HTC has just announced its brand new VR headset, the Vive Focus Vision, and instead of directly going after the Meta Quest's crown (and price point), it seems to be setting itself up as an "everything headset" closer to what Apple did earlier this year… except good.

Meta’s clearly tired of the Quest 2 being its budget-tier headset, and the tech needs to fall more in line with the 3 for a consistent experience across the board. And in that vein, the Meta Quest 3S (with a $300 to $400 price range) has been pretty heavily leaked ahead of a Connect announcement.

Meta will likely announce its new Quest 3S headset in a little over a week at Meta Connect, but that hasn't stopped leakers from giving us early info.

Meta’s developer conference may bring a dash of new Quest VR hardware, mixed reality experiences, and a truckload of AI software news — here’s how to watch it.

While the Quest 3S hasn’t been officially unveiled by Meta, it has been sneakily alluded to several times by the company, and a vast amount of information surrounding the headse

Official channels have remained silent, but Meta’s next VR headset is still expected by 2026, possibly in more than one flavor

If the Meta Quest 3s is as affordable as we're expecting, it's going to be tough for Apple to compete. Even with a vastly cheaper Vision Pro, Meta's lead in the mixed reality market is a sizeable one.