Meta Unveils Quest 3S Xbox Edition for $400, Featuring Controller and 3 Months of Cloud Gaming

Man, so today was one of those days where Meta and Microsoft threw us a curveball. They rolled out the Quest 3S Xbox Edition—limited time deal, by the way. So, anyway, this baby’s all dressed up in Xbox colors, Carbon Black and that snazzy Velocity Green. But hold on, this isn’t like some magical VR bridge to your Xbox or anything. Nah, no VR game-on-Xbox stuff yet. Just a cool colorway of the Quest 3S (128GB).

Alright, here’s the rundown: for $399.99—ouch, but also, worth it?—you get the headset, Touch Plus controllers (for VR and MR), this limited edition Xbox controller, and an Elite Strap. Oh, and a three-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate—which is killer if you ask me. Not the battery version strap, sadly, but can’t win ’em all, right?

Picture-time: I saw a pic (thanks, Meta and Microsoft), and it was like… really slick. Made me kinda want to touch it, you know? Weird, but true.

Now, hear me out—if you bought this gear separately, it’s like $490-ish. Quest 3S with controllers is about $299, Elite Strap’s $69, Xbox controller $64, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is $60 for three months. So yeah, bundle’s a sweet deal. Made me pause and think for a sec.

But, but, but—if you’ve already got the Xbox controller and that Xbox Game Pass, you probs don’t need this, since Xbox cloud gaming came to Quest back in late 2023. Works with Quest 2 and up, more than 400 games. Crazy, right?

Oh, and it’s also packing a three-month Horizon+ subscription from Meta. $8/month value right there. 30+ Quest games included, and some you might not have heard of, like Asgard’s Wrath 2, Red Matter, Demeo. Good stuff to snag if you’re a subscriber.

I swear, there’s way too much to keep track of sometimes. They announced this at Connect 2024 back in April—seems like forever ago—and teased more XR headsets coming. ASUS and Lenovo are jumping in too. Can’t say I expected that, but here we are. Asus is aiming for performance, while Lenovo’s going after productivity, learning, and entertainment. Pretty curious where that’ll go.

So, if you’re thinking about it, check meta.com, Best Buy (US), and even Argos and EE (UK). Supplies are tight, though, so don’t dawdle. Once they disappear into the ether, they’re gone. Poof.