Meta Quest 3

Virtual Reality gaming has had a slow start, it’s fair to say. It’s taken a while to make it work in a way that is easily accessible for the masses and we’ve seen all sorts of efforts ranging from a cheap cardboard outer (via Google) for your mobile phone to a fully supported games console VR headset from Sony for the PS5. Meta’s efforts so far have culminated in the Meta Quest 3 and, as a standalone VR set, it’s fair to say it tops the list.

What you are buying here is, essentially a games console focused on VR gaming that is strapped to your head. There is a monthly subscription available named MetaQuest+ that gives you access to 2 new games added to your library per month as well as the initial library of 500+ titles available. The plan is that the base number of games will gradually grow as new titles are created but also will cycle through so you get a good variety of game types. You can manage your own library so you should always be able to access the games you like. The monthly subscription is surprisingly inexpensive at £7.99 per month – less than a decent streaming service subscription.

The VR isn’t just restricted to virtual worlds – you can also super-impose digital details over the real world, turning a board game in to a fully interactive treat for example or actually seeing and interacting with virtual creations in the real world. The possibilities for this are endless, ranging from educational tools for kids to games that take in to account the real world, you could easily get lost for hours in this! Which is why it’s a good thing the battery life isn’t massive! At just over 2 hours on average, you won’t be spending all day on this and I don’t think that’s a bad thing in all honesty. Intentional design feature or a limit on tech available? I’ll leave that up too you… RRP £479.99

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