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Meta Quest 3S has been named Amazon's best-selling console of 2024, ahead of Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch.
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Meta Quest 3S offers affordable VR, allows freedom of movement without a tether, and runs without a powerful PC or console.
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The success of the Meta Quest 3S on Amazon signals growing interest in VR.
Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch are still doing well, but Amazon has them all beat in 2024. Meta Quest 3S It took the crown for best-selling console of the year on the website. It's an impressive achievement for a virtual reality headset, especially since the Meta Quest 3S was released in October.
The Meta Quest 3S is a cheaper variant of the Meta Quest 3, bringing the price down considerably at the cost of lower specs. Virtual reality is still far from mainstream among gamers, but the affordable price point and available lineup of games seem to have been enough to make the Meta Quest 3S a major seller on Amazon in 2024.
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According to Amazon's 2024 bestseller list, the Meta Quest 3S was the best-selling console in the video game category. The device ranked 11th on this year's overall video game list, with gift cards and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions making up the majority. The PlayStation 5 slim console ranked 17th and the Nintendo Switch ranked 53rd. Xbox consoles have peripherals that make the top 80, but they don't particularly make the top 80. PlayStation 5 Pro is also missing from the list. The only devices that beat the Meta Quest 3S on the list were the Nintendo-branded microSDXC card and the PlayStation DualSense wireless controller (8th and 9th, respectively).
Unfortunately for Sony, its own VR device, the PlayStation VR 2, is not included in the Amazon listing. There are a lot of good games on PSVR too, but Meta Quest 3S can be used without an external device, which may make it more appealing to some people. Not only will this allow users to move freely while using the Meta Quest 3S whereas PlayStation VR is tethered, but buyers will also not have to make an additional investment in a powerful console or PC to run the device.
Interestingly, the top list also included Meta Quest 2, which ranked 27th on the list, while the original Meta Quest 3 did not make the top 80. This may indicate that VR users are more interested in the device when using it. It is sold at a lower price. With Meta Quest 2 now discontinued and Nintendo Switch 2 releasing in 2025, it will be interesting to see what this list will look like in 2025. If Nintendo repeats its success with the original Switch, it will likely gain the upper hand on Amazon video games. Sales of the year. Only time will tell what the final results will be in 2025, but the results in 2024 are a good indicator that interest in virtual reality is growing slowly but steadily.
Meta Quest 3S
$349 $400 $51 off
Meta Quest 3S is a cheaper alternative to Meta Quest 3 that still offers high-end performance. The headset, which supports virtual and mixed reality, comes with a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, 8GB of RAM, HD resolution (1832×1920 pixels per eye), and a battery life of around 2.5 hours.
