The outdated Quest 2 can be getting a value reduce

Meta has introduced a brand new model of its Quest headset collection. The Meta Quest 3 is a brand new digital actuality (and blended actuality) headset arriving this fall.

The brand new Quest was introduced this morning, forward of the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase that’s airing at this time at 10 a.m. PT. Very similar to its predecessor, the Meta Quest 3 is a wi-fi VR headset, with a aggressive price ticket beginning at $499 for the 128 GB model.
For upgrades, the Meta Quest 3 is packing the next decision show and “pancake optics,” in addition to a brand new Snapdragon chip. The internals ought to, in line with Meta, ship “greater than twice” the graphical efficiency in comparison with the Quest 2.

The headset’s blended actuality, by means of high-fidelity shade Passthrough in addition to “machine studying”, seems to emphasise that virtual-in-real feeling. Like taking part in a board recreation at your desk, utilizing the headset and its generated photos. Quest 3’s kind issue additionally seems to be a bit slimmer than the earlier Quest.

One other quest awaits

That’s not all for Quest information at this time, although. Alongside the Meta Quest 3 announcement, Meta additionally introduced that the Quest 2 headset is seeing a value drop. On June 4, the 128 GB model will drop to $299.99, whereas the 256 GB will head to $349.99.
Whereas Meta positions this as making VR extra reasonably priced for all, it’s value noting that Meta hiked these Quest 2 costs final 12 months. So the Quest 2 128 GB is de facto simply returning to its unique value level. The Quest 2 and Quest Professional are additionally getting a software program replace sooner or later, which can see upgrades to GPU and CPU efficiency.

With all these headsets, Meta actually is build up a lineup of VR instruments. Some stories point out Apple is on the point of announce its personal headset as properly, so this announcement does really feel like a pre-emptive response to that.

Both method, between all this and the PlayStation VR 2 lately hitting cabinets, digital actuality actually appears set to maintain rolling on in 2023.

Eric Van Allen

Senior Information Reporter – Whereas Eric’s been writing about video games since 2014, he is been taking part in them for lots longer. Often discovered grinding RPG battles, digging into an indie gem, or hanging out across the Limsa Aethryte.

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