After Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions, it’s now Facebook’s turn to raise the prices of its high-tech equipment. The Meta Quest 2 VR headset sees its price increase
Inflation definitely spares no one. At least, that’s what we can see at the moment in the middle of High-Tech. Facebook, newly Meta, has decided to significantly increase the price of its Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The VR equipment will cost you an additional 100 euros from August 1st. A news announced in the afternoon of Monday July 26 by Meta, and which raises questions and the anger of consumers. The product will therefore now be sold for €449.99 (128 GB of storage) compared to €349.99 previously and €549.99 (256 GB of storage) instead of €449.99.
Meta expressed itself through a press release to justify this price increase of almost 25%. You can read there: “The costs of manufacturing and shipping our products have increased .By adjusting the price of the Quest 2, we can continue to increase our investment in researching and developing new products that push the VR industry to new heights.”It is therefore the effects of the coronavirus pandemic that are felt even in VR headsets. The components are rare and expensive, and the American company must increase the prices of its products.
In addition, we now know that the Meta Quest 2 will also experience the arrival of a new VR headset, named for the moment Project Cambria. The communications giant’s ambitions in the field of virtual reality are not to be underestimated, and the Meta Quest 2 and Project Cambria are two entities on which these ambitions can rest. As for the $100 price increase of Meta Quest 2, Meta apologizes by offering players a completely free version of Beat Saber on VR/