Meta Quest 3S will be affordable, reveals price leak

20 Sep 2024, 23:48 by Akshay Kumar · Android Headlines

Meta has been working on a VR headset for the better part of the year. The brand’s upcoming VR headset is expected to be called the Meta Quest 3S. The official name of the device was recently confirmed by an official store. Now, the price of the Meta Quest 3S has leaked ahead of the launch. The leaked pricing suggests that Meta’s next VR offering will be a highly affordable one.

The leaked price suggests that the Meta Quest 3S will be an affordable offering.

The price of the Meta Quest 3S VR headset has appeared in an Amazon advert on the streaming platform Peacock. One Reddit user of the OTT platform saw the advertisement and managed to record it. He then shared the ad clip carrying Meta Quest 3S’ price on Reddit. The Meta Quest 3S VR headset will cost just $299. It will be one of the most affordable VR headsets on offer. Notably, the rumor mill had also suggested a similar pricing earlier.

The $299 Quest 3S variant will have 128GB of storage

The advert on Peacock has leaked the pricing of the 128GB storage variant of the VR headset. This will put it at the same price as the 64GB Oculus Quest 2 from 2020. The company will likely offer other variants of the VR headset with varying storage as well. Notably, the advertisement corroborates recent images of the device that leaked online. It shows full-color passthrough tech at a lower resolution than the Quest 3.

Meta Quest 3S will offer the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 SoC, just like the Quest 3

A Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip will power the Meta Quest 3S.. The same chipset powers the Quest 3. The device will have the old Fresnel lenses from the Quest 2 to achieve the $299 affordable price tag. It could also have downwards-facing side cameras in the same positions as the Quest 3 model.

Furthermore, the reports indicate that the Meta Quest 3S will offer a slightly lower battery capacity than the Quest 3. It will also miss a headset jack. The brand is expected to unveil the new VR headset at its Connect event on September 25.