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Maybe poor sales? And why they cut prices so significantly on all their VR headsets.
by samspenc 4y ago
Maybe poor sales? And why they cut prices so significantly on all their VR headsets.
- dougmwne 4y agoQuest 2 is actually up in price from 299 to 399. It’s not currently on sale. By all indications, it wildly exceeded initial sales expectations. Quest 1 is estimated to have sold 1 million units and Quest 2 did an estimated 20 million units, putting it up there with next gen console sales. The Quest Pro dropped from 1499 to 999, but that headset was a boondoggle without a clear target consumer. I believe it was always intended to be a low-volume headset to get user feedback on early AR features, not a legitimate attempt to profit on hardware sales. Some of the Quest Pro AR features are expected to be included in the Quest 3.
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago>Quest 2 is actually up in price from 299 to 399. I assume that a lot of the chips, and parts in the headset also went up in price since launch and it's not all just profiteering.
- dougmwne 4y agoI’m sure that’s the case and they were also widely reported to be selling each unit at a loss for 299.
- baby 4y agoOh wow, didn’t see the price cut > The price of the 256GB Meta Quest 2 will drop from $499.99 to $429.99, while the price of the higher-end Meta Quest Pro will be slashed to $999.99 from $1,499.99. My guess is that the Quest 3 is coming and they think the Quest Pro original pricing was a mistake that prevented it to find its market?