# Meta Quest 3 vs Sony PlayStation VR2: specs and price compared

A sourced, side-by-side comparison of the Meta Quest 3 (Meta) and Sony PlayStation VR2 (Sony) among vr headsets. Meta Quest 3 is the cheaper of the two at $429.

## Side by side

| Spec | Meta Quest 3 | Sony PlayStation VR2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US price | $429 | $549 |
| Brand | Meta | Sony |
| Released | 2023-10 | 2023-02 |
| Display per eye | 2064x2208 | 2000x2040 |
| Refresh (Hz) | 120 | 120 |
| FOV (°) | 110 | 110 |
| Tracking | inside-out optical (no base stations) | inside-out (4 headset cameras + IR eye tracking) |
| Standalone | Yes | No |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | — |
| Weight (g) | 515 | 560 |
| Passthrough | Yes | Yes |

## Key differences

- Display per eye: Meta Quest 3 2064x2208 vs Sony PlayStation VR2 2000x2040
- Tracking: Meta Quest 3 inside-out optical (no base stations) vs Sony PlayStation VR2 inside-out (4 headset cameras + IR eye tracking)
- Standalone: Meta Quest 3 Yes vs Sony PlayStation VR2 No
- Weight (g): Meta Quest 3 515 vs Sony PlayStation VR2 560

## What reviewers say

**Meta Quest 3** — Across three verified hands-on reviews (Tom's Guide, TechRadar, The Verge), the Quest 3 is the consensus best standalone VR headset for the price / for most people: sharper higher-res pancake-optic displays that finally make in-headset text legible, a slimmer better-balanced design, snappy Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 performance, and improved full-color passthrough over predecessors. Tom's Guide and The Verge flag roughly two-hour battery life and imprecise hand tracking, and both note a thin mixed-reality content library at launch; TechRadar reports the same ~2-hour runtime but frames it positively and is bullish on MR. (3 sourced reviews.)

**Sony PlayStation VR2** — Four whitelisted hands-on reviews (Road to VR, UploadVR, Engadget, Tom's Guide) of the exact PSVR 2 (PS5) headset; all four survived verification. All four praise the OLED resolution/clarity leap; three highlight comfort, the simpler single-cable setup, and immersive haptics plus eye tracking. Three flag the $549 price (more than the PS5 it requires to run) and a port-heavy launch library. Only UploadVR and Engadget report tested numbers, both for Sense controller battery life (6 hours and 30 minutes and around four hours respectively). (4 sourced reviews.)

## Sources

- Meta Quest 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Quest_3 (en.wikipedia.org, verified 2026-06-15)
- Sony PlayStation VR2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_VR2 (en.wikipedia.org, verified 2026-06-15)

Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/vr-headsets/meta-quest-3-vs-sony-playstation-vr2/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Meta Quest 3 ($429) vs Sony PlayStation VR2 ($549) — sourced spec-by-spec comparison at https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/vr-headsets/meta-quest-3-vs-sony-playstation-vr2/
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