Today at Connect we presented MetaQuest 3Sa headset with the same mixed reality features and fast performance as Meta Quest 3, but at a lower price. Starting at just $299.99, Quest 3S is the best headset for anyone new to mixed reality and immersive experiences, or who has been waiting for a low-cost upgrade from Quest and Quest 2.

From watching your favorite TV shows on a theater-sized screen to having your own personal trainer that you can take with you wherever you go, plus multitasking capabilities, gaming, and more, there’s no better mixed reality device on the market at this price point.

Meta Quest 3S complements the Meta Quest 3 family

When we released Meta Quest 3 last year, it was not only more powerful than Quest 2, it was also a true mixed reality device at a consumer-friendly price. With its full-color passthrough capabilities, Quest 3 opened up a whole new kind of experience, allowing people to blend the virtual and physical worlds like never before.

We’ve spent 2024 improving the Quest ecosystem and making Meta Quest 3 an even more capable headset—and Meta Quest 3S will benefit from these updates from day one.

We redesigned Meta Horizon OS for spatial computing, with better support for key 2D apps like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. We added better spatial audio and improved the contrast and color of passthrough to make it more realistic and immersive. You can even use Quest on the go thanks to Travel Mode.

And we have big things planned for the future, like expanding Travel Mode to include use on trains, supporting lying down while using the headset, continuing to improve the Meta AI on Quest and enabling the “Hey Meta” wake word to summon it, and more.

Like all our previous headsets, Meta Quest 3S built on a foundation of trustwith new features to protect your privacy and data.

Something for everyone

With Quest 3S there is something for everyone. Attend a concert in Horizon Worlds‘ Music Valley or enjoy front row seats at Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat and more. Unleash your creativity with tools like VR painting And Gravity sketch. Sit back and relax in the home theater of your dreams with apps like Prime Video, Twitch, YouTube and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) plus Netflix in HD in your browser, all in our brand new Theater View. And Dolby Atmos offers immersive sound. Or squeeze in a workout with Supernaturalwhose new group training mode starts today.

Quest 3S is compatible with our full library of thousands of apps and games, as well as upcoming Quest 3 and 3S exclusives such as Batman: Arkham Origins. Games that have received Quest 3-specific performance updates also works on Quest 3S, meaning you’ll benefit from the same improved graphics and faster loading times.

A price drop for Meta Quest 3

In addition to the new, affordable Meta Quest 3S headset, we’re also reducing the price of the 512GB Meta Quest 3 from $649.99 to just $499.99. Meta Quest 3 remains the best headset in our lineup for tech enthusiasts and gamers, with four times the storage of the base model Meta Quest 3S, as well as our 4K+ Infinite display* with cutting-edge pancake lenses and a wider field of view.

Quest 3S is a big step toward making mixed reality more accessible, and we hope you’re as excited about the future of this technology as we are.

*Two displays (resolution 2064×2208 per eye) combined with Meta’s Optical stack with infinite display.