-definition resolution brings virtual objects to life with sharp clarity and vibrant color. Thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform, the Quest 3S delivers double the graphical capabilities of the previous generation. The wireless, light headset allows you to move freely while working out, playing or hanging out. You can use your hands to interact with content or utilize the Touch Plus Controllers for realistic feedback. The product works with both USB-C headphones and standard 3.5mm headphones so you can enjoy immersive audio however you prefer. Meta Quest 3S is also built for social experiences: You can play multiplayer games with friends anywhere in the world, go to live concerts together in Meta Horizon, or cast your gameplay to a TV so everyone can see. The headset's multitasking features let you browse the web, watch YouTube and message on apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger – all at the same time without ever leaving your VR environment. With this Prime Day purchase, you also get a three-month trial of Meta Horizon+ which includes access to a rotating game library and monthly drops. It's just added value to an already awesome package. If you're looking for an immersive wireless VR headset, the Meta Quest 3S at $249 is the deal of the year. See at Amazon
Forbes
03-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Meta Quest 4 ‘Canceled' In Favor Of New Style Of Headset
Meta Quest 3 Meta Meta is has sidelined a direct Meta Quest 4 successor to today's Quest 3, with plans to instead release a lower-weight headset next year. This is according to UploadVR, which says it has corroboration from 'multiple sources.' It's bad news for those who love the Meta Quest series as it is. But it is also probably not as bad as it sounds. The suggestion is Meta has cancelled an existing Meta Quest 4-style project, not that Meta will never make another headset in that style. It means Meta next plans instead to release a headset that keeps its power and computing brains in an external housing, a puck, in order to keep the weight of the headset itself low. Such a style is seen in the Apple Vision Pro and the upcoming Android XR-powered Samsung Project Moohan headset. This upcoming Meta headset is expected to be much lighter and slighter than either of those, though. Earlier reports suggest this concept, codenamed Puffin, will look closer to a beefed-up set of sunglasses than a VR headset. You might look to XReal's Project Aura pair for a hint as to how Meta's upcoming headset might turn out. That pair will use Android XR, and is expected to land in early 2026. The utility of such a deviation from Meta's existing headset designs is clear. It's a wearable much more appealing to use when not at home, compared to a Meta Quest 3. It will run the same HorizonOS software as today's Meta headsets, enabling the use of countless apps, if likely with a narrower field of view. This effectively means the virtual screen created by the Meta Puffin will appear smaller. UploadVR suggests the exact display tech for this headset has not yet been picked. Again, XReal's products can be taken as an indicator as to what is already possible. Its Air One glasses have a 1080p microOLED display that, according to the marketing blurb, can create the impression of a 147-inch screen sat in front of you. While Meta has not revealed any timeline for its upcoming releases, this latest report suggests the low-weight headset will be released next year, ahead of a more conventional Meta Quest 4-style VR headset in 2027. This will represent a filling-out of what will eventually become a spectrum of smart wearables. At one end there are screen-free smart glasses, just like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses available today. At the other are full-on VR headsets like the Meta Quest 3.
