The price of Meta Quest 3 will remain the same for the foreseeable future, says Meta’s CTO.
The headset is a month and a half old. So it would be unusual for Meta to discount the device for Black Friday. That was the question a fan asked in Bosworth’s most recent AMA on Instagram.
“I know you’re out there shopping for deals, and I do appreciate it. But the plan is to stay the course when it comes to Quest 3. We did everything we could to get this device out at the price that it is, that’s the honest truth. So the price that it’s at is the price it’s going to be at going forward for the foreseeable,” said Bosworth.
Meta Quest 3 costs $499 for the 128GB SKU and $650 for the 512GB SKU. The VR RPG Asgard’s Wrath 2, due out in December, is currently included for free.
It is not known how much Quest 3 costs to produce. One analysis of the bill of materials shows that the retail price and the production cost of the entry-level model are about the same. Meta is therefore unlikely to make a profit on hardware sales, or is even taking a loss if research and development costs are taken into account.
Meta’s last-generation VR headset is currently being discounted: The Meta Quest 2 is available for $249 (128 GB) and $299 (256 GB), but may be replaced by a more powerful model at the same price next year. Read the article Should you buy Quest 2 or Quest 3 – or just wait and see?
Further statements from Meta’s CTO
Bosworth made other interesting statements on the following topics:
Source: Mixed News
