Meta Quest headset prices are going up on April 19
TL;DR
The RAM crisis has prompted another company to jack up hardware prices. Meta says it will be increasing the price of Quest headsets on April 19. The Meta Quest 3 will get a $100 hike to $599, while the Quest 3S will be $50 more expensive at $350 (for a version with 128GB of storage) and $450 (256GB). Meta is blaming the increases on the rising costs of RAM, which has skyrocketed in price due to a shortage of chips as AI companies gobble up as much memory as they can for their data centers.
Nauti's Take
The RAM price shock hitting Meta Quest 3 with a $100 increase is real and not just margin optimization. For XR newcomers still on the fence, buying before April 19 is a concrete saving.
The long-term risk: higher entry prices slow adoption precisely when ecosystem diversity matters most. Enterprise XR budgets should factor in ongoing price pressure.
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