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Re:Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD by giobox on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @01:59PM (#32241574)
At typically more than 2x the cost. I've played Alyx on both, the Index is absolutely not a 2x better experience.

I'm no fan of their corporate parent either, but the value proposition on Quest 2 for general purpose PC VR gaming (especially prior to this price increase) was remarkable given size of subsidy Meta were prepared to make on price.

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Re:Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD by MikusR on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:37PM (#32242115)
It was 3x the cost now only 2.5x.
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Re:Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD by jsheard on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:04PM (#32242497)
It's a bit baffling that the Index is still as expensive as it is, it's three years old and has never gone on sale even once nevermind had a permanent price cut. In a vacuum it's worth what people are willing to pay, but Valve are a software company selling hardware to promote their ecosystem, which they're ceding to the much more affordable Oculus ecosystem by keeping the premium price.

It's still a nice headset but it's showing it's age, the Quest 2 has higher resolution screens and the ability to stream PC VR wirelessly is a killer feature which the Index doesn't support.

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Re:Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD by indiv0 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:26PM (#32242770)
No only that, but it's perpetually out of stock in most regions as well.
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