Meta’s Quest 3S Xbox Edition Sells Out Quickly, Still Available at Some Retailers

Alright, so get this — Meta just dropped the Quest 3S Xbox Edition, and like, poof! It vanished from their shelves faster than you can say “limited edition.” Gone. Nada. Not even a week in. But don’t freak out — yet. Some third-party stores? Yeah, they’re still stocked.

Meta made a big deal about this whole “extremely limited” thing, so maybe that’s a clue. But already running out? Either people went mad over it, or Meta just… didn’t feel like making a load of them. Your guess is as good as mine.

Now, if you’re in the States, just swing by Best Buy. In the UK? Argos or EE got you. Weirdly, even Xbox’s own site just sends you straight into an abyss of “Out of Stock” misery with Meta. Makes you wonder if anyone expected folks to snag these up like hotcakes.

And, I mean, scalpers. Ugh. Already spotted some Quest 3S headsets dancing around on eBay with sky-high price tags. Classic scalper move, right?

Here’s a bit of a reality check: this headset isn’t, like, super different from the regular Quest 3S. Same tech, really. Just a snazzy color and, oh joy, an Xbox controller, plus three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That sounds cool if you’re into gaming on a non-VR level. But hey, if you already have a Quest 3S, just grab a controller and you’re in — no bundle needed.

So the price? It’s about $400 for all this gear. I did the math because, who doesn’t love math? Turns out it’s cheaper than buying all the stuff separately. Like, almost $75 off. Woohoo, savings!

Oh, remember when Microsoft was all pumped about “high fidelity VR” for Xbox One X? Yeah. Never happened. This bundle? Closest they’ve gotten to making good on that, but don’t get too excited. You’re stuck with flat-screen gaming. Let’s dream of the day Xbox games give us 3D inside headsets.

Anyway, options are nice. Maybe someday we’ll get Xbox games with some proper 3D oomph. One can hope, right?

Oops, there’s a correction too — yeah, apparently, we messed up the numbers before. Individual parts add up to $475, not $415. Go figure.