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  • Writer's picturePritish Bagdi

Meta Quest 3 Is Coming This Fall, & Quest 2 Prices Have Dropped

Immersive VR + Breakthrough Meta Reality in a Single Device


Mark Zuckerberg just revealed Meta Quest 3, our next-generation virtual and mixed reality headset, which will be available later this year.


Pritish Bagdi

It has a greater resolution, more powerful performance, groundbreaking Meta Reality technology, and a thinner, more comfortable form factor. This autumn, Quest 3 will be released in all countries where Meta Quest is currently available. The 128GB headset is priced at $499.99 USD, with an additional storage option available for individuals who require more space. Mark your calendars because we'll have much more to discuss at Meta Connect, which returns on September 27 this year.

Quest 3 is the powerful all-in-one headset you've been looking for, with no wires. Sign up to be among the first to find out about Meta Quest 3.

Mark Zuckerberg's communique on MQ3, "Quest 3 combines our highest definition display with pancake optics to produce content that looks better than ever before. This will be the first headset to use a next-generation Snapdragon chipset created in conjunction with Qualcomm Technologies to power those additional pixels. In Quest 2, the next-generation Snapdragon chipset delivers more than twice the graphics capabilities of the previous generation Snapdragon GPU, resulting in smoother performance and exceptionally sharp details in immersive games.

On Quest 3, our best-in-class Meta Reality technology allows you to effortlessly blend your physical and virtual worlds. These new experiences go beyond today's mixed reality by intelligently comprehending and responding to objects in your actual area, allowing you to navigate it in natural, intuitive ways that were previously practically impossible. High-fidelity colour Passthrough, unique machine learning, and spatial awareness let you to interact with virtual information and the physical world at the same time, opening up a world of possibilities. You can now play a virtual board game on your kitchen table with Demeo, adorn your living room with virtual art thanks to Painting VR, or immerse yourself in a totally immersive universe to achieve things that were previously impossible.

Quest 3 brings Meta Reality to even more people at a lower price point, making it our first mass-market offering to combine cutting-edge VR and MR experiences in a single device, establishing a new standard for future headsets.

With a 40% slimmer optic profile* compared to Quest 2, Quest 3 is a sleeker, more comfortable headset. We also completely redesigned Quest 3’s Touch Plus controllers with a more streamlined and ergonomic form factor. Thanks to our advances in tracking technology, we’ve dropped the outer tracking rings so the controllers feel like a more natural extension of your hands and take up less space. We also included TruTouch haptics that first debuted in Touch Pro to help you feel the action like never before. You can even upgrade to our fully self-tracked Meta Quest Touch Pro Controllers for a premium experience. And hand tracking will be supported out of the box, so you can explore without controllers, thanks to Direct Touch that lets you use just your hands to interact with virtual objects.

Quest 3 is compatible with the Quest 2 catalog of over 500 VR games, apps, and experiences (and counting), and we’ve got even more exciting new VR and MR titles lined up for launch. That means Quest 3 will have the world’s best library of immersive experiences on day one. Be sure to tune in to today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase for a rundown of new games and updates coming to the Quest Platform — plus a sneak peek at Quest 3’s AAA flagship adventure.

Quest 2 Gets New Lower Prices, Plus a Performance Upgrade






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