{"id":392988,"date":"2026-01-05T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392988\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:20:10","slug":"this-meta-quest-3s-deal-saves-you-50-plus-50-in-free-amazon-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392988\/","title":{"rendered":"This Meta Quest 3S Deal Saves You $50, Plus $50 in Free Amazon Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"

While 2026 might sound like the future, it’s very much here and now. But you can at least feel like you’re living in the future by picking up one of the\u00a0best virtual reality headsets<\/a>\u00a0at a great price. The Meta Quest 3S is our favorite affordable VR headset, and right now you can get one for just $250<\/a> — a respectable $50 discount. But wait, there’s more.<\/p>\n

Order your new headset from Amazon, and you’ll also get a free $50 digital credit for the online retailer thrown in. Just make sure to enter the code QUEST50 at checkout or clip the on-page coupon to get it.<\/p>\n

The Meta Quest 3S features an improved CPU and better graphics, making it a solid choice for gamers. It’s noticeably lighter than the previous Quest 2 and offers about three hours of battery life. This model also comes with 128GB of storage for all of your favorite apps and games, too.<\/p>\n

This headset is the budget version of the Quest 3, but it’s similar to comparing an iPhone 17 to an iPhone 17 Pro — the Pro has added benefits, but the standard version covers all the essentials without breaking a virtual sweat.<\/p>\n

Scott Stein, CNET’s VR expert, praised the headset in his review<\/a>: “If you want a simple, fun entry ticket to VR at an amazing price, the Quest 3S is a really good upgraded device with a lot of headroom for mixed\u2011reality evolution in the years to come. And if you’re thinking of VR as a simple, fun everyday toy and you’re not wanting to spend too much, then the cheaper 3S is exactly where you want to be.” He also labeled it as “by far the best value in VR.”<\/p>\n

TECH DEALS OF THE WEEK <\/p>\n

Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.<\/p>\n

Why this deal matters<\/p>\n

Virtual and augmented reality tech is constantly evolving, but it’s rarely cheap. Deals on headsets like the Meta Quest 3S don’t pop up every day. If you’ve been wanting to invest in one of Meta’s headsets, this is the time to buy while it’s available at a lower\u2011than\u2011usual price.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews.\u00a0Add CNET<\/a>\u00a0as a preferred Google source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While 2026 might sound like the future, it’s very much here and now. But you can at least…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[64,63,105,238,239,240],"class_list":["post-392988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}