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Meta Quest VR Headsets: 512GB Quest 3 $500, 256GB Quest 3S $400, 128GB Quest 3S

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Starting Sunday, April 19th, 2026, Meta is officially raising the price of all Quest 3 and 3S VR/MR headsets by $50 - $100 (source). Despite these products being offered at the current regular price, we have promoted it on the front page due to the impending price increase.

Various Retailers have Meta Quest 3 and 3S VR/MR Headsets (Various) for the prices noted below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where applicable.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Available Options:
  • 128GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $349.99 on April 19th)
  • 256GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $449.99 on April 19th)
  • 512GB Meta Quest 3 (increasing to $599.99 on April 19th)
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No longer available
  • 128GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $349.99 on April 19th)
  • 256GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $449.99 on April 19th)
  • 512GB Meta Quest 3 (increasing to $599.99 on April 19th)

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Starting Sunday, April 19th, 2026, Meta is officially raising the price of all Quest 3 and 3S VR/MR headsets by $50 - $100 (source). Despite these products being offered at the current regular price, we have promoted it on the front page due to the impending price increase.

Various Retailers have Meta Quest 3 and 3S VR/MR Headsets (Various) for the prices noted below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where applicable.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Available Options:
  • 128GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $349.99 on April 19th)
  • 256GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $449.99 on April 19th)
  • 512GB Meta Quest 3 (increasing to $599.99 on April 19th)
  • & More

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
No longer available
  • 128GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $349.99 on April 19th)
  • 256GB Meta Quest 3S (increasing to $449.99 on April 19th)
  • 512GB Meta Quest 3 (increasing to $599.99 on April 19th)

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Eragorn
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This will probably be like the PS5 thread, where prices don't immediately change for most retailers on Sunday (except Meta themselves). Most likely, retailers will sell through existing stock and then increase prices when they reorder. While in my honest opinion, none of these are worth the price they're increasing to, I wanted to post for awareness for anyone on the fence about purchasing.
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FancyCrowd9869
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Got it for 190 dollars a few weeks ago through a deal here
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cheapass79
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Nice! I haven't felt like I was "winning" enough this week with gas prices!!

This reminds me just how tired of it I have become!!
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Community Reviews

Meta Quest headsets stand out for VR gaming, movie watching, and mixed reality content, with Quest 3 especially praised for its pancake lenses, sharp streaming from a PC, and strong experiences like 3D movies and virtual pinball. The current pricing is drawing attention because the lower holiday and clearance deals are gone, and restocks are already pushing prices up at many retailers. The main drawbacks are comfort and value, since the headset can feel heavy, the Quest 3S lenses are seen as a step down, and the new prices make upgrades harder to justify. A solid option if the features matter more than chasing the old sale price.

  • The Quest 3 can deliver an immersive experience for 3D movies and virtual pinball gameplay.

    joeH1974

  • Streaming high-resolution movies from a PC over Wi-Fi can work well because the PC handles the GPU load.

    joeH1974

  • The Quest 3 supports Virtual Pinball options, including Pinball FX with multiple tables and VPX with many free tables.

    joeH1974

  • A $30 game or app credit may be available via a referral link before headset activation, even when buying from other retailers.

    depaul6

  • Retailer pricing can rise after existing stock sells through, so the lower price may not last across stores.

    Eragornjustpeople77Eragorn

  • The Quest 3S lenses can feel like a poor experience compared with Quest 3 pancake lenses, making the 3S harder to justify at higher prices.

    Hotpuck6

  • A software update can ignore the 'updates off' setting and change sideloaded app behavior after the update.

    Caffeineman

  • The headset can feel too heavy and can squeeze the head, which may affect comfort during use.

    dregan

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Apr 17, 2026 6:31 PM
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joeH1974Apr 17, 2026 6:31 PM
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What movie and game specifically?
Tons of movies, and there are AI upscaled conversions people have done which are absolutely fantastic. The Quest can do 2k per eye in terms of resolution. Streaming from a PC over wifi to the Quest, where the PC is doing the heavy lift on the GPU, is very nice for high resolution movies. But as an example, I just watched Tron Legacy and Ares.

As for Virtual Pinball, there are two options. There is a native Pinball FX app on the Quest which I highly recommend. Tables look phenomenal in VR. If you want even more realism in terms of graphics and physics, you can take a look a Visual Pinball X (VPX). VPX is completely free. It would run on the PC and again stream to the Quest via Wifi. Pinball FX has about 20-25 tables released. VPX has in the hundreds. My personal favorites will always be Addams Family and Star Trek TNG.
Apr 17, 2026 8:37 PM
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roberthhidApr 17, 2026 8:37 PM
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Be careful. QVC and HSN are filing for bankruptcy.
Apr 18, 2026 12:54 AM
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smalltimeprintfarmerApr 18, 2026 12:54 AM
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If you have a Cap1 credit card and want to roll the dice - I went to the meta website and poked around on a laptop that has the capital one "snoop on everything you do" extension and the next day I got a "spend $330+ and get $150 credit back" so I bit and grabbed the quest 3 512 - which I have found to be neat but not as exciting as I had hoped
Apr 18, 2026 3:17 AM
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GreyPenguin260Apr 18, 2026 3:17 AM
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Quote from martinrcota View quoted comment :
Got it during Black Friday deals for 250 and $75 in gift cards
Sure buddy
Apr 18, 2026 3:23 AM
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Chris29Apr 18, 2026 3:23 AM
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Let me see if I got this right. Meta invests heavily in AI data centers buying up all the GPUs/memory out there, then says due to a chip shortage they need to raise prices on their hardware?

That's just stupid.
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You're looking at resellers so whatever you say buddy boy I don't know why you think anyone cares about how you spend your time.
having a rough day? why so bitter?
Apr 18, 2026 6:41 AM
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samuraiX20Apr 18, 2026 6:41 AM
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More and more, the steam frame is looking like a good buy...

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Apr 18, 2026 6:45 PM
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saiyanxApr 18, 2026 6:45 PM
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Black Friday didn't want pull trigger and now this not even a sale and I want pull trigger because of the price increase… just gonna wait some more
Apr 18, 2026 7:29 PM
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lostmyoldsdaccountApr 18, 2026 7:29 PM
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Quote from Afford View quoted comment :
It's a bummer that years-old tech is now going up in price instead of going down...
Get used to it since globalism is dying. This is what will happen with reshoring industry
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Quote from tannersarms View quoted comment :
This is weird. I was lucky enough to get the 512Gb version for $307 (after $100 Amazon credit) in early December. That was probably a blip, but the general price during the holiday period was a temporary cut of $100 off MSRP. I was chatting to a friend in the UK who had picked one up recently - Meta were selling off new headsets as refurbished when he bought his. I get that storage and memory have both gone up in cost during and since that time but how do you go from clearing out inventory to increasing prices by 20%?
Price increase is designed to create fake urgency... Prices will be back down below this price by Black Friday this year because of slower consumer spending and lack of buyers at these inflated prices.

Everything will be on fire sale WHEN the AI bubble eventually pops.
Apr 18, 2026 8:18 PM
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SiXiamApr 18, 2026 8:18 PM
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Quote from joeH1974 View quoted comment :
Tons of movies, and there are AI upscaled conversions people have done which are absolutely fantastic. The Quest can do 2k per eye in terms of resolution. Streaming from a PC over wifi to the Quest, where the PC is doing the heavy lift on the GPU, is very nice for high resolution movies. But as an example, I just watched Tron Legacy and Ares.

As for Virtual Pinball, there are two options. There is a native Pinball FX app on the Quest which I highly recommend. Tables look phenomenal in VR. If you want even more realism in terms of graphics and physics, you can take a look a Visual Pinball X (VPX). VPX is completely free. It would run on the PC and again stream to the Quest via Wifi. Pinball FX has about 20-25 tables released. VPX has in the hundreds. My personal favorites will always be Addams Family and Star Trek TNG.
Thanks, I'll try the pinball. I've seen some of the Meta 180 degree stuff like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9h1SW5Hnc
Most stuff I see is sadly just 2D screens in the 3D VR space. For that stuff I would rather just watch on my TV.
Apr 19, 2026 1:04 AM
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iamspankyApr 19, 2026 1:04 AM
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still worth getting even today?
Apr 19, 2026 3:24 AM
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lito88Apr 19, 2026 3:24 AM
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Quote from tannersarms View quoted comment :
This is weird. I was lucky enough to get the 512Gb version for $307 (after $100 Amazon credit) in early December. That was probably a blip, but the general price during the holiday period was a temporary cut of $100 off MSRP. I was chatting to a friend in the UK who had picked one up recently - Meta were selling off new headsets as refurbished when he bought his. I get that storage and memory have both gone up in cost during and since that time but how do you go from clearing out inventory to increasing prices by 20%?
I was able to keep the $100 amazon credit after returning it. great deal
Apr 19, 2026 4:29 AM
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SLPL7Apr 19, 2026 4:29 AM
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Quote from tannersarms View quoted comment :
I saw that promo too. I've been hesitant to use offers like that given the cb balance in my account there is $0, despite me having used their links on a couple of sites. They have wording on those offers about users only being eligible for one email offer ("Limit one Home Page Activation Bonus offer per user") - would that mean you can only use that particular offer (in this case Meta) once, or that once you've used one of these big %age offers you are ineligible for any others (LG frequently shows up with very generous percentages for example).
It's been a good run for me. I got over $1500 in rewards last year. But yes, I'd be wary of the fine print.

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Apr 19, 2026 6:59 AM
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element72Apr 19, 2026 6:59 AM
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Quote from smalltimeprintfarmer View quoted comment :
If you have a Cap1 credit card and want to roll the dice - I went to the meta website and poked around on a laptop that has the capital one "snoop on everything you do" extension and the next day I got a "spend $330+ and get $150 credit back" so I bit and grabbed the quest 3 512 - which I have found to be neat but not as exciting as I had hoped
c1 credit card is not required for that c1shopping extension.

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