Meta Quest 3S pre-orders are now live at Amazon in the UK for the standard RRP. You'll find both the 128GB and 256GB models up for grabs with free speedy shipping for Prime members after release day.

While the Quest 3's $500 price wasn't good enough to dethrone the Quest 2, the more affordable Quest 3S variant should hit the spot.

And yet, for all its new features -- a better color passthrough camera that can enable mixed reality just like the more expensive Quest 3 and the same Quest 3 processor for more advanced graphics in games -- I wonder how rapidly the VR and AR app landscape on Quest can accelerate along with it.