In case you haven't heard, the Meta Quest 2 The $249 holiday price will remain in place forever. That's a natural progression for the second-generation VR headset, which launched in 2020 and was recently surpassed by the new Meta Quest 3. What's more, if you buy a 128GB Quest 2 at Walmart Right now, you'll receive a $50 Meta Store credit to help you build your game library, essentially making it a $200 purchase.
At launch, the Quest 2 was a great little device thanks to its standalone nature. As conventional VR headsets go, it's still one of the easiest and most affordable devices to use and play, especially since you don't have to worry about external depth sensors or cables. You won't be able to engage in unique mixed reality experiences like you can with the Quest 3 (after all, the last-gen model doesn't feature full-color pass-through cameras), but the Quest 2 sells for half the price and still supports a vast majority of the same titles, although often with lower specifications. Additionally, Meta has continued to roll out regular updates to its entry-level headset over the past year, increasing GPU speeds and CPU power, with the promise of more support in the future.
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