For anyone who hasn't known yet, the regular price for Meta Quest 2 256 GB has been dropped to $719.99 from $789.99.
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As of now, the Quest Pro price hasn't dropped in any countries besides the US.
Yes. Any news if AU will also follow too ?
They said other countries will drop on the 16th, but they didn't say how much.
@Vool: I am clicking through the link now on the 16th, but still shows $629 for 128GB and $719 for 256GB.
Maybe Quest 2 price drops are not coming to Australia?
Quest Pro price already dropped in Australia on the 15th. Regular price now A$1,729.99. Original price A$2,449.99
A 3 year old headset that use to go on sale for $550… put a fork in VR it’s totally cooked.
That's what i was thinking wasnt it like 500 before
64GB version probably.
Nah it's been cheaper here's the deal history, I have been following up on deals/comments in the deals for the Quest 2 for awhile now so I can confirm this is accurate.
64GB - Has been as low as $419 Shipped from Amazon AU.
128GB - Replaced the 64GB in the line up, has been as low as $479 Shipped with $100 Amazon Promo credit.Then price jack came, 128GB was $629 with $150 Amazon Promo credit. Did not sound appealing at all to me so decided to wait for the Quest 3 which will be released this year (likely at Meta event in October) instead of over paying for a on the way out generation headset.
Edit: Forgot to mention Quest 3 according to Zuck has a price estimate of $300 to $500USD before tax (US prices are always before tax). So base model $444AUD + 10% = $490AUD. Now I know this sounds optimistic so my guess is Zuck's "$300, $400, $500USD" quote means more like Base model $300USD = $300 to $399USD.
So ball park $490AUD to $648AUD. Meaning worst case scenario base model Quest 3 will still be the same price as the current jacked base model Quest 2, but it will be an entire generation ahead with pancake lenses, higher resolution (Q3 = 2,064 by 2,208 pixels per eye/Q2 = 1,832 x 1920 pixels per eye) and Snapdragon XR3 SOC.On top of that I am hopeful that the Quest 3 base model storage will either be the same (covid), or possibly higher than the current Quest 2 base 128GB storage. Here's to me hoping we get 256GB base model storage for the Quest 3 for $490 to $648AUD.
I think this is realistic because here is a over optimistic quote from that is echoed in many articles "The Quest 3 could also get a bump in RAM and storage to 512GB SSD and 12GB RAM."
@n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Curious as it sounds like youve been looking at these a lot - do you have a use for the storage?
All i could come up with was local storage of blurays to play. Many games are sub 1gb. Occasionally one is 5gb, some games are stupid big (that medal of honor game).
Besides that though, the local streaming from your pc is the killer feature if you can take advantage of it.
To me, the 128 should cater for most people (i went for the 128gb on launch over the 64gb, which these days is the new base size).
Tbh, given a choice i would go for a cheaper 128gb over a base 256gb quest 3.
Curious as it sounds like youve been looking at these a lot - do you have a use for the storage?
I don't have one yet 😀 so haven't really confirmed it for myself but going by how quickly phones fill up their storage these days even with offloading to cloud storage (without the VR parts it's basically just an android device right?) I will take as much as I can get.
All i could come up with was local storage of blurays to play. Many games are sub 1gb. Occasionally one is 5gb, some games are stupid big (that medal of honor game).
Yeah I guess it does depend on your use case. But personally I will be using the Quest 3 as a standalone device so would like to have the freedom to leave most things installed and download as much as I want without needing to spend time and effort to free up storage space. Since it will be my first VR device ever, I will be purchasing/downloading games left right and center if it looks good I will give it a go. I might not like it at first, but want to leave it installed to give it another chance in the future etc.
You never know right? Maybe you have a tonne of stuff installed/movies on the device, then you want to download that latest release that is 50GB+ and you realize you only have 45GB of free space. So then you need to sort through all your stuff, choose what to keep and what to delete etc which could take over 20 minutes of your time.
I just want to have that headroom, so I don't have to worry about storage and just experience the standalone VR headset to the maximum (it's going to be my first time video gaming for yonks as well).To me, the 128 should cater for most people (i went for the 128gb on launch over the 64gb, which these days is the new base size).
On the flipside to some of the comments here, I have read a few comments already that mention they managed to fill up 64GB pretty quick. 128GB IMO is not that far off from 64GB at least in my experience with other storage formats e.g. SD cards and phones and such. So yeah I would be very happy for the Quest 3 to add more base storage.
For example with the microSD cards I purchased 64GB to begin with because I knew that's all I would use, but over time I filled it to 95% with a lot of music so decided to upgrade to 128GB. Now I am sitting on the limit with 95% full out of 128GB. I haven't needed to buy again, but if I were to buy again I might consider more than just doubling the capacity.
Tbh, given a choice i would go for a cheaper 128gb over a base 256gb quest 3.
Currently this deal is only offering the jacked up price with a tiny discount. Yes there were Amazon Promo credit deals but they have not returned since, so currently if you are looking at the Quest 2 you will be paying jacked up prices which I mentioned in my original comment above is going to be similar to the price of a Base model Quest 3 (storage unconfirmed).
If you mean "cheaper 128GB Quest 2" as in later when the US price drops come to AU. I dunno by then I have already been waiting on the Quest 3 since last year (don't feel like I'm waiting long since I don't have any other gaming device now), by the 16th even with a lower priced 128GB Quest 2, I think I will still wait for the next generation Quest 3. Honestly price drops are coming but that will likely just make it equivalent to pre price jacked periods, so $479 ish for 128GB Quest 2, or wait 6 months for Quest 3 I think I will choose Quest 3.
@n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Tbh i have a 128gb and lots of stuff. I have no issues with space. There may be a few space guzzlers, i don't know. But in general the resolution is low and there's no fmv so..
@justtoreply: Ok fair enough sounds good to me.
Don't know what to expect after covid so it's possible they will limit base storage of Quest 3 to 128GB. I guess if overall storage use is less than I think, I can worry less about hitting the limit.
My original point was regardless of storage comparing current jacked price Quest 2 at similar price to October release Quest 3, I will easily pick the Quest 3. And at the end I wrote I am "hoping for one bump up in base storage limit".Only in the comments section of this post today did I hear the Quest 2 is going to receive a price drop on the 16th of May. Not sure how big a price drop but even if it is "back down to" $479 for the base model Quest 2, I am pretty happy to still save up the $150 to $200 extra and wait for base model Quest 3.
@n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Yeah no issues. Just offering perspective for when you buy a quest 3. More is good but don't go crazy imho
@justtoreply: I agree, I have a 128gb and have never been left wanting more space. The truth of it is there just isn't really that much content available.
Other than a few games like walking dead, alyx and medal of honour the games are tiny and most are honestly kinda crap.
I looked at the planned releases for PSVR2 and they are pretty much all the same games that I played on my windows mixed reality headset 5 years ago. It honestly seems like a pretty stale bunch of titles other than whatever that horizon game is called.
@justtoreply: No worries. Sorry if I sounded angry I tend to appear like that because I am serious like a robot.
Just wanted to steer it back to Quest 2 vs Quest 3, because the topic seemed to change to storage space.
Yeah I will be sticking with base model Quest 3 don't want to spend too much 😀.
@n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Since so many of you liked this comment. Here is an update with some potential bad news.
I forgot where I heard it, either in a youtube video or web article. But information is hinting towards Zuck's quote for Quest 3 being "$300, $400, $500USD in that price range" meaning "for the base model". So it doesn't mean $300 to $500USD depending on storage size/tier.
This means base model Quest 3 is going to be potentially as high as $500USD on release, current conversion puts that at $747AUD. +10% tax and that pushes it to $820AUD.
Hopefully as Zuck said this is worst case scenario. But at the same time I have heard prices for stuff especially electronics get "Australia Tax" which means higher prices than other regions. Let's wait and see.
Yeah, on Prime Day last year I got one for $639 it came with 2 games: Onward and Population One, plus $100 Amazon credit
In a few days pop 1 will be free too!
Also @chromium worth mentioning that
All players who already own or purchase POP1 before the free-to-play transition (March 9th @ 10am PT) will automatically receive the Original Banana Bundle. This bundle includes in-game rewards that will NEVER again be obtainable in-game as paid or earned rewards.
Original Banana Bundle Rewards ($80 Value)
Legendary “PJ Potassium” Character Skin
Legendary “Prestige” Character Skins (4)
Rare “Prestige” Full Gun Set (14)
Exclusive Title: “Original Banana”
Exclusive Calling Card: “Celebration”
Exclusive Spray: “I Was Here”
1,000 Bureau Gold
Full Access To The Level Progression Track
Rewards Distribution
Existing game owners will automatically be awarded the Original Banana Bundle on March 9th@Scrooge McDeal: Rare “Prestige” Full Gun Set (14): just skins or weapons?
Full Access To The Level Progression Track: what is this?
@justtoreply: It's the Original Banana Bundle Rewards
Are things you can use in the Population one game. So people that already own the game before the 9 of March. They get the Banana Bundle. The rest that don't own the game it will go free to play on the 9th of March@justtoreply: Have no idea. Never had a VR and never played the game. Someone that played the game might be able to help
There was a massive price hike as Meta were losing money on each headset.
Amazon had a deal last year that offset the hike with store credit, so did Kogan, but that hasn't been repeated yet.
Amazon had a deal last year that offset the hike with store credit
That's only if you think of the Promo credit as an actual saving. Which I didn't.
I guess if you were sure you would use it to buy the battery pack "Pro" strap then you kind of could because then it's part of the headset.I admit I was bummed when I missed the chance to grab the Quest 2 for $419 Shipped (no promo credit) but that was almost a year ago. But still paying $479 for the 128GB didn't sound too good to me when Quest 3 was on the horizon. I decided I would rather save up the extra $200 during the wait and be ready to buy the Quest 3 on release.
Oculus taking a hit on unit price and getting it into our hands was a smart move. I think that proved there's a market for VR gaming at the right price. They're making billions from their store. I think we'll see VR lift late in the next generation once the prices come down. Development is increasing at a steady rate. AR will be the technology to keep an eye on, it's going to be way more ubiquitous than VR.
As for a $700+ Quest 2 - I think they're just phasing it out, like the Quest which will effectively be abandoned very soon.They're making billions from their store.
Then I guess it makes sense for them to bump up the base model storage for the Quest 3??
Would definitely encourage purchasing/installing more games if you had the much more free storage space right? (It's only a click away, rather than having to sort through your installed data and decide how to free up space which could take 20 minutes).Honestly, I've never found the storage to be the issue with the 64GB model. The average game size is about 2GB. I'd say the next gen of units will have the same battery issues as this gen's. Without buying additional parts, 2 hours isn't long enough imo. But yeah if you haven't already got a Quest2, now is not the time to jump in.
Wait for the Quest 3.
Why not quest 5
Cos you should get the four for Shure.
Because that's like 6 years away? The Quest 3 is launching later this year.
Waiting for Apple iQuest XR Pro Max
Not the ultra model?
Been flat out filling up a 64gb quest 2 let alone 256…
Will still hold its value a decent amount even after quest 3 releases (it'll be more expensive), still a solid piece of tech and great for PC vr
Meh, hardly a bargain, less than 10% price drop. seen this much cheaper before
Ffb
While I agree, that's not a valid neg.
Not even 10%.
Buy the Pico 4 headset from either Kogan or Amazon AU if you want a better VR experience (if you don't want to predominantly play native titles).
Also, this avoids FB. (profanity) FB.
Quest doesnt need fb anymore
Yeah that's a positive for missing out on the $419 Quest 2 deal last year.
Back then pretty sure I would have had to create a FB account.
While with the Quest 3 all I need is a Meta account.
Buy the Pico 4 headset from either Kogan or Amazon AU if you want a better VR experience
Pico 4 is definitely a jump ahead of Quest 2, and could be close to Quest 3. Can't say for sure yet because Quest 3 hasn't been released.
But how do you know the Pico 4 isn't collect data points and sending them back to Pico in the background?One point pretty likely point though that makes the Pico 4 better than the Quest 3 though is the rear mounted battery that makes the front portion thinner and lighter. And the battery being at the back makes the Pico more balanced on your head front to back.
Quest 3 blueprints have confirmed it will still have the battery in the front and while it's thinner than the Quest 2, I don't think they would change such a major thing before release.
It's almost like PSVR2 is already making Meta nervous.
That's not a direct comparison.
PSVR2 requires a PS5. While with Quest 2/3 a Gaming PC is optional.
That's fair. Ultimately people that want VR are going to choose an ecosystem and stick to it. I've had a PS5 since launch (now almost 2 and a half years ago) - I got a PSVR2 a week ago. Very happy with it so I'd never go the Meta route now. I realise it's each to their own. But yeah FU Zuck you pos.
Zuck sucks baby……zuck sucks.
If I buy this to watch VR pron do I still have to watch the ads of a naked Zuck before each video?
The only way I could recommend this unit is if you have a high-end PC so you can use link over wifi. But even then, there's so many new models about to hit the market, I think the ship has sailed on the Quest2. Unless money is no object, of course.
- you dont need a "high-end pc" to run VR games
- Why do you HAVE to use quest 2 over wifi? Played every single one of my VR games over a 2M 90-degree Type C cable with no issues. Not to mention the bandwidth limitation over wifi where you pretty much need a wifi6 router to play games.
I am negging this due to the fact how it was released at $639 AUD and increasing to recover losses, not due to rising costs - considering how old this headset is, I dont see the reason for the deal.
Whilst its great for a lot of people, theres always greater VR tech coming out or around the corner from now.I'd highly suggest looking into Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree - buy it, see how you like it and by then the next gen VR headsets are out.
Not worth getting this now
No thanks
Zucc green with NV(idia) and at their exponentially rising margins… wants a piece for himself.
PSVR2 versions of the same games are cheaper.
I don't feel like increasing the price as far as they did and then lowering back down on a product several years old is a deal. I bought a second hand one (granted only 128gb) over new years for $400 flat off ebay, which is in perfect condition. I refused to pay the high asking price.
Quest 1 has a better screen in the headset. Proper quality OLED vs greyish crap LCD.
If anyone wants cheap games, check out my ad in the classifieds section :)
The 128GB model is more than sufficient. You would be much better off picking that one up and putting the extra into a BOBOVR M2 Plus halo headstrap and battery combo plus a few top games (with game referrals now you can also get 25% off aside from Beatsaber I think).
Pretty sure I bought this a while back for ~$450 and also received bonus Amazon credit. How is this a bargain?
Don't forget the $47 referral credit if you're going to get one of these:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/oculus.com
Should have been mentioned in the OP.
Would not recommend at this price, ~$420 for the 64GB was a deal years ago. I've not come close to filling it with games worth playing, there's still not much for standalone, the rest will be streamed via VD or link anyway.
Quest pro droppeed in price from 1499 to 999USD in US. not sure in AU.