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

Ugh, so here we are again. Meta’s new toy, the Quest 3S Xbox Edition, lasted like, what, a hot second before it poofed out of stock on their site? Yep, believe it. Already sold out. From Meta directly, I mean. Not entirely gone though—still hanging around at places like Best Buy and stuff.

Meta had kinda played the “it’s gonna be super limited, guys” card, so you’d think we’d see this coming, but naah. Didn’t expect it—or maybe it was planned? (Wouldn’t be the first time tech companies pulled that trick.) Anyway, trying to pin down if it’s crazy demand or if Meta just didn’t have a lot to begin with… yeah, a mystery.

Now, talking specifics, the thing’s still popping up at some usual suspects: Best Buy in the US, Argos and EE in the UK. Even Xbox’s own website is sending folks to Meta’s “sold out” page. Go figure. Probably none of them saw this rush coming—or maybe they did? Then there’s the flip side: already eyeing some marked-up listings on eBay. Classic scalpers, am I right?

Now, let’s talk nerdy details—‘cause face it, it’s still the old Quest 3S inside. Same screen and guts, but now dressed up in a snazzy color scheme. Oh, and they threw in an Xbox controller and three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Fancy, but not earth-shattering.

For the record, if you’re a Quest 3S owner, you’re not missing out on functionality. You can still dive into Xbox Cloud Gaming if you got your own Xbox controller lying around. The bundle’s just a—how do I say—wallet-saver? At $400, it’s a steal compared to piecing it all together separately. Saves you a cool 75 bucks. Not bad, right?

Remember when Microsoft went all, “VR is coming, folks!” back in 2016 with the Xbox One X? Yeah… that never quite happened. Now this headset doesn’t exactly scratch that VR itch since it’s more flat-screen-in-headset than full-out VR. But hey, having options is cool. Maybe—fingers crossed—we’ll see true 3D Xbox magic someday.

Oh, quick note! Almost forgot. A little oopsie: an earlier version of this article had a wrong number. Said the bundle parts were worth $415—my bad, it’s actually $475. My math skills? Not what they used to be.

So there you have it. On the edge of VR glory, but not quite there yet. Here’s hoping for more… something… anything!