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Meta Quest 3S officially unveiled with £290 price tag and October release date


After a succession of leaks, Meta has officially unveiled its lower-priced Meta Quest 3S headset line-up, which launche…

The major differences, however - beyond a slightly larger form factor and no depth sensor - are a narrower field of view and a reduction in display resolution - with the 3S coming it in at 1832 x 1920 per eye, compared to the Meta Quest 3's 2064 x 2208. Watch on YouTube At £290, though, the Meta Quest 3S still sounds like a strong proposition for the VR curious, particularly as it's bundled with the Quest 3's slick Touch Plus controllers, three months of Meta Quest+, and a copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow. Eurogamer's Tom Phillips was impressed by this new canonical VR instalment of Rocksteady's acclaimed Arkham series when he played it earlier this year, and Meta clearly thinks it's winner too - it's also being bundled with all new Meta Quest 3 purchases made between now and 30th April next year.

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