Meta Hikes Quest VR Headset Prices Amid Rising Memory Costs

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 16

Meta is raising the prices of its Quest 3 and Quest 3S VR headsets due to increased memory chip costs.
The Quest 3S will rise by $50, while the Quest 3 will increase by $100, affecting all storage variants starting Sunday.
Meta cites global memory component price surges, a trend also seen across other major tech companies, as the reason for the hike.

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