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The best VR gaming headset deal during the October Prime Day Sale isn't from Amazon. The Meta Store on eBay is offering refurbished Meta Quest 3 512GB VR headsets for just $439.99 after coupon code "COUNTDOWN20". Better yet, it comes with an extended 2 year AllState warranty. Since these headsets are reconditioned and shipped by Meta itself, it's not much different from buying a brand new one. Note that the MSRP of the Quest 3 went up from $499.99 to $599.99 back in April of this year. Even compared to the original MSRP, you're getting it for a lower price.
Refurb Meta Quest 3 for $439.99
Includes extended 2 year warranty
The Quest 3's closest competition is the recently released Steam Frame, but that's only if you disregard the cost; with this deal, the Quest 3 is less than half the cost of a Steam Frame. Because of that, I still think the Meta Quest 3 is the best standalone consumer-oriented VR headset. It's certainly a significant upgrade compared to its less expensive Quest 3S sibling. The two share the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, Touch Plus controllers with inside-out tracking, and mixed reality passthrough. However, the Quest 3 has a higher resolution, higher FOV display with a much wider focused sweet spot thanks to its superior pancake lens design. The Quest 3 also has much more onboard storage. I own it myself (and I reviewed it for IGN) and have logged over a thousand hours in Beat Saber alone.
TL;DR:
- Quest 3 has sharper resolution (2064x2208 vs 1832x1920)
- Quest 3 has better lens array (pancake vs fresnel)
- Quest 3 has wider FOV (104°/96° vs 96°/90°)
- Quest 3 has higher storage capacity (512GB vs 128GB)
- Same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor
- Same Touch Plus controllers
- Same 120Hz refresh rate
- Same Mixed reality passthrough functionality
- Same tetherless and tethered functionality
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Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
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