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"Meta said that starting June 4th, the Quest 2 will drop its price by $100 to $299.99 for the 128GB version" Ah, what a deal. The same price it was 1 year ago.

by aimor 3y ago

"Meta said that starting June 4th, the Quest 2 will drop its price by $100 to $299.99 for the 128GB version" Ah, what a deal. The same price it was 1 year ago. https://twitter.com/metaquestvr/status/1551975828442910720 https://twitter.com/metaquestvr/status/1551975828442910720

pavlov 3y ago
Considering 10% inflation in the meantime, that's actually a standard tech price drop.
- travisporter 3y ago
  According to this website it’s really only a $7-8 difference. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=300&year1=202206&year2=202304 https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=300&year1=2022...
Rebelgecko 3y ago
In the meantime there's been inflation, the CPU and GPU are getting clocked up, and I believe the other SKU of the Quest 2 is the cheapest its ever been
- rchaud 3y ago
  Not cheap enough considering the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. They've lost $15b already, it's shocking that they're trying to break even on hardware instead of subsidizing adoption.
  - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    > Not cheap enough considering the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. Nobody is really competing with Meta in the unwired VR space.
    - rchaud 3y ago
      Waters were sometimes uncharted for a reason.
      - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
        Yes. Like those sailors who truly thought the Atlantic Ocean terminated in a sheer cliff before hitting Asia.
  - Rebelgecko 3y ago
    Which competitors?
  - crakenzak 3y ago
    > the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. Who are you talking about?? Not a single brand is as synonymous with VR as Meta & Oculus Quest. In fact, whenever I speak with any non tech focused people about VR they automatically assume I'm talking about the Quest.
wilg 3y ago
That price is gonna look amazing in a week when Apple announces their weird expensive thing.
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  773 ppi vs >4000 ppi
  - smoldesu 3y ago
    Also internal battery vs external battery. There will be a lot of interesting comparisons to be made once both products hit shelves.
  - wilg 3y ago
    One dollar per ppi
    - CharlesHorsey 3y ago
      One inch-dollar per pixel
  - ipsum2 3y ago
    Invalid comparison, the display size doesn't matter because of how lenses work, so the perceived screen size is what counts. VR headsets are typically measured in PPD (pixels per degree). Apple's headset is rumored to be 1.5-2x Quest 3.
    - wahnfrieden 3y ago
      no, ppi still matters. it informs headset size and weight and quest 3 is 509 grams vs near half that.
      - ipsum2 3y ago
        Maybe, it depends on the lens design as well.
TulliusCicero 3y ago
It launched at 299 for the 64GB version, not the 128GB version. Plus, there's actually been quite a bit of inflation since then.
jjcon 3y ago
Recognize that upon launch the 128gb version was $350 - they had a 64gb version that they don’t make anymore that was $300

by aimor 3y ago

pavlov 3y ago

Considering 10% inflation in the meantime, that's actually a standard tech price drop.

travisporter 3y ago
According to this website it’s really only a $7-8 difference. https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=300&year1=202206&year2=202304 https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=300&year1=2022...

Rebelgecko 3y ago

In the meantime there's been inflation, the CPU and GPU are getting clocked up, and I believe the other SKU of the Quest 2 is the cheapest its ever been

rchaud 3y ago
Not cheap enough considering the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. They've lost $15b already, it's shocking that they're trying to break even on hardware instead of subsidizing adoption.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  > Not cheap enough considering the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. Nobody is really competing with Meta in the unwired VR space.
  - rchaud 3y ago
    Waters were sometimes uncharted for a reason.
    - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      Yes. Like those sailors who truly thought the Atlantic Ocean terminated in a sheer cliff before hitting Asia.
- Rebelgecko 3y ago
  Which competitors?
- crakenzak 3y ago
  > the competition are light-years ahead in terms of brand recognition. Who are you talking about?? Not a single brand is as synonymous with VR as Meta & Oculus Quest. In fact, whenever I speak with any non tech focused people about VR they automatically assume I'm talking about the Quest.

wilg 3y ago

That price is gonna look amazing in a week when Apple announces their weird expensive thing.

wahnfrieden 3y ago
773 ppi vs >4000 ppi
- smoldesu 3y ago
  Also internal battery vs external battery. There will be a lot of interesting comparisons to be made once both products hit shelves.
- wilg 3y ago
  One dollar per ppi
  - CharlesHorsey 3y ago
    One inch-dollar per pixel
- ipsum2 3y ago
  Invalid comparison, the display size doesn't matter because of how lenses work, so the perceived screen size is what counts. VR headsets are typically measured in PPD (pixels per degree). Apple's headset is rumored to be 1.5-2x Quest 3.
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    no, ppi still matters. it informs headset size and weight and quest 3 is 509 grams vs near half that.
    - ipsum2 3y ago
      Maybe, it depends on the lens design as well.

TulliusCicero 3y ago

It launched at 299 for the 64GB version, not the 128GB version. Plus, there's actually been quite a bit of inflation since then.

jjcon 3y ago

Recognize that upon launch the 128gb version was $350 - they had a 64gb version that they don’t make anymore that was $300