Enlarge / Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg announces the Meta Quest 3 headset. (credit: Meta)
At a Connect conference keynote today, Meta officially unveiled the Quest 3S headset, a cheaper version of last year’s Quest 3. The new spin-off device will be available in stores Oct. 15 for a price starting at $300 (for 128GB of storage).
That lower price for the Quest 3S comes with a few compromises compared to its predecessor. The biggest is the display, an LCD panel which matches the 1832×1920 per eye resolution of 2020’s Quest 2. That should be a noticeable downgrade from the two 2064×2208 pixel LCD displays on the Quest 3. The 3S also mirrors the Quest 2’s use of fresnel lenses, a downgrade from the pancake lenses on the Quest 3 which allowed for improved clarity and less bulky lens housing.
The Quest 3S also promises just a 96 degree horizontal field of
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