Quest 3 VR headset from Meta will be available for $499.00
In a Mark Zuckerberg Instagram post, Meta formally introduced its Quest 3 VR headset.
This fall, the headset will be offered in a 128GB version for $499.99 and "an additional storage option for those who want more space" at an unspecified additional cost. The Quest 3's design is lighter and more comfortable than its predecessor, the Quest 2, and it has a "40% slimmer optic profile" (without considering its facial foam interface). A new Snapdragon chip inside has twice the graphics performance simultaneously.
It is also compatible with Quest 2 games, which is advantageous considering that the old headset is still cheaper. The Quest 2 will cost $100 less for the 128GB version on June 4 (down from $399.99 to $299.99) and $80 less for the 256GB version (down from $429.99 to $349.99), according to Meta. It reverses the base model's price increase from last year and lowers the version's price with more storage. Instead, register here to learn more about Quest 3.
Future software updates will also enable Dynamic Resolution Scaling and enhance the Quest 2 and Meta's more expensive Quest Pro's CPU and GPU performance.
Days before Apple is anticipated to reveal its long-rumored mixed reality headset and hours before a showcase for games on Meta's VR platform that starts later today at 1 PM ET, Quest 3 will be released. The AAA adventure game would be on display, according to Meta, which also promised to provide more information at the upcoming Meta Connect event on September 27.
After Mark Gurman of Bloomberg wrote about his hands-on experience with the at-the-time-unannounced device earlier this week, reporting on the lighter, more comfortable design that adds new sensors and redesigned controllers, We already knew what the outcome of Quest 3 would be.
The video shows the head strap and three new sensor areas across the device's front that set it apart from earlier models. According to Gurman, the pill-shaped zones have four cameras evenly spaced between the left and right sides—two full-color and two standard—and a single depth sensor in the middle could improve the performance of the headset's augmented reality features.
We also observe the new Touch Plus controllers, which do away with the outdated positional tracking rings in favor of TruTouch haptics "for experiences you can feel." The sensor setup was not described in this announcement, but the controllers should work with the depth sensor, and Meta said this time around, hand tracking would be supported out of the box.
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