Get a Meta Quest 2 VR headset for just $199 during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale—but act fast

You can escape into the world of VR without dropping tons of cash on a current-gen headset.

By Stan Horaczek

Posted on Mar 21, 2024 1:49 PM EDT

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We’d all like to drop $3,500 on Apple’s lux Vision Pro VR headset, but we all have bills to pay and ill-advised midnight GrubHub orders to place. Luckily, you can still escape into VR for just $199 if you grab one of these Meta Quest 2 VR headsets during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.

Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 128 GB $199 (was $249)

The Meta Quest 2 is a refurbished gift that will last for VR fans.

This is Meta’s previous version mixed-reality headset. It has high-res displays, front-facing cameras, and advanced handheld remotes for precision movement in the VR world. At $200, it’s less than half the price of the $500 Meta Quest 3. It plays the most popular VR games and offers some productivity features in case you want to spend your workday with a headset strapped to your head.

Meta Quest 2 Bundles on-sale

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Stan Horaczek

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Stan Horaczek is the executive gear editor at Popular Science. He oversees a team of gear-obsessed writers and editors dedicated to finding and featuring the newest, best, and most innovative gadgets on the market and beyond. He lives in upstate New York with his family, a three-legged dog, and a truly unreasonable collection of hundreds of vintage film cameras and lenses. 

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