Meta Quest 3S VR headset is the cheapest ever (2025)

On the occasion of Black Friday, Meta popular Virtual reality headsetthe Quest 3Sreduced by $50 to a discounted price of $249. This is the model with 128GB of storage, while the 256GB model costs $329. While this price is not a new Low and low, it is as cheap as this headphone has ever been sold.

The problem is in the details of the different packages offered by different retailers, which makes it confusing. This one is provided by Amazonfor example, is Gorilla sign Bundle, which is currently the most popular game on the platform. It’s also a free-to-download game, but the package gives you in-game content (1,000 shiny rocks for those curious). You may not want in-game content for a game you’ve never played before.

For my money, Walmart is the place to buy the Quest 3S right now. Its package comes with Batman: Arkham Shadow$50 game. Meta also sells this bundle Same price directly from his storefront. Like the other bundles, this one comes with 128GB of storage, as well as a free three-month trial of Meta Horizon+, which gives you access to a lot of premium apps and games designed for VR.

Meanwhile, Best Buy is offering a bundle with the game The Walking Dead: Sinners and Saints The same price is $249. This is a $20 game. But it also comes with a $50 Best Buy e-gift card. That’s great too, although it depends on whether you plan to do more shopping through the site Best Cyber ​​Monday Deals Best Buy.

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Meta Quest 3S is Best virtual reality headset To buy, and has been since its release in late 2024. It was the cheaper follow-up to Meta Quest 3, but it was so good that it completely replaced it. Our review described it as “cheap, light and easy to use”. WIRED reviewer Bon Ashworth also praised its ergonomics, calling it “the most comfortable VR headset” he’s ever used, thanks to its weight and ability to stay quiet while on your face. It even comes with advanced features like color video scrolling for mixed reality experiences. Battery life seems to be the biggest compromise; In our game test it lasted two hours at most.

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