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Meta Raises Quest 3 and 3S VR Headset Prices by $50-$100 Amid AI Chip Crunch
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Meta is hiking prices on its Quest 3 and Quest 3S VR headsets by $50 to $100 (12-20%) starting April 19 due to a global surge in memory chip prices, exacerbated by massive AI infrastructure investments including its own. New prices: Quest 3S (128GB) $350, (256GB) $450; Quest 3 (512GB) $600. Refurbished units will also increase, but accessories remain unchanged.
Following its February announcement to shift Horizon Worlds to mobile, Meta has set June 15 as the end date for access on Quest VR headsets. The move continues the company's broader retreat from in-house VR content amid a pivot toward AI, AR glasses, and third-party developers.
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NVIDIA announced several enhancements for its GeForce Now cloud gaming service during the 2026 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Key updates include improved game discoverability, upgraded virtual reality streaming, and new titles joining the platform. The service also expands account linking and introduces free-to-play access for Fortnite's Save the World mode.
The UploadVR Showcase - Winter 2025 aired on December 5, 2025, featuring announcements for nearly 50 upcoming virtual reality titles. The hour-long livestream highlighted games for platforms including SteamVR, Meta Quest, and PSVR2. All showcased projects are in development, Early Access, or nearing release.
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Researchers at Rockefeller University have uncovered a stepwise system of molecular mechanisms that helps determine how long memories persist in the brain. Using virtual reality–based learning tasks in mice, the team identified key gene regulators that stabilize important experiences over time, in findings published in Nature.