VR headset 'Meta Quest 2' has increased significantly by over 20,000 yen, 128GB model to 59,400 yen, 256GB model to 74,400 yen



Meta has significantly increased the price of the stand-alone VR headset ' Meta Quest 2 (former: Oculus Quest 2) ', and from August 1, 2022, the 128GB model will be $ 399.99 (59,400 yen including tax in Japan), 256GB It was announced that the model will be $ 499.99 (74,400 yen including tax in Japan).

Meta Quest 2 Price Revision Notice: 'Beat Saber' now available for download for a limited time
https://www.oculus.com/blog/meta-quest-2-pricing-changes/



Yes, it's weird for the two-year-old Meta Quest 2 to go up in price --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279624/meta-quest-2-price-raise-hike-weird-oculus

In October 2020, Faceboook (currently Meta) at that time released the stand-alone VR headset 'Oculus Quest 2' that allows you to enjoy VR content with the headset alone without a PC. 'Oculus Quest 2' has gained a lot of users all over the world because it is affordable to buy in Japanese yen in the 30,000 yen range. You can understand what kind of VR headset 'Oculus Quest 2' is by reading the following article.

Cospa's strongest 'Oculus Quest 2' that can enjoy VR alone with improved resolution and performance is a VR headset that can satisfy beginners to advanced users --GIGAZINE



'Oculus Quest 2' has since been renamed to 'Meta Quest 2' as Facebook changed its name to 'Meta'.

Finally 'Oculus Quest' officially renamed to 'Meta Quest' --GIGAZINE



'Meta Quest 2' is gaining popularity as a low-priced VR headset, but on July 26, 2022 local time, Meta announced that it will revise the price of 'Meta Quest 2'. After August, it was revealed that the price of the 128GB model will be raised to $ 399.99 and the price of the 256GB model will be raised to $ 499.99.



The conventional price in Japan was 37,180 yen including tax for the 128GB model and 49,280 yen including tax for the 256GB model, but after August, the 128GB model will be 59,400 yen including tax and the 256GB model will be 74,400 yen including tax. , The price has increased by more than 20,000 yen. On the official website of Meta, 'The cost of manufacturing and shipping Meta products is rising. By adjusting the price of Quest 2, Meta will take innovative research and new products to take the VR industry to a higher level. We can further invest in development. ' It suggests that the background of the price increase is the increase in costs due to the recent acceleration of inflation.

Regarding this price increase, overseas media The Verge said that Meta's VR / AR development division Reality Labs posted a loss of about 3 billion dollars (about 400 billion yen) in the first quarter of 2022. He pointed out that the price increase of 'Meta Quest 2' may be trying to stop the loss.

Meta claims that even after this price revision, 'Meta Quest 2' is still an affordable VR headset, and we will continue to update new features one after another. Also, by January 31, 2023, with an account that newly purchased 'Meta Quest 2' from August 1st to December 31st, 2022 and has never enabled the VR rhythm game ' Beat Saber '. Once you activate your device, you'll also have a free download campaign for Beat Saber for 14 days starting that day.

At the time of writing the article, the listed price on the official direct sales site is the price before the price increase for both the 128GB model and the 256GB model.

Meta Quest 2: Introducing the latest all-in-one VR headset in the series | Meta Store
https://store.facebook.com/jp/quest/products/quest-2/



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