Quest 3 Lite Is Real...BUT Is It Really an Upgrade? 

to be honest I would rather spend the extra money to get a quest 3

I think the lite will be the model they use to partner with schools/universities & the airlines.

This one doesn't excite me.. I am happy with the quest 3. I just want to see some games that use the quest 3 to its full potential.

I'm still using my Quest 2, which I've had since Jan 2021, and she's still running well. I mostly just play poker and walkabout mini golf. For those games, Q2 is good 👍 But if it ever dies, I'll definitely bye the Quest 3. I want to feel a significant upgrade, like when I went from Q1 to Q2. It's a no brainer if u have the money, Q3 is the best option.

I would prefer a $999 model quest 3 with micro OLED displays and eye tracking. A low, mid and high quality option would be amazing.

The biggest question is: we will have the META QUEST GAMING SHOWCASE this year?!!! I know that we will have META on the Summer Game Fest. But not having an event focused on the Quest platform would be disappointing. All the previous events have been a lot of fun, and now with the QUEST 3, games can have even more impressive graphics to show off in a Showcase.

The pancake optics are why I brought the Quest 3. Couldn't go back to the old lenses of QUets 1 and 2, the light in dark areas always had to much glare.

The lenses will be fine for most average users, we have been using the Quest 2 for years after all and they have been great. They get the power of a Quest 3 after all for less than 499. It's not for an experienced VR user of course, so no issue.

As a quest 3 owner, I’m excited about this because the drop in price might be just what’s needed to get my friends and family into VR, and the more the space expands, the more developers will create more content for VR

Do you think the Q3 lite could potentially push out better performance? Due to the lower rez screens? I love the 🥞 pancakes, though. I hop back on my Q2 once in a while and it's crazy looking through the older lenses.

The pancake lenses and dual displays (with real IPD adjustment and resolution bump) is the whole reason I forked out for the Quest 3. I mostly use mine for PCVR, so the processing upgrade, colour passthrough and wifi 6e were just a nice bonus. I still use my Quest 2 for multiplayer when demonstrating to friends or playing with family, but the fresnel lenses, with the small sweet spot, glare/godrays and limited ipd adjustment, all feel very dated. Always takes me a good few minutes to get used to turning my whole head to look at things again, rather than just look.

No pancakes - no deal! Crappy visuals - I don't care what else it can do.

Just Subscribed! I really enjoyed the video, thank you for explaining everything perfectly.

Quest 2 = 99. Quest 3s = 249. Quest 3 = as is 👍🏻

Is there any big reasons to want two lens per headset as oppose to one big lens?

With a more powerful processor, you'll be able to run the same games and software as the QUEST 3, which is a good thing! Game development won't be limited to the graphical power of the QUEST 2. But this is going to BE the death of QUEST 2.

I really appreciate this breakdown as I've been waiting to upgrade just to see if the lite was a better option. I get motion sickness in a lot of games so it sounds like paying the premium price might just be worth it for me. Esp with the eye spacer being improved in the 3. I've had the worst time with my Q2 eye spacer. Ugh! But I'm hoping they price the lite well enough more people will buy it. Most of my friends don't have VR & I'd love to be able to finally vr with others!

I really needed to hear this because I have the old 64gb quest 2 for at least 3 years and it is barely able to chug blade and sorcery

Do you have a face tracking camera? Cool.

I wonder what storage options will be available. Maybe 128 GB and 256 GB or 128 and 512 GB options. That could be interesting, which they offer on the Quest 3 lite.

@BMFVR hopefully the headstrap setup is exactly the same so that Q2 users will be more incentivized to upgrade. If they can use all of their same accessories.

I don’t know I feel like some of the bigger main features are all there the depth sensor the color pass through and most importantly the chip set. From a developer standpoint that makes it next Gen. Basically it has the tech but not all of the quality of life features.

The single screen reminds me of how they made the Nintendo 2Ds

It looks like the quest two shell so I am hoping that I can use my bobovr headgear. And also the battery packs from bobovr as well. Be nice I would be more inclined to buy this headset.

I think the price be 299. What is already a surreal price is undoubtedly an excellent price. And without forgetting that the PSVR2 that does not have an internal processor, uses the old fresnel lenses, the controls have the old rings, has no battery, Wi-Fi transmitter, does not have a colored pass thru, has no sound in the air (you need to put a headset of dubious quality) and needs a PS5, it still costs an absurd 550 dollars. No wonder it was a sales failure.

I think that you are underestimating the impact of the IR illuminators o__O. if implemented right, those could bring spacial tracking a lot further.

What is with the religious quote at 6:21?

So I was waiting until we got more info, like this, about the quest 3 lite instead of buying the actual quest 3 to see which one I should buy because I have a quest 2 already. But with this new info I am sorta disappointed by the quest 3 lite. So I am just going to upgrade to an actual quest 3.

idm the lens change cause imo the q3 display is bad compared to q1. i really miss that oled and sometimes i think the q1 looks better despite being a lower res

Unfortunately I had issues with my Q3 like really bad lens glare and fog plus it felt heavier on my face so i had to return it.....honestly don't care about Q3 color MR or the lens really, I just want the new chip set so games run smoother hopefully the Q3 S will come through, hopefully it also comes out around or near the new batman game release

They had oculus 2 parts leftover they just redesigned it, renamed it, and resold it as quest light.

11.25 that spit

I wonder if it has face tracking

Wonder what the field of view is on this because if it's comparable to the PS VR 2 field of view and Quest 3 field of view I might get it if it's below $400

I was so excited to get my quest 3 but I just didnt see the night and day difference that so many are talking about here. It still looks blurry.

That's actually a great idea quest 2 for 99$ I think that would bring a lot of vr holdouts into the fold and we all know once you try it.....

In my opinion those who don't have Quest 3 yet should just start saving up for Quest 4, I'm sure they'll throw a new headset at us next year)

I would also like to see headsets from LG and the other third parties creating their own versions. Would love to have it as a standalone PC and pay the extra cost. Like extra slots for memory storage . Keyboard mouse etc

Put a memory Card on it.

Wifi 6e ?

The pancake lenses is a huge deal I have the quest Pro and I definitely know what he's talking about. I can't wait to get Quest 3 it's truly worth it. It's hard to go back to regular quest 1 and quest 2 lenses now

No need for more headsets, drop some games

I wouldn't want to go back to q2 lenses.

This definitely looks like they took the quest 2 and gave it the newer snapdragon chipset to give it some extra life. This is good for consumers as it allows choice on models. Let’s just hope they don’t abandon a model due to popularity within 12 months like they did with the rift s

Quest 2, but pancake lenses, and maybe the improved speakers and haptics, would make a good Lite model.

Hmm 🤔 I don’t know 🤷🏾‍♂️

I feel like this would be a great option for those who haven't tried Pancake lenses and for kids if a lot cheaper. I think I'm slightly spoiled by the pancake lenses in the Quest 3 to ever go back. I hope people not as familiar with VR don't think Fresnel lenses are the only kind.

Hellooooo??? Mixed reality ?

For me to want to recommend it to my friends I need it to be $300.00 or less and I’ll probably need to be able to try one on at a Best Buy or someplace.

If the Quest 3 Lite is noticeably lighter than Q3 and Q2 then I will get one. I have both Q3 and Q2 but I am comfort over graphics, so I'll take weight loss at the cost of graphic fidelity.

Honestly, who would have rather got the 3 lite not have the depth sensor/color pass through for the expense of pancake lenses, I feel that if you want that AR experience that paying the extra bucks is up to you.

I would have rather the same spec of the 2 with pancake lenses. I am waiting for the price of the quest 3 to get more reasonable where I live.

Never going back to fresnel lenses.

"Fresnel lenses" Pass.

I prefer the design of the S over the 3, the 3 just looks weird

Basically a Quest 2 with a Quest 3 ship

But for people with the quest 1 the quest 3s is a bigger upgrade

It's looking like it's gonna be $200

I think it could be interesting for who don’t want to spend too much and is interested to Augnented realty. I still have a Quest 2 and I still have no reasons to upgrade. May be they are trying to convince people like me. The only one mistake is that it’s not a cheaper Quest 3 that will change my (our) mind, but content that really worth the upgrade. And now simply there is not. Games sucks in 90% of cases and I feel like I already have best games Quest ecosystem can offer.

This is literally just Meta using up their leftover parts from the Q2, in a new SKU. Not worth it all if it has older lenses.

I WISH "499" was the price. But guess what, with taxes its 594 for Americans. And in other countries? Count in import tax etc. and its bumped up to 700 DOLLARS. For someone who dont have a huge ability to save money, how the heck are we supposed to afford a headset for 700 dollars? I personally cant wait for the lite version to come.. as im currently running a Oculus Rift S, which i by the way had to buy used, because even the Quest 2 was too expensive for me at the time. And right now i really cant wait for it to come out as my right controller is starting to have bad stickdrift..

This ain’t for any current quest 3 owners. This is for the people tempted and hopefully priced lower to get them through the door. Trying to hit the sweet price spot..

Great news if this grows the market. Otherwise I'm very happy with my Quest 3 for now.

i feel 299 but sadly im also feeling 349

Remember this headset is for the newcomers.. the people that never tried VR before. Or the enthusiast on a budget looking for a cheap upgrade from quest 2. It makes sense to have a cheaper option for bigger adoption. And also easier to phase out the quest 2 by having a similar style headset for sale to replace it. However. the jump from Quest 3S to Quest 3 is not the biggest jump for an untrained eye. So my guess is that people that buy the QUest 3S will stay in that budget line. Maybe We'll see the Quest 4 release as two headsets. A budget model and a slightly higher priced model. It has worked for phones for years, so making alternatives within standalone VR makes sense.

Quest 2 for 99 dollars would be really newsworthy, it would bring VR to the masses for sure and it would get a lot of exposure in media.

I used my one plus 7 OLED display with Razer hydra to play half life, was pretty good Experiance. Did like the freedom of the quest 2 but display suckss

I have the quest to and the quest 3 and the fact that they're going to go back to Pharrell lenses for the quest 3 light I would say don't even bother save your money and get the quest 3 the pancake lenses were the one feature that made all the difference in the world from The Quest 2 to the quest 3 if you don't have that you're wasting your money

The controller design on the Q3 is crap. They need to redo them.

The only way it's an upgrade is if it doesn't have the Quest 2's planned obsolescence.

Yo what? Where have they ever said the q3 lite would be an upgrade?? It's literally called LITE. Meaning not as good. Tf??

Sad that they still won't let us upgrade our memory with sd instead of forcing us to buy a headset with more memory Corporate greed

It’s probably going to cost $349.99 USD to make each headset $150 apart. Q2= $199.99, Q3L= $349.99, Q3= $499.99. This way, if they do another price reduction, they will just drop them all by $50 most likely. A Q2 costing $99.99 brand new at retail is highly unlikely. It’s not that low of a tech lol.

I honestly don't like the warping on these quest headsets. That's why I didn't buy the Quest 3 and want to wait for Quest 4 to see its improvements or wait for Google and Samsung's VR headset because I'm definitely opting out of Facebook as soon as they come out. The Quest 3 Lite's specs are great for the price, and I like the lenses on Quest 2, so I don't mind the downgrade. The chipset, colour passthrough, and controller is why I'm going to buy the Quest 3 Lite.

Instead of making special games, they should bring Steam VR

Why would it be an upgrade? It's literally called "lite"...

The lens difference is enough for people to not get this. Once you try those Quest 3 lenses, it is HARD to go back.

“Lite” consoles are NEVER considered an upgrade.. it’s literally a cheaper version for those that can’t afford the new edition. It’s literally an IPhone SE and I truly don’t know why anyone would assume otherwise.

Weird title. Never saw any speculation about it being an upgrade 🙃

Why would it be an upgrade? Lower quality components... No pancake lenses... Probably less storage... Ya, no... Unless the price is right.

Where b the heck did q3L come from..sheesh

It's not an upgrade, it's literally called the lite, like as with Switch lite, it's a cheaper device designed for kids and to expand the user base.

I think is made for upgrade the quest 2 owners

Just drop the price of the quest3 like 150 bucks and let it sell off in volume. Maybe call it a quest 2.5 😂

A regular consumer would be mad to choose this. Its false economy.The lenses are the best part of the Quest 3

Eh... I just care about pcvr. Q3 is the only viable upgrade with the lenses and screen, dont care about AR and don't care about standalone "games". My Q2 has been gathering dust for months and my pico 4 has been used almost daily, but it's horrible tracking is just painful to deal with. Q3 is great, but it is over-stuffed with features I do not give a flight about.

bruh i thought this is better than quest 3 nvm im good with my quest 3

I never liked quest 3 lenses, I always go back to quest 2 as it gives me headache. So for people like me it's a better option than quest 3.

Pancake lenses make Quest 3 worth spending the extra money. If the Quest 3S is $300 or less though it might be worth it for the controllers alone.

If it's 350 - 400 top i'm willing to buy it, i'm not paying 550 bucks for something that, at the end of the day, is a gimmick

If it is $299 I’ll get it immediately. I still have lots of games to play for the quest 2 so paying $499 for the quest 3 hasn’t been important but at $200 less than a quest 3 none of the issues you brought up matter to me.

Just call it a Pico 4.

I think the quest 3 price is going up, lesson learned from Apple.

Honestly. Unless they KILL the MQ2, the MetaQuest 3 Lite is dead in 3... 2...

3 positioned ipd adjustment like the Quest 2 shouldn't be a thing after Quest 2. It is god aweful

It's a scaled DOWN version of the Quest 3... quite OBVIOUS by the name..

It's the quest 3 and quest 3 should of been quest 4.

why is the switch so popular? i dont get people, vr is the best thing ever happened to gaming!! Meta really need to start agressive marketing for kids!! I am a teacher an non of my class even play in VR!

just save your money and get a quest 3

I only care if itll be able to play Batman