Meta Quest 3S

[...] Is it an insane value for the $250 I paid for my Quest 3s last year at Target? [...] Sure, it's not a daily driver for workflows, but the uniqueness of many of the game experiences just can't be replicated on desktops/consoles. [...] In its current state, it was never going to be a replacement for PCs or phone experiences. [...]

[...] I bought my Quest 3 right after it became available and have no regrets of getting the Quest 3. The Quest 3S was not even a product back then and the Quest 2 was not powerful enough. Over the years there have been many great updates for my Quest 3 and will continue to use it. The only thing I changed on my Quest 3 is the head strap and is very comfortable. [...]

[...] I use this for Supernatural and every minute or two, the screen jumps a few pixels and then goes back into place. [...] I had to buy an off-brand one and it was 1000 times more comfortable. [...] It's cheap. 3) The biggest one - Meta won't stand by it's product if it breaks just outside the warranty period. They give you a year and if it breaks just after, they only offer a refurbished one that will cost you money. [...] I did nothing to cause this when the software can't get past the Meta splash screen. [...] Be prepared to shell out more money for an extended warranty. [...]

[...] i used it for about a month and it was nice but i couldnt justify the almost 600$ price tag compared to what i ended up with now is getting to quest 2's for 100$ each and putting almost 400 back in my pocket. i have modified both of the quest2's i own now and dremeled holes in the front face plate for extra airflow and let me tell ya not only does it keep the fps from dropping it keeps your face cooler to lol . now if youve never owned a VR headset before by all means i will def point you in the direction of a quest 3 if money isnt a big issue. but for its price tag you can buy everyone in your house a used quest 2 vs just 1 headset. as a pc builder the way these things are looking is the REAL upgrade is gonna be every other gen to really justify the price difference.

used quest 2 before and still its with me, freshnel lenses causes too much eye strain because of blurry sides and small point of focus that makes me dizzy, i have a quest 3 now and i dont regret spending money and to its accessories for comfort especially for eye head and face, biggest win here is the pancake lenses im not experiencing the dizziness and can play a lot of hours until my battery pack is almost empty, full color passthrough is a win as well especially playing sports games such as eleven table tennis and music games such as paradiddle and piano vision. to anyone who wants vr and have only budget for 3s, i suggest just save a little bit more and get quest 3.

[...] I just started watching the show, The Faceless Lady....and it is SO cool to feel like you're inside the show....like you're in the room with the people as opposed to watching them on a screen. I've been using my 3S daily lately. [...]

the way I use my quest 3 headset most often is lying on my back looking up and so I never get the neck strain, also I use it a lot to watch movies in bigscreen app or in 4xvr player, a 32 gb copy of a movie like titanic looks spectacular even in the current quest 3 hardware imo games are fun but they're geniunely intense, like the Light Brigade where you are fighting monsters with ww2 guns and all kinds of magic, it feels so much more tiring and intense than playing outside of vr

[...] For the price, 280 pounds, its very good value for money!

[...] I've enjoyed Triangle Strategy on my Quest 3S, which is a tactics game played on a diorama. [...] There's a lot of games that need only minimal tweaking or fiddling that could add a bit more visual interest by being displayed in full, true 3D. [...] Most famously, the numerous Wii games that had to integrate "motion controls" and turned a nice, easy, concrete button press into a vague, nondeterministic "waggle" until just saying "motion controls" with a certain inflection has become a meme. [...] My Steam Frame was cheaper than this 57" curved "gaming" monitor: If gamers are willing to drop that on nice monitors just to play games, it would make sense to drop that much on a VR headset to play them in 3D too... [...]

[...] Also tbh i thought after the steam machine price shock i got that this will be like 200 more. [...] Even just using websites for Streaming Services that dont have their app on every system ever, PS5 and Switch 2 dont even have webbrowsers you can just access, I think you have to edit DNS settings to make it think you have to sign up for a free wifi in the browser IIRC. [...] Wireless Streaming without the (Quest 3S) downsides of Wireless Streaming. I have a 6ghz router in my room, connected to my Laptop with an ethernet cable and tried the streaming on a quest 3S. [...] It felt like the beatsaber song and gameplay speed up and slowed down like 1-5% in waves to catch up with the stream. [...] Also since i use a Laptop i dont want any wires from my headset to the Laptop, I dont want to pull my laptop and possibly more off my desk in the middle of a game. [...] Both the Windows mixed reality Headset and Quest 3S had TERRIBLE software. [...]

[...] After having THREE Quest 3s brick themselves within the extended warranty period, I really want an alternative. [...] Beat Saber is more easily modded on PC and while the number of games I play is really low, this is worth it for me.

I have used VR headsets since the original Oculus Development Kit Mk.1. [...] Keep in mind, that the Quest 3 has been discontinued in favour of the cheaper and inferior Quest 3S. [...] For comfort, it is imperative to get another solution, either the (expensive) elite headstrap or a (cheaper) 3rd party one.

[...] I mentor a high school robotics team that's using a Quest 3S as odometry. [...] Imagine an IMU that never, ever drifts no matter how much you whip it around. [...] And it's cheap! [...]

In comparison, my experience with a Quest 3s with MetaHorizonOS. It has a screen recording feature that when you use it the first time it asks you whether it can use the microphone. [...] So the first time I used the feature, I disabled the mic. A couple days later I wanted to record with mic and searched through the settings but found nothing. [...] Then I was able to enable the mic for screen recording. [...] Three to four menus until a pause button can be used. [...]

For me the quest 3s wouldn't be big enough upgrade because of the same lenses and storage, because my quest 2 is already 256 gig and with all the attachments on it it's super comfortable to wear. I got the quest 3 because I wanted more storage. [...] Gave me a nice quality difference in how the screen looks. I'm not saying fernel lenses suck because I still love going on my quest 2 and I have become accustomed to them but there was a big difference when I put on the Q3 so I think that it was worth getting it. [...] It happened at the time that I had the money to where I could get me another headset.

Wow I guess I've played VRChat way more than I realized this year since I bought a Meta Quest 3S this past spring 😵‍💫⁉️

I already bought a quest 3 back when it first came out. It was my first headset though i mostly use it too play modded skyrim vr

[...] Even if I already had a SpaceMouse I would buy a Quest 3s and switch to it, if I was doing more than a trivial amount of teleoperation. [...]

[...] I'm pretty sure they can find a way to make money with it. A meta quest 3s in inself is an insane experience for 330€ and it's current main disadvantages for gaming are the lack of players and the catalogue size. Even using it as a main monitor with a bluetooth keyboard is "possible". I would have find it 'improbable' a few years ago even as an enthousiasth, i now could totally imagine a headset replacing my screen in a few years with a few improvements on.

[...] Besides, VR is already cheap. A new Quest 3S is just $300 and can do pretty much all of what the $3500 Vision Pro can do (just worse); if you just want VR games you can get used 6DOF-capable PCVR or PSVR headsets on eBay for closer to $100.

I really wish this wasn't yet another platform war. There are already countless Quest devices, apps and games out there. Also, it will be very hard for Apple to beat the Quest 3S price point, we just got 4 headsets so we can all play together.

[...] HDR is missing and the resolution and color accuracy is lower but you can buy 6 Meta Quest 3s for the price. I don't think Apple has ever shipped a product with a bigger price discrepancy to it's competitors than AVP. It's not moderately more expensive and better but massively more expensive.

i now have a meta quest 3s that i bought used so i gave meta exactly $0 today and my local used game store $200

I've been using the meta quest 3s glasses for a few days now and the product is absolutely great! [...]

I got a meta quest 3s mostly out of curiosity but the truth is, if all I do is watch urbex videos on a giant virtual screen, it was worth the $200 (twas refurbished, on sale, with an additional discount). If you can’t do it anymore, might as well live vicariously virtually!

"2 to 2.5 hrs battery life" -- When I bought a Quest 3, the battery lasted 45 f'ing minutes. I returned it.

0:46 I think the meta quest’s are tacky peace’s of junk, I have one… I’ve not tried any other VR’s but this one just feel cheap buggy and shit. Defo wouldn’t recommend this VR, try another brand coz meta’s are cheaply built

the new button is very useful to me since its right behind the vol button which can make it fast to press other than using your fingers from your controllers having to put them down or stretch your finger around your controller to tap the headset twice and can also lead to your headset shifting to the left from impact and its not very quick while the button only uses one finger and easy to use with a controller

Just got a 3s never had any vr headset, or even experience, all ive ever experienced is the old samsung vr thing (basicaly googlr cardboard) and holy sh, its crazy cool, no sde, super immersive, im happy with it

tbh its my first vr i had one on my head for like 30 mins of my life and i liked it

got a 3s for 2025 chrismas and im upgrading the strap and contollers for my birthday woohoo

I bought the 3s on my brothers recommendation, he has the 2. I love it!Plus, we live a couple thousand miles apart and can hang out playing Golf+ and Walkabout Mini Golf on the weekend . I did buy the more comfy upgraded battery strap, case and a very comfy and breathable face plate off of Amazon.

Got the 3s for my son. It’s perfect for our use case. Didn’t want to get the more expensive set and then it just winds up collecting dust in 6 months.

[...] I feel guilty af because it's expensive, but damnit man this is why I tell people to get me cheap and small gifts!!! [...]

i got my 3S as my first VR headset because apparently the Quest 4 will be a big upgrade upon Quest 3 and I wanted to feel that upgrade even more lol

Very cool concept but the games are not where they should be I returned mine

A little late to the game, but I decided to purchase myself a Christmas gift this year and buy the quest three after utilizing the quest two a couple years ago. Best Buy had a great deal to wear if you buy the quest three you get $100 gift card, so I only had to pay $12 for my backstrap/battery!

I got the quest 3s because personally the pico 4 ultra is what I'm getting next since it's much better than the quest 3.

[...] Look how far we came in the last 30 years in gaming and displays. If you told me we would have this for so cheap in the 90s, id call you a nut. [...]

the mic on my old quest 2 had the most clear headset mic i ever heard

[...] Since I was not keen on going full on pro with this little hobby, I bought a decent but entry level one: The Meta Quest 3s. [...]

I bought a cheap Meta quest 3S headset at a pawn shop and while I was setting it up, it said hey we have hand tracking. I told myself I know what I must do.

I have it and I pretty much think it's good‚ just the batteries not working when I got it so I got new ones.

I use mine mainly for reading Manga and using steam with it from time to time. Also replace the strap with a better one for support.

I got a used Quest 3S for $200. Coming from a Quest 2. Absolutely

Had mine for a while now, had a Q2 before that. VR fills some deep dark empty part of me.

5:12 I'm so used to tap the side of the headset since the Quest 2 that I TOTALLY forgot the Q3s has that button lol

Im an Graffiti Artist, I just bought it after I saw that you can place digital designs or sketches on walls and trace the outlines directly on to it, so this takes away my needs of an heavy projector which needs electricity or a grid to upsize my art from a sketch to an entire wall. Heard that the adult side of the internet is pretty interesting too on this device 😜

I love this headset, I’ve gotten a few accessories that have made using it a breeze, can definitely recommend if you like vr gaming

It's good that you mentioned the declined use of the headset for people who buy it because I do think it's important for anyone that's considering buying this thing to really think if you need it, because I personally stopped using mine pretty quickly