The Meta Quest 2 is the best VR headset you can buy right now (opens in new tab). Both models used to be cheaper, as much as $100 less, but Meta couldn't beat that. In August, the company raised the price of both 128GB and 256GB models of the VR headset (opens in new tab).

It is very frustrating that Meta raised the price of its headsets. As I pointed out in my Quest 2 review (opens in new tab), the Quest 2 is excellent, and the price increase came just as the company eliminated the headset's worst feature, the forced Facebook login, although the Meta Quest 2 was going to be the ultimate VR device, Meta's market dominance gave it plenty of room to play with the price. And it did.

Unfortunately, for us PC gamers, the Quest 2 is still the most affordable VR headset, as the superior Valve Index (opens in new tab) is much more expensive. Which means we have to absorb the price increase and hope for better days to come.

Well, today might be the day you tell yourself you got the Quest 2 at the old MSRP. The Black Friday sale has the Oculus Quest 2 for $350 (opens in new tab). [The 128GB Quest 2 is currently $350, $50 more than its original MSRP of $300, but the company is also discounting the VR remake of Resident Evil 4 and Beat Saber; Resi is $40 at the Oculus Store (opens in a new tab) and Beat Saber is $30 ( open in new tab).

You can save a bit more if you buy the 256GB model, which is discounted from $500 (originally $400) to $430 (opens in new tab).

To be fair, these two games are pretty great for launching VR and trying out the technology. You can also use Oculus Link to connect Quest 2 to your PC and play compatible VR games you own on Steam.

So it's not a complete reversal of Meta's unfortunate Quest 2 price hike. Still, for the right people (Resi fans with a history of rocking DDR machines), a case can be made that Meta is not actually giving them the extra money for the headset that they are now demanding. In these economically challenging times, this may be a win-win.

I don't blame you if you are still not convinced. I don't like the idea of paying more for a product that sold for less earlier in the same year; Meta has confirmed that its next-generation "Quest" headset (open in new tab) (for consumers, not the recently launched Pro) will be available in 2023. Alternatively, we can look to the competition: the Valve headset is not very well priced, but even at $999 (opens in new tab) it is a great unit.