Meta Slashes Quest 2 And Quest Pro VR Headset Prices But Should You Pounce?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the news on his Instagram profile, letting everyone know that the company would be cutting the cost of its 256GB version of the Meta Quest 2 by $70, and slashing the price of the Meta Quest Pro by $500. This places the 256GB version of the Quest 2 at just $30 more than the entry-level 128GB version.
While the price reductions make the headsets more affordable, consumers looking to get into VR may want to hold off for a bit. One reason is that the Quest 3 headset is expected to launch later this year, while another is that there may simply be better options available.
The upcoming Meta Quest 3 is expected to launch at a slightly higher price point than the 128GB Quest 2, but is said to be thinner overall and more powerful. It has also been rumored that the updated VR headset will come with some passthrough capabilities, which makes buying a Quest 2 headset right now an even harder sell. For owners of a PlayStation 5, the recently released VR2 headset is available as well, at a price of $550.
What seems to be clear is that Meta needs to move more headsets. Meta's Reality Labs team lost $13.7 billion in 2022, forcing the company to talk about an upcoming "year of efficiency." A struggling tech market and the shift in the public's attention from the metaverse to AI, are more than likely factors in the recent price cuts to the company's VR headsets.