{"id":547184,"date":"2026-04-23T22:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547184\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:20:15","slug":"where-to-buy-a-meta-quest-3-or-3s-before-the-price-goes-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547184\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Buy a Meta Quest 3 or 3S Before the Price Goes Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year has been such a bummer for tech fans. From gaming handhelds<\/a> to PS5<\/a>, the prices of just about everything with RAM or an SSD has been skyrocketing. That\u2019s because of the one-two punch of tariffs and AI data center demands. The latest tech products to get a price increase are the Meta Quest 3 and 3S. Meta announced<\/a> that, starting Sunday, April 19, every model of the popular VR headset is going up between $50 and $100. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been on the fence about picking one up for yourself or someone else, now is the time to buy before the price goes up. Here\u2019s where you can get a new Meta Quest 3 or 3S at the current, lower prices.<\/p>\n

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Meta Quest 3 and 3S Price Increase<\/p>\n

Meta Quest 3S (128GB): $300 > $350Meta Quest 3S (256GB): $400 > $450Meta Quest 3 (512GB): $500 > $600<\/p>\n

These higher new prices will go live effective Sunday, April 19.<\/p>\n

Where to Buy Meta Quest 3 and 3S Before Price Change<\/p>\n

Meta Quest 3S (128GB)<\/p>\n

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Meta Quest 3S (128GB)<\/p>\n

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Meta Quest 3S (256GB)<\/p>\n

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Meta Quest 3S (256GB)<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Meta Quest 3 (512GB)<\/p>\n

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Meta Quest 3 (512GB)<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

If you were planning on buying a Meta Quest 3 or 3S anytime soon, now\u2019s the time to pull the trigger, before the price increase goes live. Above, you\u2019ll find links to all three Quest configurations at all the major retailers.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the Difference Between the Meta Quest 3 and 3S?<\/p>\n

Both the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S are standalone VR headsets, meaning you don\u2019t need to attach them to any other device to play their whole range of games. That said, you can connect them to a PC and use them as a PCVR device, assuming your PC can run VR games.<\/p>\n

The biggest difference between the two devices is the picture quality. The Quest 3 offers a resolution of 2,064 x 2,208 pixels per eye, while the 3S has a resolution of 1,832 x 1,920 per eye. The Quest 3S gives you the option of buying one with a 128GB SSD or a 256GB SSD. The Quest 3 doesn’t give you an option and includes 512GB of onboard storage. Aside from those things, both have all the same sensors and motion tracking capability and refresh rate. They\u2019re really quite similar outside of picture quality.<\/p>\n

You can check out our Meta Quest 3S review<\/a> and our Meta Quest 3 review<\/a> for more info, but note that they both scored 9\/10, so I don’t know if that will give you much clarity.<\/p>\n

While the Meta Quest 3 is undoubtedly a higher quality product, the Meta Quest 3S doesn\u2019t fall far behind. And with its entry-level price coming in at $200 less than the 3, it might be hard to make yourself pay more. I think you\u2019ll be happy with whichever headset you buy. If you have the spare cash, you\u2019ll appreciate the benefits of the 3. If not, you probably won\u2019t notice the difference anyway, since you won\u2019t have the 3 to compare it with. It\u2019s kind of a win-win.<\/p>\n

Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN’s board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year has been such a bummer for tech fans. From gaming handhelds to PS5, the prices of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[86,56,54,55,4297,4298,4299],"class_list":{"0":"post-547184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-virtual-reality","13":"tag-virtualreality","14":"tag-vr"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}