Meta drops Quest 2 price to under $200 USD

At just $199, this is an extremely attractive price for a Meta Quest 2 standalone virtual reality (VR) headset, but is a Quest 3 Lite coming?

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How much are you willing to spend on a VR headset? Apple proposes a price of 3,499 USD , while Meta offers products with a starting price of only 199 USD , equivalent to the cost of replacing the battery for the Vision Pro.

Notably, Meta Quest 2 unexpectedly dropped its price to under $200 on Thursday, leading to speculation about the launch of a new VR headset model in the near future.

Meta Quest 2 has been the best VR headset by CNET for many years, mainly because it is completely self-contained, can play a lot of games, can also be used for fitness applications surprisingly effective (surprisingly effective), can be used as a work device (with mixed results) and can also connect to a PC.

The Quest 2’s price dropped to $250 over the holidays, but the new price cut now brings it down to $199. This is a 128GB version, enough to download dozens of applications. We already liked it at $250, and that feeling is even stronger now. One thing to keep in mind, though: A newer model with a lower price may be coming soon.

Walmart is offering an additional $50 in Meta Quest store credit along with the lower price, making it an even better purchase. (It’s also available on Amazon for $199, but without store credit.)

Will Meta release a replacement product soon? Increasingly, reports suggest that a lower-priced version of the new Meta Quest 3, launched last fall, will offer mixed reality features while cutting back on some of its functionality. Quest 3 and may be sold without a controller. Even if that happens, though, the price is unlikely to be $199.

Quest 2 launched in 2020 and its screen resolution and see-through camera are not as good as Quest 3. But it still does a lot of things remarkably well: even if Meta never releases any more games or apps for the Quest 2, this is still a great buy for $199 for any Who is interested in exploring hundreds of exciting games and applications. The Quest 2 also supports hand tracking, meaning it works with or without an attached controller.

VR is still a non-essential product for most people, and some people use the Quest as a device for children – something I recommend supervising very carefully. The Quest 2, which costs $300 less than the Quest 3, is still the most affordable VR experience available today, but before you buy, you might wonder if waiting for an improved version to come out is worth it. worth it or not.