Meta significantly cut the prices of official Quest 2 accessories.

The new Quest 2 official accessory pricing is:

• Elite Strap: $25 (originally $60)
• Elite Strap with Battery: $45 (originally $120)
• Carrying Case: $20 (originally $60)
• Iphekhi elisebenzayo: $30 (originally $70)
• Fit Pack: $20 (originally $50)

These represent significant discounts of more than 50% compared to the original pricing. The price of these accessories had already been cut, though far less drastically, from January 1 this year.

Quest 2 Is Now Just $200

Quest 2’s official price has been cut again, now to just $200. And when bought from Walmart, it includes $50 Quest Store credit.

This new accessory pricing is being announced less than a month after the company cut the headset itself to i-$ 200 nje, it’s lowest price ever, and two months after 256GB model yaphela esitokweni across the Meta Store and retailers. It remains unavailable.

This Is A Clearance Sale

Meta’s continued cuts to Quest 2’s headset and accessory pricing, alongside the disappearance of the 256GB model, strongly suggest the headset is nearing the end of its time on the market.

256GB Quest 2 Stock Disappears, Is Cheaper Quest 3 Inbound?

The 256GB model of Quest 2 is either out of stock or completely delisted at Meta.com and almost all retailers. Is Quest 3 Lite inbound?

Njengoba kumile, ukube i-Quest 2 ibingekho emakethe intengo yokungena yesikhulumi se-Meta's VR ibingaba u-$500, imodeli engu-128GB ye-Quest 3. Kodwa kunobufakazi obuqinile bokuthi i-Meta ihlela ukwethula ihedisethi eshibhile ukuze ithathele indawo ngokuqondile i-Quest 2, ihedisethi enamahemuhemu. ezobizwa nge-“Quest 3 Lite” noma “Quest 3S”.

Umhlangano wemephu yomgwaqo we-Meta hardware waputshuza e-The Verge ngoMashi wonyaka odlule embule inkampani ihlele ukukhipha ihedisethi entsha ngemuva kwe-Quest 3 ngo-2024 "eqophelweni lentengo elikhanga kakhulu emakethe yabathengi be-VR".

Imibiko evela The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Futhi Umhlaziyi waseShayina obethembekile esikhathini esidlule uphakamise ukuthi le headset izofaka i I-Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 i-chipset esuka ku-Quest 3 kodwa sebenzisa amalensi ama-fresnel amadala asuka ku-Quest 2 ukuze ufinyelele inani eliphansi elanele ukuze uyishintshe. Yingakho thina angisancomi ukuthenga Quest 2.

I-XR2 Gen 2 ine-GPU enamandla ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili, abanye abathuthukisi asevele asebenzisa ukuletha ihluzo ezingcono kakhulu.

It seems likely that Quest 2 headset and accessory price cuts are in fact clearance sales, and have already successfully cleared stock of the 256GB model. But how long will it take for the 128GB stock and official accessories to deplete too, and will the cheaper alternative to Quest 3 soon follow?

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