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Meta CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mark Zuckerberg announced irreversible rate cuts for both its Quest 2 as well as Quest Pro virtual reality headsets. Starting with the Quest 2, the 256 GB variation will certainly set you back $429 (as opposed to $499) beginning March 5, a cost that looks also much better beside Sony’s brand-new (yet extremely various) $549 PlayStation VR 2.
The more expensive Quest Pro, which introduced in late 2022 for $1,499.99, will certainly be $999.99 on March 5 in the U.S. as well as in Canada, though that prices won’t turn out around the world up until late March.
Notably (as well as controversially), the price of the entry-level 128 GB Quest 2 isn’t transforming. It’ll still be $399.99. For context, in 2022 Meta boosted its cost from $299.99 to $399.99 — a monstrous 33% rate walk. The relocation was credited to the increasing price of parts, as well as Meta wasn’t the only business to elevate item prices; Sony raised the price of the PS5 in numerous areas beyond the U.S. The $399.99 rate is high, yet it’s still among one of the most economical methods to experience Half-Life: Alyx, a must-play virtual reality game that’s still secured to computer.
Whereas the 2020 Quest 2 is a fantastic generalist virtual reality headset, Meta Quest Pro is the business’s more expensive metaverse-focused headset. It can play the exact same games, as well as its equipment is a lot more effective as well as polished than the Quest 2’s. However, also at its brand-new $999.99 rate, The Verge’s review video reveals that it may be a while up until Meta can make it as solid of a worth as the Quest 2.
Source: Polygon
