Meta Quest 3S Announced, A Cheaper VR/MR Headset Launching In October

During the Meta Connect 2024 keynote presentation, Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed a new virtual and mixed reality headset, the Meta Quest 3S. It'll come in two SKUs, one with 128 GB of internal storage for $299 and another with 256 GB for $399. The Meta Quest 3S is available to preorder now and will launch on October 15.

The Meta Quest 3S features the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor as its Quest 3 counterpart, and uses the same Touch Plus controllers with the same inside-out tracking capabilities. There are a few key differences, however. The Quest 3S has a slightly lower display resolution (1832 x 1920 per eye) and uses Frensel lenses as opposed to the originals' pancake lenses. This also results in a slightly narrower field-of-view (FOV) at 96 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees vertical. You will also notice that the front cameras have been redesigned, but still have the same passthrough capabilities.

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This announcment coincides with updates to Meta's mixed reality social apps, the addition of Dolby Atmos audio capabilites, among other small updates across the Meta Horizon platform. Both the Quest 3 and Quest 3S (all SKUs) will also come with Batman: Arkham Shadow for free.