The Quest three was currently the very best worth in VR video gaming.
If you've wished to provide VR video gaming a shot however the expense of entry has actually kept you at bay, then you may be thinking about the very first great Meta Quest offer for 2025. For a restricted time, Amazon drops $50 off the Quest three 256GB VR headset, now just $349. That's just $50 more than the base 128GB design and a worthwhile upgrade for keeping more video games at a time for untethered play. This directly immediate discount rate is perhaps much better than the offers that occurred throughout Black Friday, which all included digital credit or present cards connected to particular shops.
To sweeten the pot much more, the bundle likewise consists of a copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow VR video game and a three-month trial of Meta Quest+. In IGN's 8/10 evaluation, Dan Stapleton composed that “Batman: Arkham Shadow makes the majority of the Arkham series' specifying gameplay work respectably well in VR, and its secret story settles.”
Meta Quest 3S VR Headset with Batman: Arkham Shadow
Meta Quest 3S 256GB VR Headset
The Quest three is an enhancement over the initial Quest 2 in every method and, astonishingly, without a cost boost. It likewise embraces much of the exact same functions of the more pricey Quest 3, like the brand-new and enhanced Touch controllers, the updated SnapDragon APU, and assistance for complete color AR passthrough. In IGN's 9/10 Quest three evaluation, Gabriel Moss composed that “raw processing power, full-color passthrough, and stylish Touch Plus controllers make the Quest three a great standalone VR headset that likewise brings entry-level mixed-reality video gaming to the masses for– perhaps– the really very first time.
What truly sets this offer above all other VR offers is that the Meta Quest 3S can be played totally untethered. That indicates you can play video games like Beat Saber or Pistol Whip without needing to own an effective video gaming PC or a PlayStation 5 console. Search for another standalone VR headset at this cost and you'll show up empty.
How Is the Quest 3S Different from the Quest 3?
Even at market price, the Quest three can be found in at $200, or 40% more affordable than the $500 Quest 3. Clearly, some compromises were made to get the three to its competitive rate point. The spec contrasts are noted below:
Mission 3S vs. Quest 3 Similarities
- Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor
- Touch Plus controllers
- 120Hz revitalize rate
- Blended truth passthrough (exact same cams, various design)
Mission 3S vs. Quest 3 Differences
- Lower per-eye resolution (1832×1920 vs 2064 × 2208)
- Fresnel lens vs. pancake lens
- Lower FOV (96 °/ 90 ° vs 104 °/ 96 °)
- Smaller sized storage capability (128GB vs 512GB)
- Longer battery life (2.5 hrs vs 2.2 hrs)
In essence, the Quest three is almost the very same headset however with devalued optics.
