Give a gamer in your life the gift of immersive VR. Starting this week, Target has discounted the popular Meta Quest 3S 128GB VR headset down to $249.99 after $50 in instant savings. But that’s not all. You also get a bonus $50 Target gift card that’s automatically added to your cart. This ties the best deal I saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Thanks to Target’s impressive network of warehouses and retail stores, you’re very likely to get your order delivered by Christmas.
Meta Quest 3S Starting at $249.99 Plus $50 Target Gift Card
The Meta Quest 3S is the best standalone consumer-oriented VR headset under $300. It retails for 40% less than the Quest 3 and yet retains most of its hardware and functionality, including the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, Touch Plus controllers with inside-out tracking, and mixed reality passthrough. However, whereas the Quest 3 has been updated with a new pancake lens design, the Quest 3S retains the Fresnel optics of the Quest 2. Although obviously not as good as the Quest 3, the Quest 3S still very much offers an immersive visual experience that is sure to impress. I myself logged in hundreds of hours on the Quest 2 before I moved on to the Quest 3. For newcomers who want to try out VR gaming without investing tons of money, of for people who want to give this as a gift to someone who’s never tried VR, I would recommend the Quest 3S over the Quest, especially at this price.
TL;DR:
Same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processorSame Touch Plus controllersSame 120Hz refresh rateSame Mixed reality passthrough functionalitySame tetherless and tethered functionalityQuest 3 has sharper resolution (2064×2208 vs 1832×1920)Quest 3 has better lens array (pancake vs fresnel)Quest 3 has wider FOV (104°/96° vs 96°/90°)Quest 3 has higher storage capacity (512GB vs 128GB)
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Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
