Subj : The Meta Quest 3 feature I was most excited about might come at a To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed Sep 06 2023 12:15:04 The Meta Quest 3 feature I was most excited about might come at a price Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:56:01 +0000 Description: The leaked Meta Quest 3 charging dock I was super excited about might be a lot pricier than I expected. FULL STORY ====================================================================== The Meta Quest 3 launch event is less than a month away, and excitement for the new VR headset is reaching boiling point. But if this leak is correct, the feature I was most excited about might require a pricey add-on. Ahead of the Oculus Quest 2 successors reveal the online retailer UnboundXR.eu has seemingly posted prices for several Quest 3 accessories. This includes a carrying case for 79.99 (around $86 / 68 / AU$134), an Elite Strap with Battery for 149.99 ($161 / 128 / AU$252), and a Silicone Face Interface for 49.99 ($54 / 42 / AU$84). These were spotted by u/Fredricko on Reddit , but the store pages have since been hidden. The one thats most disappointing to me is seeing the Meta Quest 3 Charging Dock for 149.99 ($161 / 128 / AU$252). Thanks to a different Meta Quest 3 leak (courtesy of a US Federal Communication Agency filing) it looked like the new gadget would be getting a charging dock my favorite Meta Quest Pro feature. Thanks to this peripheral Ive never gone to wear my Quest Pro and found its out of charge something I cant say about my Quest 2. The dock also makes it easy to keep the headset and controllers powered up without needing to use multiple power outlets for charging an issue with headsets such as the HTC Vive XR Elite , which requires three outlets for charging instead of one. The leaked Quest 3 dock. (Image credit: Meta) Most importantly, this dock was included in the price of the Meta Quest Pro which was $1,500 / 1,500 / AU$2,450 at launch and is now $999.99 / 999.99 / AU$1,729.99. According to Meta, the cheapest Meta Quest 3 will be $499 / 499 / AU$829 / 499 so I was already a little worried that the dock wouldnt come with the cheaper headset forcing us to pay a little extra for its advantages. What I didnt expect, however, was that the dock might be roughly a third of the price of the new machine, as this leak has suggested. While these leaks come from a semi-official source a Reddit user claims UnboundXR has said the prices are from Meta directly its still worth taking the information with a pinch of salt. They could be best-guess placeholder prices while the store builds the product pages ahead of the Quest 3 launch later this year. Whats more, the peripherals UnboudXR listed might still come packaged with the headset with the listings here merely being for replacement parts.We wont know how pricey the add-ons really are until the headset launches at Meta Connect 2023 . Out with the old If the price of these XR peripherals has got you down, Im sorry to say the bad news doesnt stop there. According to separate leaks, the Quest 3 may not be compatible with your Quest 2 accessories forcing you to pay for all-new add-ons if you want them. pic.twitter.com/XhW1oNBKID September 4, 2023 See more This is with respect to the headset strap; @ZGFTECH on X (formerly Twitter) posted a picture seemingly showing a side-by-side of the Quest 3 strap and the Quest 2 Elite strap with the two having pretty different designs suggesting the old strap will be incompatible with the new hardware. Im still holding out hope however that my Quest Pro charging dock will be compatible with the Quest 3, though given the new docks wildly different design, Im not holding my breath. Admittedly this shouldnt be entirely unexpected its not unheard of for tech peripherals to be exclusive to specific devices. But its something to keep in mind if youre looking to upgrade to Meta's latest VR hardware. You might also like: Meta Quest 3 firmware leak reveals big depth mapping upgrade Meta Quest 3 may have the ability to turn any table into a VR keyboard 4 things we expect to see at the Meta Quest 3 launch event ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/the-meta -quest-3-feature-i-was-most-excited-about-might-come-at-a-price --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .