Meta has unveiled a brand new entry-level blended actuality headset, the Meta Quest 3S, which begins at $299.99 for the 128 GB mannequin and $399.99 for 256 GB. Pre-orders are stay at Meta’s web site and can ship Oct. 15 together with a replica of Batman: Arkham Shadow. The Verge was in a position to get a hands-on demo with the brand new Quest 3S and notes that it’s “bringing quite a lot of what you will get on the Quest 3 to a way more inexpensive VR headset.”
As a part of the revealing, Meta has additionally introduced that each the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Professional are being sunsetted, streamlining the lineup to those two Quest 3S fashions in addition to the 512 GB Meta Quest 3 for $499.99.
Whereas Meta has been pushing digital actuality for a few years now — I nonetheless have vivid reminiscences of making an attempt out a really early Oculus Rift prototype greater than 12 yr in the past — one of many key turning factors was the discharge of the entry-level Meta Quest 2. It was this headset that eschewed the necessity to arrange a number of exterior cameras or lengthy cords tethering you to a gaming PC, opting as a substitute for a self-contained expertise each by way of {hardware} and software program, all at a extra palpable (although ever-fluctuating) worth level. By all accounts, the brand new Quest 3S will likely be Meta’s new entry-level mannequin for years to return.
