Quest 3S Xbox Edition Sells Out Quickly on Meta, Still Available at Retailers

Oh man, where do I even start with this? So, Meta rolls out this Quest 3S Xbox Edition headset, right? Seems like it barely hit the shelves, and boom—gone, poof, outta stock if you’re trying to snag it straight from Meta. But hey, don’t panic yet. Some third-party stores still got it. Yeah, those folks.

Now, here’s the thing. Meta said this bad boy was “extremely limited” from the get-go, like, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it limited. So, seeing it vanish from Meta’s stock isn’t a shocker. Or, maybe it is? I can’t decide. Either everyone wants one, or Meta didn’t have much to begin with. Like, what’s the story here?

Anyway, good ol’ Best Buy in the US still has some on hand. Across the pond, you can check Argos or EE in the UK. Even the official Xbox site kicks you to Meta’s out-of-stock page, which tells you something, right? Maybe nobody expected demand to hit like this. Or maybe scalpers beat us all to it. I mean, they’re already up on eBay for way too much. Those guys never sleep.

Let’s chat about the Quest 3S Xbox Edition itself. It’s not much different from the Quest 3S. Same guts like display and lenses. But this version looks snazzy with a special color scheme, and get this—it comes with an actual Xbox controller and three magical months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. So, you’ve got access to that cloud gaming library, which is kinda rad, even though not all Xbox games will play nice with it. Sad, but true.

Now, here’s a little math nobody asked for. The bundle goes for $400. If you bought everything separately—Quest 3S, Elite Strap, controller, Game Pass—you’d shell out $475. Pocketing the difference feels good!

Remember when Microsoft teased VR with the Xbox One X back in 2016? Yeah, that fell flat, didn’t it? This is probably the closest we get to an Xbox VR headset. Just don’t get too hyped thinking you’ll be playing your favorite Xbox games in actual VR. Nope, it’s just on a virtual flat screen. A little let down, honestly. But who knows, maybe one day they’ll throw in some 3D rendering jazz to spice things up. Fingers crossed.

Oh, and before I forget—there was a little oopsie in an earlier version of this article. Said the bundle components totaled $415, but it’s actually $475. Somebody fixed it, so kudos to them.

So there it is—messy, chaotic, and real. Just how we love it.