Should You Get the Meta Quest 3 or the Quest 3S?

Should You Get the Meta Quest 3 or the Quest 3S?

It all comes down to storage and optics. #meta #quest #vr #headset

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50 Comments

  1. @Jsheh-rr2cz on August 16, 2025 at 9:25 pm

    thanks man

  2. @Holywater-p1k on August 16, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    I can change the storage for the quest 3s…

  3. @Karensmith-mg4th on August 16, 2025 at 9:29 pm

    3s

  4. @MattG-v1h on August 16, 2025 at 9:32 pm

    Why does my Meta Quest 3 have only 128GB???

    Edit: Nvm I have base model

  5. @kudliauskas on August 16, 2025 at 9:33 pm

    Can meta quest s run bonelab barbarian and vrfs

  6. @Drkilljoy909 on August 16, 2025 at 9:34 pm

    Im a vr newbie and didnt fancy spending 500 on a vr so i nust ordered a 3s optics dont bother me as long as i get my monies worth out of it which i will and the storage again doesnt bother me as ill be using vr mainly for vr experiences only game i want to play is batman. So again optics dont bother me ill use my 3s then wh3n i change jobs and can afford if ill upgrade. But for now ill be hapoy with my 3s which will arrive tomorrow

  7. @jopeteus on August 16, 2025 at 9:34 pm

    Don’t need storage. I have storage on my PC

  8. @Aiznoor-y8p on August 16, 2025 at 9:34 pm

    I was one of the people who got the meta quest 3 when it first came out it started out with 218gb of storage but it was for the same price as it is now

  9. @TYang3D on August 16, 2025 at 9:36 pm

    Would there be a big difference in storage capacity impact if I just want it to play VR supported games installed on my PC?
    If not it comes down to optics then.

  10. @narwhal9852 on August 16, 2025 at 9:37 pm

    3D is better on the 3s

  11. @Felixgarcia-w7l on August 16, 2025 at 9:37 pm

    I’m getting a meta quest 3 for $300

  12. @PabloMelonBar5583 on August 16, 2025 at 9:37 pm

    Back in the 90s it was mostly about trying to get their products sold at a reasonable price. Nowadays in (2025) it’s how much they can squeeze every penny from our wallets, this is why gaming feels bland and devoid of any life or imagination for the 90s generation and the new ones. Corporate greed has ruined gaming

  13. @noahsdad1468 on August 16, 2025 at 9:38 pm

    I got My Son the Meta quest 3S and I will say these are the strongest remotes in the world🤣🤣 My Son dropped these remotes over 200 times and they are as good as the first day we got them.. whoever made them needs to start making remotes for all video games 🤣

  14. @Matbrixasmr on August 16, 2025 at 9:39 pm

    My 3s has 218 gb

  15. @zack12332 on August 16, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    I have Quest 3 S I like it

  16. @West7462 on August 16, 2025 at 9:46 pm

    I wanted a quest 3 but got a 3s but I’m okay with it because my friend let me try hit quest 3 and I liked it the only difference it quest 3 had better tracking then 3s but really doesn’t matter

  17. @jasonabromovitz6270 on August 16, 2025 at 9:47 pm

    I never understood why you’d care about big storage on these. How many games are you playing at the same time? You can just redownload them if you want to play them later.

  18. @berkan5578 on August 16, 2025 at 9:48 pm

    I got the 128gb 3 just before they made the 500gig cost the same :’)
    Was still worth it tho

  19. @Gwbgorillatag on August 16, 2025 at 9:54 pm

    258gb for quest3s

  20. @Sam-gf1eb on August 16, 2025 at 9:54 pm

    I’m glad I watched this. I thought they upgraded the lenses on the 3s, but it’s just the quest 2 at a higher price from a PC perspective. I almost wasted $300! All I can do now os wait.

  21. @CammyEditsAldiFc on August 16, 2025 at 9:57 pm

    i got 3s

  22. @JayceLohr on August 16, 2025 at 9:57 pm

    They’re basically the same but one is better and the 3s and the 3 has the same controller

  23. @RickyLeon-g8i on August 16, 2025 at 10:01 pm

    The meta quest 3s is 399$

  24. @Crocoeduu on August 16, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    😮

  25. @GUSSTUDIOS-d1w on August 16, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    I prefer meta quest 3s

  26. @Crystalyaps on August 16, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    Quest 3s is a 2

  27. @NoodleJusDawwgyHerre on August 16, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    512 GB is just a waist especially if you’re just starting a VR. Any ways, I have two Meta Quest 2’s and 1 meta quest 3S and a whole bunch of games and it’s not even halfway full. Don’t buy the 512 GB Meta Quest 3. What you should buy is the Meta Quest 3S.

    Unless you want to have better lenses instead of fresnel lenses which the 3S/2 have. Unless you like the meta quest 3 instead of the fresnel lenses you get the pancake.

  28. @JibbyVR on August 16, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    In Australia the quest 3 is $800 and the 3S is $500 😢

  29. @BitcoinPicasso on August 16, 2025 at 10:07 pm

    The size is also much smaller with pancake lenses btw.

  30. @404MafiX3 on August 16, 2025 at 10:08 pm

    I love living in a country in which the meta quest 3s costs more than what a meta quest 3 costs over there lol.

    Here a Meta quest 3s costs 600 dollars and a meta quest 3 can go for 900.

  31. @TitanSpeakerman-t7e on August 16, 2025 at 10:08 pm

    I would choose the meta quest 3 better storage better experience and better lenses and passthrough

  32. @nitishkumar81 on August 16, 2025 at 10:09 pm

    My meta quest 3 cost $575.99

  33. @ericsalidbar1693 on August 16, 2025 at 10:09 pm

    i get welders eyes or snow eyes when i use the quest 3 something that never happened to me when using the quest 2 and i own both as well as the quest 3s that i havent used yet because i left it at my sisters house on accident. i can use the quest 2 for twice to three times as long without any issues. when using the quest 3 i can only play for an hour or so give or take 15 mins before i start feeling like i have sand in my eyes and they feel like they are dried up. the only time i notice that im using the quest 2 is when im at the home UI and settings menu, but when youre playing games its a lot less noticeable even when playing wireless with the headset plugged into power the quest 3 will use the whole 2400Mbps while the quest 2 will only use 1200mbps but you can still get very good video encoding for pcvr using virtual desktop streamer and you can even use gpu’s that are not supported by the meta quest pc app using virtual desktop streamer and get amazing pcvr game streaming.

  34. @Martialart-tq8tr on August 16, 2025 at 10:10 pm

    Yryf😂

  35. @dante.infurnus on August 16, 2025 at 10:11 pm

    my mom and dad got me a 3s for my birthday today

  36. @Speedyboy-y7u on August 16, 2025 at 10:13 pm

    Well i am trying to get the quest 3 Cuz my quest 3s broke sadly had not played it since

  37. @groovytubemovies on August 16, 2025 at 10:14 pm

    110 fov on quest 3 …90 fov on 3s , if you can afford the 3 its a no brainer.

  38. @Catsforlifealways on August 16, 2025 at 10:15 pm

    I had my quest 2 since January 2023, the right controller just now stopped working, I might get a quest 3 soon.

  39. @stereoscopicx5083 on August 16, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    Save your money for NerveGear

  40. @stacey2991 on August 16, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    I purchased the Meta quest 3. It was well worth the cost. 🤐

  41. @tyicbranch2734 on August 16, 2025 at 10:17 pm

    I got the meta quest 3 mainly for the storage I didn’t think about the optics but when I tried the new lense I was blown away I don’t know why people say thay don’t care about the pancake Lenses they obviously never tried it but it’s actually so much better more clear it doesn’t reflect weird in different lighting if you can buy meta quest 3 it’s a massive difference you can even pay up for it

  42. @Sebastian-g7d2w on August 16, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    No is Auli Cost 299 dollars

  43. @PaoIo_Maldini on August 16, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    bro i got quest 3s a few days ago i was so happy but i watched videos about it and now im sad ☹️

  44. @JordanColeman-r2v on August 16, 2025 at 10:20 pm

    Im legit coming from an occulus gen 1. Im sure what I just bought is an upgrade lol.

  45. @Pinguuu-c3x on August 16, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    quest 3 is for the older people and quest 3s is for the younger people

  46. @Jamal917h on August 16, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    Idgaf I’m broke ASF which ever one is cheaper imma buy it

  47. @livelife4228TBAS on August 16, 2025 at 10:22 pm

    I just won this bad boy in a raffle, lol

  48. @deekthepict-i7s on August 16, 2025 at 10:23 pm

    brain tumor

  49. @Banana456-z7e on August 16, 2025 at 10:23 pm

    Im not gonna download that much games im only gonna like get 5 or 8 so my opinion is meta quest 3s

  50. @WooDeWow on August 16, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    If u care about image quality and how far u can see the 3 is the way to go:

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