With the arrival of the Meta Quest 3S we discovered that three Quest headsets are being discontinued, together with the 128GB Meta Quest 3, to make room for the brand new and extra reasonably priced mannequin. Lower than a day after this announcement Meta has already offered out of the 128GB Quest 3 within the US and Australia – on the time of writing it’s nonetheless on sale at Meta.com within the UK.
A fast look at third-party retailers exhibits the 128GB Quest 3 – which now prices simply $429.99 / £409.99 / AU$799.99 – isn’t but fully unavailable, however on condition that Meta.com has began to run dry I count on it gained’t be lengthy till the headset is gone for good.
So take this as your closing immediate to seize one whilst you can. Proper now the Meta Quest 3 is the VR headset I’d purchase if I didn’t already personal one, due to its mixture of a reasonably low value, nice specs, and comfy design. Additionally, for VR gaming 128GB goes a good distance as app sizes are pretty small, so extra storage isn’t a necessity.
The one adverse is that you simply gained’t get a free copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow, however you should buy it individually for those who’re determined to play the VR superhero recreation when it launches in October.
It’s offered out, what do I do now?
In the event you’re studying this after the Meta Quest 3 128GB mannequin has fully offered out in your nation, what would I counsel you purchase as a substitute? Properly both the 512GB Quest 3 mannequin or the brand new 128GB Meta Quest 3S.
The Quest 3S isn’t a major downgrade, however there are a couple of elements to contemplate when weighing up your choices.
The chipset and RAM are the identical, however you’ll need to make do with a much less crisp 1832 x 1920 per-eye display reasonably than the Quest 3’s 2064 x 2208 pixels per-eye shows. And whereas it’s a 1g lighter the Meta Quest 3S is greater as Meta says it’s solely 20% slimmer than the Quest 2 in contrast with 40% for the Quest 3 correct, which is able to affect consolation.
The 3S additionally loses out on the Quest 3’s depth sensor, which is able to imply combined actuality experiences are little much less correct, because the headset solely has cameras and software program to depend on.
However at simply $299.99 / £289.99 / AU$499.99 the Quest 3S is a really tempting prospect regardless of its downsides. For extra in-depth data on each the Quest 3 and Quest 3S try our Meta Quest 3 evaluation and our hands-on Meta Quest 3S evaluation.
