The RAM crisis has prompted one other firm to jack up {hardware} costs. Meta says it will likely be growing the value of Quest headsets on April 19. The Meta Quest 3 will get a $100 hike to $599, whereas the Quest 3S might be $50 costlier at $350 (for a model with 128GB of storage) and $450 (256GB).
Meta is blaming the increases on the rising prices of RAM, which has skyrocketed in value resulting from a scarcity of chips as AI corporations gobble up as a lot reminiscence as they’ll for his or her knowledge facilities. Sony just lately bumped up the prices of PS5 consoles and the PlayStation Portal handheld for comparable causes. Microsoft made its Surface PCs more expensive this week too.
Meta Quest equipment are staying on the identical costs, however refurbished Quest models are someway getting costlier as nicely. Refurbished Quest 3S models might be even be $50 extra at $320 (128GB) and $410 (256GB). Meta is growing the value of a Quest 3 by a whopping $170 to $550. I’m not precisely certain how the corporate can pin that on elevated manufacturing prices. In the meantime, Meta informed The Verge that it doesn’t count on to extend the costs of its sensible glasses anytime quickly.
