Meta’s AI spending spree makes its Quest headsets more expensive

Meta The “future of the Internet” not too long ago.

The Quest pricing situation, partly at Meta’s own fault, is particularly striking given the company’s recent performance Name changed and Invest huge sums of money exist A vision of the metaverse based on VR——It is said that it will form the basis of the “next generation network”. However, this is not what CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisioned five years ago because Meta’s VR-focused Reality Labs division racked up $73 billion in losses It can be proven.

But while Meta is more or less the only major tech company to make a significant investment in the Metaverse, it’s just one of many investing heavily in the artificial intelligence revolution. Meta’s crazy investment in Metaverse over the years pales in comparison to the company’s investment in artificial intelligence this year.

Nonetheless, Meta is reportedly planning Its virtual universe unit cuts spending by up to 30%it’s clear where the company’s recent focus is. So when you see prices for VR headsets rising (and now seemingly no longer a focus for Meta), remember that Meta’s own changing priorities helped get us here.

The new prices for the Meta Quest headphones in the US are as follows:

• Quest 3S (128GB): $350 (originally $300, up 16.7%)
• Quest 3S (256GB): $450 (originally $400, up 12.5%)
• Quest 3 (512GB): $600 (was $500, up 20%)