‘This was inevitable’: Meta blames RAM crisis for price hikes on Quest 3 and Quest 3S, but fans still think they’re still a bargain

• Meta is raising the prices of its Quest 3 and Quest 3S virtual reality headsets
• The company blamed “significantly” higher costs for the price increases
• Users are disappointed but say the products still offer good value for money

The Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S are phenomenally good virtual reality (VR) headsets—in fact, they’re some of the best VR headsets money can buy. Part of that is down to the strong value for money they represent, but it’s just hit something of a bump in the road as Meta has announced that it will raise the price of both devices as soon as April 19 – just two days from now.

According to a post on the Meta website, the price increases will affect both the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S in many markets around the world. Meta said the changes have been made because “the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has increased significantly,” with the skyrocketing cost of memory modules almost certainly the biggest culprit.