The Meta Quest 2 (formerly known as the Oculus Quest 2) is about to go $100 more expensive, bringing the price for the 128GB model to $399.99 and the 256GB model to $499.99. According to a message from Metathe price change for the nearly two-year-old headset will go into effect ‘from August’.
As much as I hate to recommend buying things under pressure, you should probably act fast if you’re hoping to get your hands on one sooner. It seems likely that scalpers and their armies of bots are about to experience a heyday with the models currently on sale at the old price. You can pick them up in places like Meta’s Official Store, Best Buy, Amazon, GameStop, Targetor walmart.
This is a hefty price hike for what has been one of the best deals in gaming for years, and it comes at a time when Meta as a whole wants to cut down on the fat and start making more money – while at the same time trying to build a business around people who have access to virtual reality hardware. However, the company is offering buyers something to make the new price a little easier to swallow: Starting August 1 and throughout the year, the Quest 2 will ship with a free copy of Beat Saberan extremely popular VR rhythm game that normally costs $29.99.
According to UploadVRthose who want to save money by go with refurbished models will also have to pay an additional $100 for the base version and $80 for the one with enhanced storage, $349 and $429 respectively.
In his Tuesday post, Meta says that “the costs of making and shipping our products have gone up.” According to sources speaking to roadside reporter Alex Heath, the company does not make any money selling Quest headsets.
However, it’s possible that antitrust regulators could accuse Meta of purposely subsidizing its headsets long enough to drive out competitors who simply couldn’t afford to match its price point, then jack up the price once it became dominant on the market. market. As an example of how popular the Quest 2 is among gamers, just look at last month’s Steam Hardware Survey: 49.02 percent of people using VR with Steam played on a Quest 2.
By the way, this is a headset that doesn’t require a computer, so that number probably doesn’t apply to all people who use the headsets. Market research firm IDC estimates that the Quest 2 made up 78 percent of the virtual/augmented reality market by 2021, according to The Hindu.
Recent reports have indicated that Meta is working on a new line of VR and AR headsets, some of which will be significantly more expensive than the current crop (even with the higher prices). The company hasn’t been shy about working on new hardware, but Tuesday’s move could give users a break from buying its ecosystem. That wouldn’t bode well for Meta, who has said it’s going all-in on virtual worlds.
Now if you’re in a rush to pick up one of these headsets before the price hike, you might want to check it out our video presentation some of the most useful features.
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