The most important spec of any VR device is its display. Since the Quest 3S has the same display as a Quest 2, this is more of a Quest 2+ than a Quest 3 Lite.

The current best deal seems to be a used or refurb Quest 3 for $450.

The killer app for these cheap headsets is streaming software, like ALVR or Virtual Desktop. I've been playing No Mans Sky and VTOL VR (with Proton!!!) and streamed to my headset with surprising stability and little latency.

The standard native Quest games are okay, but my OG Quest 1 really shines when you use it to play wireless PCVR streamed over Wifi. I would not be surprised if this was the main use-case for these headsets nowadays.

Spec comparison page: https://www.meta.com/quest/compare/

So it looks like it's basically the same as the Quest 3 except for the screen resolution and the use of different lenses (instead of the pancake lenses). Everything else seems similar or even better (and there's a new button to transition from AR to VR akin to the one on the Apple Vision Pro).

At half the price, the Q3S seems to be a nobrainer no?

I've returned my Quest 3 because it gave me a headache, dry eyes and the passthrough was not at all like advertised.

Saw of people watching there phone screen, that was not possible with my unit.

Can this headset only run meta apps or you can connect it to your machine and is it as a vr headset in like steam ?

There are only seven titles in the library on the website, which is a bit underwhelming. Would I be able to play my Quest I titles, too (like Trevor Saves the Universe and Superhot)?

interesting tradeoff wrt to the display. i can understand why it was made and why xr was prioritized over better visuals. it would've been a sell for me if they went with the newer lens at least.

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Pretty crazy I have to login to view this. I despise the internet's evolution where everything expects an account.

"Log into your Meta account to continue"

Nope.

The specs are impressive. I feel like we're seeing a sci-fi future develop before our very eyes.

Unfortunately, I am starting to think we will get to "The Matrix" only instead of using us for harvesting our heat energy, Meta will just make us view ads all day.

Link is gated behind a facebook/meta account.

will the external cameras finally be available to apps? they're crowing about mixed reality, but previous quest can only do passthrough - even the most basic use of the external cameras is extremely limited and requires workarounds.

The display specs are pretty impressive. Mostly superior to the Valve Index, which costs $500 without the controllers ($1000 with the controllers and trackers) versus $320 for the Question 3S (including controllers!).