Meta Platforms cutting price of top VR headsets
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is cutting the price on two of its leading virtual reality headsets, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
That's "so more people can get into VR," Zuckerberg said on an Instagram broadcast.
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The company is cutting the price of the Quest Pro to about $999, Zuckerberg said, and reducing the price of the Quest 2 256 GB model to about $429.
That Quest 2 version had cost $500, so it's about a 14% reduction. In the case of the premier headset, that's about a one-third cut: The Quest Pro launched to some fanfare in October at a price of $1,500 but has seen some heavy promotions amid some likely slow sales for the pricey equipment.
The changes go into effect Sunday.