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Twitter post by Meta

Base price is now $400 instead of $300. And 256gb version is now $500.

Take my advice if you haven’t purchased yet: Use the cash for a PS5 or Xbox instead. You’ll get a lot more use out of it.

 

[Punished Miku]

Glad I got one already.

I think everyone hoping for PSVR2 for less than $500 just got kicked in the nuts.

 

[ManaByte]

I think everyone hoping for PSVR2 for less than $500 just got kicked in the nuts.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Dammit, Meta. I held off until they removed the Facebook account requirement and then they do this. Whatever. I've waited a few years, I can wait a few more.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Glad I got one already.

I think everyone hoping for PSVR2 for less than $500 just got kicked in the nuts.

I think it'll be a minimum of $499. The $399 PSVR at launch was for just the headset. The PSVR2 package has to include the controllers.

I don't plan to buy any more hardware until the PSVR2.

 

[LQX]

Damn, good thing I bought a new one during the last sales. I guess the no Facebook option is going to hit them hard.

If anyone is thinking of buying one now use my referral code and we both get $30 off...

Accept referral | Meta Quest

www.oculus.com

 

[SJRB]

The price you pay for not have them harvest your data, I suppose.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Glad I got one already.

I think everyone hoping for PSVR2 for less than $500 just got kicked in the nuts.

Naw it'll be less than $500. Besides, Quest is a standalone device.

 

[Jennings]

It would still be worth it even if it were to cost $1,000. This will only keep the fence-sitters away.

 

[General Lee]

This will certainly ease the pressure on Sony to provide a low price for their headset.

Meta's been bleeding money subsidizing its VR business, so it does make sense they feel the need to do this. They managed to get critical mass of users with the low price and make Quest 2 a success, and right now there's no real competition pressuring them. This price increase will likely also help with the upcoming Cambria that's supposed to be much more expensive. People would no doubt ask whether a significantly higher price tag device would be worth it compared to a cheap quest 2.

 

[ManaByte]

This price increase will likely also help with the upcoming Cambria that's supposed to be much more expensive.

Yea but Cambria is basically the Oasis headset from Ready Player One. It's game over for other VR competitors when that thing hits.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Mr.ODST]

Waiting for the Quest 3 before I dip in as I sold my Quest 2 a few years ago, excellent headset though

 

[TVexperto]

only in US..already cost 350 euros in europe

 

[ManaByte]

Good. VR is just a gimmick, just like the Move and Kinect.

Except it's more expensive, which makes it an expensive gimmick.

Spoken like a VR virgin.

 

[Kev Kev]

Wait, what? I was going to get one some day but if the price is going up then forget about it. Is it that in demand? How does this make any kind of sense?

 

[Dane]

Is it worth it for sideload use? Might get one in my country before it raises like hell and sell it at no loss.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Who the fuck raises the M$RP on already released tech? I've had one for 2 years already but this is some bullshit.

 

[Ozriel]

and now they look like complete clowns. They want to be seen as a walled garden gaming platform like consoles, but it’s Completely unprecedented for consoles to go up in MSRP.

Should have kept this price increase for a successor device. A more powerful Quest 3 next year would have gone better at $399.

Apple really did a number on Facebook when they removed the ad tracking on iOS

 

[ManaByte]

Who the fuck raises the M$RP on already released tech? I've had one for 2 years already but this is some bullshit.

 

[Sosokrates]

I dont know why anyone would want a vr device with none perfect (grey) black levels and poor FOV.

OLED all the way for VR.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Waiting for the Quest 3 before I dip in as I sold my Quest 2 a few years ago, excellent headset though

Quest 2 has barely been out 1.5 years now

 

[brian0057]

 

[R6Rider]

Even more of a reason not to get one.

 

[reksveks]

only in US..already cost 350 euros in europe

I wouldnt put it past a global price bump

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

I suspect that a lot of people (like me) mostly bought it to connect to their PC and play fantastic Steam games, so the subisidized price isn't getting the Oculus Store returns that they wanted.

 

[JackSparr0w]

Strange to increase the price so late into the products lifecycle.

 

[reksveks]

I suspect that a lot of people (like me) mostly bought it to connect to their PC and play fantastic Steam games, so the subisidized price isn't getting the Oculus Store returns that they wanted.

Think that's definitely a part of it. I also suspect that it (VR) generally doesn't yet have good software attach rates but happy to be proven wrong with sales numbers.

 

[Darth Giggity]

It's not worth 500... and i have two of them LOL

 

[01011001]

Glad I got one already.

I think everyone hoping for PSVR2 for less than $500 just got kicked in the nuts.

I mean if sony want's a dead platform they can sell it at that price...

 

[zcaa0g]

For a seated experience for racing and flight sims, the HP Reverb G2 is a far better value with superior image quality.

 

[IDKFA]

Spoken like a VR virgin.

 

[GloveSlap]

This will certainly ease the pressure on Sony to provide a low price for their headset.

Meta's been bleeding money subsidizing its VR business, so it does make sense they feel the need to do this. They managed to get critical mass of users with the low price and make Quest 2 a success, and right now there's no real competition pressuring them. This price increase will likely also help with the upcoming Cambria that's supposed to be much more expensive. People would no doubt ask whether a significantly higher price tag device would be worth it compared to a cheap quest 2.

I was confused at first, but this makes sense. Now that their core business are struggling they need to stop the bleeding.

 

[Punished Miku]

If it keeps increasing in value at the current rate, I'll be able to sell mine next year and take the girlfriend to Applebee's for free.

 

[Droxcy]

33% increase on a device that has been out for two years wow what scumlords. If you didn't have one before this is a blow to new adoption. Their new headsets will probably be heavily unavailable in terms of production at this rate probably why they're hiking prices along with greed.

 

[LordCBH]

Zuckercunt should just take a pay cut instead.

 

[Kuranghi]

You know whats really shitty is we have stock of the old Facebook branded one where I work inside but they aren't allowed to sell the stock, I guess not just because of the name change, but more this price change. Like anyone gives a fudge if it says Facebook or Meta on it, why not just clear the stock, probably they'll recall it and refurbish it with the new branding I'm guessing.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Ps5 and series x next.....

 

[R6Rider]

You know whats really shitty is we have stock of the old Facebook branded one where I work inside but they aren't allowed to sell the stock, I guess not just because of the name change, but more this price change. Like anyone gives a fudge if it says Facebook or Meta on it, why not just clear the stock, probably they'll recall it and refurbish it with the new branding I'm guessing.

They actually said Facebook on it? I thought they only ever said Oculus, and then changed it to Meta.

 

[Kuranghi]

They actually said Facebook on it? I thought they only ever said Oculus, and then changed it to Meta.

I'm not sure about the actual branding on the device itself, it was more the box I think. Which would make the move even more cunty.

 

[jshackles]

I was actually thinking about picking one up since they're dropping the Facebook account requirement next month.

Now, nope.

 

[Ribi]

Welp.. steam deckard is it

 

[jaysius]

The price you pay for not have them harvest your data, I suppose.

Meta is still taking all your data, they've just figured out new wording for it.

Meta is Facebook you do know that right.

 

[RoadHazard]

I wondered if this was gonna happen when they announced a Facebook account would no longer be required, as the Quest being a FB trojan horse was a big reason for them subsidizing it so hard.

But maybe that's not the only reason this is happening, or even the main one.

 

[Haint]

Welp.. steam deckard is it

Deckard will be $1000 minimum, if it's even real or makes it to market. The 3 year old Index headset alone with no controllers, battery, memory, or onboard processing whatsoever is currently $500 USD.

 

[Crayon]

PS4 was supposed to be 500 and psvr was 800 and ps5 was 600, etc etc. If psvr2 comes in at $400 I wouldn't be surprised. We can only estimate a range on price at this point. $500 is likely the top of that range, so that would only leave down to go.

Anyway, it's bizarre for the price to jump up so much on quest2. Maybe they are trying to get the hike out of the way so $400 quest 3 looks like a better deal?

 

[Soapbox Killer]

I dont know why anyone would want a vr device with none perfect (grey) black levels and poor FOV.

OLED all the way for VR.

Its a solid piece of tech for the old price but this move is trying to put the shit back in the horse. If it debuted at 399 they would have a more compelling case. This is just bizarre a reeks of greed. (even if the numbers say something else)

 

[Bonfires Down]

Hey Zuck, why don't you just throw out that stupid processor and sell us a cheaper and lighter unit that we can hook up to Steam. I mean, you've already done that before...

 

[Ezquimacore]

Not even worth it

 

[Dream-Knife]

Usually tech products go down in price as they get older....

There can't still be high demand?