Meta lifted the lid off the Meta Quest 3 overnight and it’s coming sooner than expected.
META QUEST 3 AUSTRALIAN RELEASE DATE AND PRICE
The Meta Quest 3 will release in Australia on October 10th and can be pre-ordered HERE for $799 AUD for the 128GB version. Those that order a Meta Quest 3 128GB before January will get the upcoming Asgard’s Wrath 2 for free.
- Meta Quest 3 128GB with free Asgard’s Wrath 2 – $799 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 512GB with free Asgard’s Wrath 2 + six months of Meta Quest + – $1,099 AUD
There will also be a 512GB version that will set you back $1,049 AUD. This will include Asgard’s Wrath for free and also six months of Meta Quest + (Meta’s game subscription service) for free.
META QUEST 3 ACCESSORIES AUSTRALIAN PRICES
Meta has also announced a host of new Meta Quest 3 accessories including a charging dock (finally), a case, a new elite strap, a new battery pack, active knuckle straps and a bunch of colourful inserts and straps for those that want to bring a bit of fun to their units.
- Meta Quest 3 Carrying Case – $119.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Charging Dock – $219.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Active Straps – $69.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Elite Strap – $119.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Elite Strap With Battery – $219.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Facial Interface And Heatstrap (Blue or Orange) – $84.99 AUD
- Meta Quest 3 Silicone Facial Insert – $69.99 AUD
META QUEST 3 NEW FEATURES
It was revealed that Xbox Cloud Gaming would be coming to the Meta Quest 3 later this year, but here’s what to expect from the hardware.
The actual unit will be 40% slimmer than the Meta Quest 2 which should make for a much more comfortable headset. The controllers look extremely different, dropping the outer rings and also adding the TruTouch haptics that were found in the Touch pro controllers this year.
The most exciting advancement is the fact that the Meta Quest 3 has dual 4MP RGB colour cameras, meaning that it’ll provide mixed reality experiences. Meta says that it has 10x more pixels in passthrough compared to that of the Meta Quest 2.
As far as performance goes, the headset will combine the highest resolution yet as well as pancake optics to make the visuals look better than ever. It will also be the first headset to feature a Snapdragon chipset that has twice the graphical performance of the Snapdragon GPU found in the Quest 2.
The Quest 3 will be fully backwards compatible with the Quest 2 catalogue of over 500 VR games.
