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Compared with Quest 3 and Valve’s Steam Frame, Quest 3S is highlighted for strong value at a lower price despite differing feature sets.

This isn’t the first time Quest 3S has dropped to $250; a prior Costco deal at $200 was noted during holidays.

Meta’s Quest 3S is on sale for $249 with a free Batman: Arkham Shadow game and a 3-month Meta Quest trial, matching Black Friday pricing and currently available primarily at Walmart.

Walmart’s bundles price the 128GB base model at $250 and the 256GB model at $350, each including Batman: Arkham Shadow and a 3-month Horizon+ subscription.

The headset runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, features full-color passthrough and Quest 3 Touch Plus controllers, and delivers display and optics comparable to Quest 2.

Quest 3S supports Xbox Game Pass streaming and wireless PC tethering for SteamVR titles like Half-Life: Alyx, expanding its gaming capabilities.

Arkham Shadow remains a standout AAA VR title frequently bundled with Quest 3S promotions.

Overall, Quest 3S delivers standalone wireless VR with XR2 Gen 2, 8GB RAM, hand tracking, and mixed reality at a value price, especially during promotions.

Additional deals noted include Little Nightmares III for Switch at $23.94, Xbox Series X version at $19.99, Nothing Headphone 1 at $239, and Apple Crossbody Strap discounts starting around $26.98.

The bundle includes a 3-month Horizon+ games subscription, aligning with other new Quest bundles.

Quest 3S offers similar functionality to the Quest 3 with access to the same library, with favorable performance noted for Batman: Arkham Shadow and Maestro.