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Meta Quest headsets are the ideal way to get into VR and mixed reality for most people.
Quest headsets are fully standalone, meaning you don’t need any external device (other than a phone app to initially set them up), and they can also connect to SteamVR on a gaming PC for a higher fidelity experience.
Both Quest 3 and Quest 3S come with
, a $50 AAA VR game, for free, and this stacks with the Black Friday 2024 deals below.Batman: Arkham ShadowQuest 3
Quest 3 is Meta’s highest-end headset, priced at $500. It offers industry-leading lenses with a clear and sharp image regardless of the distance between your eyes (known as your interpupillary distance).
For Black Friday 2024,
Quest 3 Comes With $75 Best Buy Gift Card For Black Friday
Best Buy is giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3 purchases for Black Friday, effectively valuing the headset at $425.
a $75 gift card with Quest 3 purchases, effectively valuing the headset at $425.Best Buy is givingBest Buy is also offering a bundle of Quest 3 with the $70 official Elite Strap, which significantly improves the headset’s comfort, for $550, saving $20, which stacks with the gift card deal.
Quest 3S
Quest 3S is Meta’s budget headset, starting at $300. It has all the same VR and mixed reality capabilities of Quest 3 and has the same chip inside, but uses lower quality lenses that may not be suitable for everyone’s interpupillary distance.
For Black Friday 2024,
Quest 3S From Amazon & Target Comes With A $75 Gift Card For Black Friday
Amazon and Target are giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3S headset purchases until the end of Sunday.
and Amazon are giving a $75 gift card with Quest 3S headset purchases until the end of Sunday.TargetPlayStation VR2
PlayStation VR2 with
is $350 until January 3, a saving of $250 compared to the usual bundle price.Horizon Call Of The MountainPlayStation VR2 is not a standalone headset. The headset has to be attached to the host device via a cable. The headset connects to the PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Pro console out of the box, and can alternatively connect to a gaming PC with
.the sold-separately PC adapterAt this discounted price, PlayStation VR2 is an ideal option for a PS5 owner heavily invested in the PlayStation ecosystem, or a PC owner interested in sim racing, flight sim, or other seated games.
PS VR2 Is $350 With Horizon Call Of The Mountain In Mega Sale
PlayStation VR2 with Horizon Call of the Mountain is $350 until January 3, its deepest discount yet.
Pico 4 Ultra
Pico 4 Ultra is a Quest 3 competitor from ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok.
It isn’t sold in North America, so if you’re in the US or Canada you can ignore its existence.
For those who are in a region Pico 4 Ultra is sold, the headset comes with the Pico Motion Trackers and three games for Black Friday 2024 at the usual PS529 / EUR599 price.
Pico 4 Ultra Comes With Motion Trackers & 3 Games For Black Friday
Pico 4 Ultra comes with Pico Motion Trackers, three games, and one month of VRChat Plus in ByteDance’s Black Friday deal.
, normally EUR90/PS80, strap to your ankles to add leg tracking in supported titles, which includes Blade & Sorcery: Nomad and VRChat. They’re an accessory Meta
Pico Motion Trackers unless they turn out to be a massive success.says it won’t followWith this deal, Pico 4 Ultra could be an interesting option for a VRChat enthusiast who doesn’t own a gaming PC, since it has standalone leg tracking, but otherwise we’d usually recommend Meta Quest 3 instead.
Pico 4 Ultra Hands-On Impressions: Better Than Quest 3?
We went hands-on with Pico 4 Ultra and the Pico Motion Trackers. Here are our impressions of how it compares to Meta Quest 3.
Bigscreen Beyond
Bigscreen Beyond is a $1000 unique tethered PC VR headset that achieves the lightest weight and most compact design on the market, optimized for comfortable long-term sessions.
For Black Friday 2024 Beyond
Bigscreen Beyond Comes With The Audio Strap For Black Friday
Between now and Monday, new buyers of Bigscreen Beyond get the Audio Strap for free.
the Audio Strap accessory, normally $130, which adds integrated off-ear speakers and improves comfort by acting as a counterbalance and providing a top strap.comes withBeyond is very much so not a standalone product though. As well as a powerful gaming PC, it requires
(at least one, and ideally two), alongside your own input devices such as SteamVR Tracking base stations.Valve Index controllersFor those with the appropriate PC and money to spend though, Beyond can offer a uniquely comfortable experience ideal for flight and racing simulators.
Bigscreen Beyond Review: Exceptional Comfort With Tradeoffs
Bigscreen Beyond features exceptional comfort with major tradeoffs. Our in-progress headset review:
HTC
HTC’s holiday deals offer discounts & bundles for its three current headsets: Vive Focus Vision, Vive XR Elite, and Vive Pro 2.
All of these offers apply for the rest of the year, ending after December 31.
HTC Holiday Deals Offer Vive Headset Discounts & Bundles
HTC’s holiday deals offer discounts & bundles for Vive Focus Vision, Vive XR Elite, and Vive Pro 2.
Vive Focus Vision: Free Accessory & Games
Vive Focus Vision is HTC’s current flagship headset, priced at $1000. It features eye tracking, color mixed reality, and the ability to operate as either a standalone or PC VR headset.
Until the end of the year, Vive Focus Vision comes with the DisplayPort adapter that lets it act as a native PC VR headset with lossless quality, no compression artefacts.
Vive Focus Vision Hands-On: Lossless PC VR Through Fresnel Lenses
We went hands on with Vive Focus Vision, HTC’s new headset with a lossless PC VR DisplayPort accessory, which launches today.
It also comes with either 4 VR games on the Viveport PC store, or 5 mixed reality games on the standalone Viveport store. You choose between the two packs.
Vive XR Elite Discounts
Vive XR Elite is HTC’s other standalone headset. Vive XR Elite has the same controllers and chipset as Vive focus vision, but a smaller design, lower resolution, and single-element pancake lenses. HTC also offers a bundle that includes three
, body straps and a PC VR streaming software for $1300. This bundle saves around $150 over the regular price. The trackers are supported in VRChat in both standalone and PC VR mode, using HTC’s built-in PC VR streaming software.
HTC Vive XR Elite Price Cut From $1100 To $900
HTC cut the price of its Vive XR Elite standalone headset from $1100 to $900 in the US, and it still comes with four free accessories.
Both offers still come with Vive Ultimate Trackers that HTC has been offering to all Vive XR Elite owners since June.
Vive Pro 2 Discountsthe ‘Deluxe Pack’ of four accessoriesVive Pro 2 is HTC’s tethered PC-only VR headset. The Vive Focus Vision uses the same panels and lenses as the Vive Focus Vision but instead it tracks with SteamVR base station tracking.