Meta Quest 3S Black Friday deal drops the VR headset to its lowest ever price at Amazon
Don't dismiss this early Black Friday deal
👀 Amazon is running an early Black Friday deal on the capable Meta Quest 3S VR headset
💰 Currently, the 128GB version is down to $250 from $300, with the 256GB variant at $330, down from $400
✅ The headset has the same processor as the pricier Quest 3, plus a comfortable fit, decent battery life and solid resolution lenses
👏 It can also connect tethered to a gaming PC, or work as a standalone VR device, and comes with the Touch Plus controllers
If you’ve been eyeing up the Meta Quest 3S VR headset but have been waiting for a discount, then this early Black Friday deal is for you.
At Amazon, there are deals on both the base 128GB model and more capacious 256GB option. The 128GB option is $250 (down from $300) and the 256GB model is $330 (down from $400). Other than storage, they’re the same headset and come with the popular VR game Gorilla Tag or Batman: Arkham Shadow for free.
The Quest 3S is a capable and affordable VR headset that provides a cheaper variant to the Meta Quest . It features the same chip inside as its more expensive brother, the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, to provide great performance along with 8GB of RAM.
You also get a comfortable fit, a decent 96-degree field of view, and a couple of hours of battery life before it needs to be plugged in.
It has a decent 1830x1920 pixel-per-eye resolution, and while that isn’t as sharp as the dearer Quest 3, it’s still perfectly fine for a VR headset at this more modest price.
The Quest 3S also comes with Meta’s Touch Plus controllers, complete with button and joystick controls, as well as motion controls – handy for intense games such as Beat Saber, for instance.
In our Meta Quest 3S review, we said: “I’ve remained skeptical of VR since its conception, but the Meta Quest 3S has changed my mind. I have to admit, the Meta Quest 3S has made such a positive impression that I’ve been reaching for it more than I ever expected.”
As well as working as a standalone headset, this more affordable headset can be connected to a gaming PC for a more traditional ‘tethered’ VR experience, and you can even cast gameplay from the headset to supported devices via Chromecast and AirPlay so other folks can see what you’re doing.
Up next: Steam Frame vs Meta Quest 3: which VR headset is right for you?
Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines for Trusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more. He also has his own blog, UNTITLED, and graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in International History and Politics in 2023.