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Meta has revealed Quest 3S, its new VR/AR headset, at a lower price than its predecessor.
While prices for Quest 3 started at $499, 3S will cost $299 and do whatever its "brother" can do, according to Meta.
"Whether you want to watch the biggest movies and shows, hang out with friends or play games, Meta Quest 3S makes it easier than ever to get into mixed reality. Blend digital objects into your physical space. Turn any room into a home theater. Immerse yourself in fantastical virtual worlds. The possibilities are endless."
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From day one, 3S will feature the same improvements Meta Quest 3 received. The company rebuilt Meta Horizon OS for spatial computing, made spatial audio better, and improved Passthrough’s contrast and color, making looking at your surroundings through virtual space more immersive. Moreover, Meta added a dedicated button to turn on the Passthrough feature to the new variant.
So what's the difference between Quest 3 and 3S? Quest 3 remains Meta's most powerful headset, with four times the storage of the baseline 3S, a 4K+ Infinite display, featuring state-of-the-art pancake lenses and a wider field of view.
For a limited time, you'll get Batman: Arkham Shadow and three months of Meta Quest+ for your 3S purchase. Sales start on October 15.
Meta also dropped the price of 512GB Meta Quest 3 from $649.99 to $499.99, so you have more options to choose from at a better price than ever.
The company is planning to expand the Travel Mode to work on trains, provide support for lying down while using the headset, continue to improve Meta AI, and enable the “Hey Meta” wake word.
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Not every Quest was lucky, though: Meta announced it would discontinue Quest 2 and Quest Pro, its $999 model launched in 2022.
Meanwhile, investment in VR headsets will also accelerate Meta's work on AR glasses. Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated an early concept of a prototype, called Orion, which won’t be sold to consumers but will help the company improve the idea. “This is where we are going,” he said (via CNBC).
Orion uses a wristband component to pick up on users' neural signals and let them control the glasses with their brains.
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