Who reported it first?

Alex Heath reported it on Feb 28, 2023 in The Verge.

How far ahead of the announcement was it?

That was 575 days before Meta Quest 3S was announced on Sep 25, 2024.

Feb 28, 2023MW-0005Right

Right. It turned out the way this report said.

Meta Ventura lower-cost headset was reported for arrival in 2024

Alex Heath reported a lower-cost headset codenamed Ventura would arrive in 2024.

Alex Heath reported that a lower-cost Meta headset codenamed Ventura would arrive in 2024. This record tracks that codename, positioning and timing.

What was reportedAlex Heath reported a lower-cost headset codenamed Ventura would arrive in 2024.
Who said it, and whenAlex Heath reported it on Feb 28, 2023 in The Verge.
What happened, and whenMeta Quest 3S was announced on Sep 25, 2024, 575 days after this report.
The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.No reason has been written for this verdict.

What do these words mean?

Right: It turned out the way this report said.
Partly right: Some of this was right and some of it was not.
Wrong: It did not turn out this way.
Moving target: This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.
Never settled: The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
Not comparable: This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.
No outcome yet: Nothing has happened yet that would prove this right or wrong.
Not checked yet: The company has answered this. We have not finished checking this one.
Checked: Checked means the company has since given an answer and we compared it with what was reported. Details still waiting on an answer, details nothing can settle, details where the plan itself changed, and details we have not finished reviewing are all counted separately and are not part of that number.
Moving target: A moving target is a report that described the plan accurately at the time, on a product the company then changed. We count these on their own: it would flatter a reporter to call them right, and it would blame a reporter for a decision that was not theirs to call them wrong.