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Oct 15, 2023MW-0006Partly right

UploadVR: Analyst floats a cheaper 'Quest 3 Lite'

An unnamed analyst said a $200-$300 fresnel-lens Quest with monochrome passthrough might be named Quest 3 Lite, due H1 2024.

An unnamed Chinese analyst said Meta might sell a $200 to $300 Quest with older fresnel lenses and only black-and-white passthrough, possibly named Quest 3 Lite and due in the first half of 2024.

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  1. What was reportedAn unnamed analyst said a $200-$300 fresnel-lens Quest with monochrome passthrough might be named Quest 3 Lite, due H1 2024.
  2. Who said it, and whenIt was reported on Oct 15, 2023 in UploadVR, and we could not tell who reported it first.
  3. What happened, and whenMeta Quest 3S was announced on Sep 25, 2024, 346 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: Right on fresnel lenses and the $200-$300 band. Wrong on monochrome-only passthrough, the Quest 3 Lite name, and H1 2024 timing.
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Product
Meta Quest 3S
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The story of this report

  1. Oct 15, 2023This report · UploadVR
  2. Sep 25, 2024Meta Quest 3S was announced · official source
  3. VerdictPartly rightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

What we know now

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Questions about this report

Did this Meta Quest 3S report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Right on fresnel lenses and the $200-$300 band. Wrong on monochrome-only passthrough, the Quest 3 Lite name, and H1 2024 timing.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 346 days before Meta Quest 3S was announced on Sep 25, 2024.