{"id":78209,"date":"2026-04-16T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/meta-raises-prices-on-quest-3-and-quest-3s-due-to-ram-shortage\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:49:06","slug":"meta-raises-prices-on-quest-3-and-quest-3s-due-to-ram-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/meta-raises-prices-on-quest-3-and-quest-3s-due-to-ram-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Raises Prices on Quest 3 and Quest 3S Due to RAM Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Meta&#8217;s latest virtual reality headset, the\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Meta Quest 3<\/span><\/span> (512 GB), will cost $100 more starting Sunday. You can blame the ongoing RAM shortage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\"><span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Meta<\/span><\/span> released the pricing update on Wednesday in a blog post\u00a0calling out price increases for the Meta Quest 3 and <span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>3S models<\/span><\/span>. &#8220;The cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly,&#8221; Meta said in the post explaining the increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>High demand from AI data centers is straining memory chip supplies, causing supply constraints and price increases in consumer tech. Many experts aren&#8217;t expecting the\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>RAM shortage<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to end until 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Counterpoint Research\u00a0released\u00a0findings\u00a0in February showing that RAM costs increased by 80% to 90% in the first quarter of this year. Tech companies continue to hike prices, with Microsoft being the latest to increase the cost of the\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Microsoft Surface<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and Samsung doing the same for some\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Galaxy devices<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline g-outer-spacing-bottom-large g-text-xxsmall c-shortcodeVideoInline_play\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_img\"><svg class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_icon-play\"><use xlink:href=\"#play\"\/><\/svg> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-globalImage\">\n<div class=\"c-cmsImage c-globalImage_cmsImage\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc(9\/16* 100%);\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage_image\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"306\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Watch this:<\/strong> Meta Quest 3S Review: The Best of the Quest 2 and 3\n      <\/p>\n<p> <time class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_time\"><svg class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_icon-play\"><use xlink:href=\"#play\"\/><\/svg> <span class=\"g-text-xxxsmall\">09:02<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the original pricing as of Thursday, along with what you can expect to pay starting April 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure section=\"table\" class=\"c-shortcodeChart\">\n<h2 class=\"g-outer-spacing-bottom-small g-text-xlarge\">Price changes for Meta Quest 3 models<\/h2>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chartWrapper\">\n<table aria-label=\"Price changes for Meta Quest 3 models\" class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart\"><!----> <\/p>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart_head\">\n<th class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart_hasBg\">Meta Quest model and storage<\/th>\n<td>Original price<\/td>\n<td>New price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart_hasBg\">Meta Quest 3S (128 GB)<\/th>\n<td>$300<\/td>\n<td>$350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart_hasBg\">Meta Quest 3S (256 GB)<\/th>\n<td>$400<\/td>\n<td>$450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"c-shortcodeChart_chart_hasBg\">Meta Quest 3 (512 GB)<\/th>\n<td>$500<\/td>\n<td>$600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<p> <!----><\/table>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/figure>\n<p>Expect price bumps for refurbished Meta Quest headsets. Prices for Quest accessories will remain the same for now, though we&#8217;re unsure whether this applies to <span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>games<\/span><\/span> in the Meta store, or whether there&#8217;ll be a change in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline g-outer-spacing-bottom-large g-text-xxsmall c-shortcodeVideoInline_play\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_img\"><svg class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_icon-play\"><use xlink:href=\"#play\"\/><\/svg> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-globalImage\">\n<div class=\"c-cmsImage c-globalImage_cmsImage\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc(9\/16* 100%);\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage_image\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"306\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Watch this:<\/strong> Meta Quest 3S Review: The Best of the Quest 2 and 3\n      <\/p>\n<p> <time class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_time\"><svg class=\"c-shortcodeVideoInline_icon-play\"><use xlink:href=\"#play\"\/><\/svg> <span class=\"g-text-xxxsmall\">09:02<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<p>The Meta Quest 3 and 3S are Meta&#8217;s latest virtual reality headsets. 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