The Quest 2 now costs $100 more, because Meta got tired of selling so many

The best-selling VR headset on the market gets a baffling price hike.

- MICHAEL CRIDER

Just one month ago I was championing the Quest 2 virtual reality headset as a great buy for PC gamers (fave.co/3JOgIDs), possibly even better than the hard-to-find Steam Deck. Today, Meta announced that it's raising the price of the headset. The entry-level 128GB Quest 2 goes from $300 to $400, and the 256GB model jumps from $400 to $500. I can only assume it's because Mark Zuckerberg got tired of actually selling these machines, and wants to sell a lot fewer from here on out.

OK, that's massively reductive. Here's the actual statement from Meta Platforms justifying the price increase: In order to continue investing in moving the VR industry forward for the long term, we are adjusting the price of Meta Quest 2 headsets to $399.99 (128GB) and $499.99 (256GB) starting on 8/1/22. -