After observing the rumor mill spinning for months relating to the Meta Quest 3S, all has seemingly been confirmed by none apart from Meta itself. A picture of the supposed new, cheaper headset has been found within the Quest Hyperlink app on PC.
The Meta Quest 3 is among the many greatest VR headsets that cash should buy, however sadly, theyβre nonetheless fairly dear. Because of this the Quest 3S is a good thought, as a result of it will increase the affordability of VR, and will usher in a brand new wave of followers. Itβs only a disgrace the headset doesnβt look very good.
The picture from the Quest Hyperlink app appeared on Reddit just a few days in the past and exhibits that the capsule-shaped cameras are being changed with triangular clusters. Perhaps itβs simply my arachnophobia kicking in, however the design is an entire downgrade and doesnβt look nice.
Extra curiously, shortly after this picture surfaced, it grew to become doable to purchase equipment for the Meta Quest 3S, simply not formally licensed ones. Chinese language websites have already began promoting protecting covers for the headset with the brand new digital camera positions reduce out.
These identical shops are additionally itemizing present Quest 3 headbands as suitable with the Quest 3S. Whereas the headscarf positioning and design are unlikely to alter primarily based on what Iβve seen of the leaks thus far, itβs nonetheless topic to affirmation from Meta.
Whether or not youβre a fan of the Meta Quest 3S design or not, the idea behind it’s strong. It’s set to be a much less highly effective headset, slicing the preliminary value of moving into VR with out sacrificing a ton of high quality. Itβs additionally rumored {that a} massive a part of the cost-cutting will embody promoting the headset with none controllers, as a substitute counting on the enhancements at hand monitoring which have been made for the reason that Quest 3 launch.
When youβre questioning what expertise to deal with subsequent in VR, try the very best VR video games, or extra particularly, the very best Meta Quest 3 video games, for some inspiration.
