Black Friday sometimes offers a great chance to pick up top tech for less, especially the items that are hard to justify splurging on the rest of the year. If you’ve been waiting to see what the hype around virtual reality is all about, this deal might be your opportunity.
Right now Best Buy is offering a $75 gift card with the purchase of the Meta Quest 3, which is one of our our favorite VR headsets. The headset usually goes for $500, so this effectively brings the price down to $425. It’s not a direct discount, but you can put the $75 credit toward games or other accessories. Just add the headset to your cart, and the gift card will be unlocked automatically.
Meta Quest 3 has a solid CNET review score of 8.9/10, which lands it at the top of our best VR headsets roundup. According to our expert Scott Stein, «Meta’s upgraded VR sequel to the Quest 2 feels like a notable revamp, with improvements across the board: a slightly smaller design, better, clearer lenses, a higher-res display, smaller controllers with better haptics and higher-res color cameras that can mix the real world and the virtual together.»
It’s the first VR headset to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, which means upgraded graphics andbetter performance. Haptics have improved, too, and make interactions feel a lot more immersive than the previous versions. The battery also lasts up to three hours, which isn’t too bad for some quick gaming or creative sessions.
Why this deal matters
Meta Quest 3 offers several useful upgrades over its predecessors, but it isn’t the most affordable at its $500 price tag. If you’ve been looking to try it out, this Best Buy deal is a great chance to do it with the bonus of a $75 gift card. If you’re after a cheaper option, you can consider grabbing the Meta Quest 3S for just $349 after an 18% discount on Amazon.
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