Meta is raising prices on its Quest VR headsets effective April 19th, with the Quest 3S 128GB increasing to $349.99 ($50 increase), Quest 3S 256GB to $449.99 ($50 increase), and Quest 3 to $599.99 ($100 increase). The company attributed the price hikes to surging global memory chip costs affecting consumer electronics. Smart glasses products are not expected to see near-term price increases.
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Meta blames RAM shortage for $100 Quest 3 price hike
Meta raises Quest 3 VR headset prices $50–$100 due to skyrocketing memory chip costs, exposing how supply-chain pressure is reshaping consumer hardware pricing.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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