Meta Hikes Quest VR Prices Following PS5 Bump as RAM Shortage Rocks Tech World

Meta revealed it will raise costs on its Mission 3 and Mission 3S virtual truth headsets by $50 to $100 beginning April 19, mentioning increasing part expenses that have actually squeezed the customer electronic devices market. The Mission three will leap to $349.99 for the 128GB design and $449.99 for 256GB, while the high-end Mission 3 with 512GB storage will cost $599.99.

” We’re making this modification since the expense of structure high-performance VR hardware has actually increased substantially,” Meta stated in its statement. The business particularly pointed out a “worldwide rise in the cost of important parts– particularly memory chips” that has actually affected almost every customer electronic devices classification.

The cost increases reach reconditioned systems also, with Mission 3S designs increasing $50 to $319.99 and $409.99 respectively, while reconditioned Mission 3 systems see a steeper $170 dive to $549.99.

Meta’s relocation comes simply weeks after Sony boosted PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Website costs, while Microsoft raised costs on its Xbox consoles several times in 2025. Tech hardware generally reduces in cost gradually as part expenses fall and makers intend to draw in extra consumers with cost cuts.

That’s not held true recently throughout several kinds of customer hardware, nevertheless. The RAM lack driving Meta’s cost walkings– driven in part by tremendous need for AI calculating power– has actually likewise required boosts throughout Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets, Lenovo’s Legion Go 2, and other customer gadgets.

Increasing costs have customers questioning which hardware may be the beside see a rate bump, sustaining speculation that Nintendo’s Change 2 might be beside tick up after going for $450 in 2015.