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

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So, Meta just rolled out the Quest 3S Xbox Edition headset, right? But hold on—blink, and it’s outta stock if you’re trying to buy from Meta itself. Like, already?! Less than a week in! But hey, don’t freak out just yet, ’cause you can still nab it from some other retailers out there.

Get this: Meta said these things were gonna be super limited. Totally gone once they disappear from the shelves. And sure enough, when I poked around the Meta site (snooping around the US and UK sections), bam—Out of Stock. Does that mean these things were flying off the digital shelves, or did Meta just keep it to super small batches? Your guess is as good as mine.

Here’s the kicker though—the Quest 3S Xbox Edition is still at Best Buy in the States and Argos and EE if you’re UK-based. Even saw the official Xbox site sending folks to the oh-so-empty Meta page! Maybe they thought they’d have more time. Or maybe everyone just bounced on it way too fast.

I should mention, of course, you’ve got the brave souls flipping brand new headsets on eBay for some extra cash. Scalpers, man, always on the hunt.

Oh, if you’re scratching your head over what’s the fuss about this thing—it’s a Quest 3S, but jazzed up with some snazzy colors, an Xbox controller, and three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. But real talk? You don’t need this special edition for the Xbox cloud jazz if you already own a Quest 3S and an Xbox controller. But it feels nice to have everything bundled, like a discount buffet—it saves you a bit of dough if this is how you roll. A good $75 less if you do the math!

Microsoft had us dreaming back in 2016 about the Xbox One X joining the VR club, but nah, that didn’t quite happen. So now, here we are, dipping our toes in the flatscreen gaming vibes inside a VR setup. We’re still waiting for a full VR blowout, but for now, we watch—literally.

Anyway, maybe someday those Xbox games will get some nifty 3D flair. Fingers crossed, right? It’s always fun to dream.

Oh! Almost forgot—had something wrong earlier. The bundle’s worth wasn’t $415; it’s $475. Math snafu. My bad.