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 appears to have leaked the Meta Quest 3S, its rumored budget follow-up to last year’s Quest 3 headset, in its own Windows Meta Quest Link PC software. Spotted by UploadVR, the images posted on Reddit show a VR headset that’s visually a bit of a cross between the Quest 2 and Quest 3.

Based on everything we know, the Quest 3S will boast the Quest 3’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, but a bulkier body and lower-spec displays so it can target a lower price tag – hopefully, somewhere around the Meta Quest 2 ’s $299 / £299 / AU$479.

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Keep in mind however, that the Meta Quest 3S is expected to use more energy than the Quest 2 thanks to the higher resolution colour passthrough. It also shouldn't need as much brightness as the Quest 3 though, opting for Fresnel lenses over pancake lenses. All in all, there's a good chance the battery will be similar to the Meta Quest 3.

Meta has leaked an image of the supposed Quest 3S via an update to its PC software, showing off what is likely the upcoming cheaper alternative to Quest 3. As first spotted by Reddit user ‘Gary_the_mememachine‘,

It’s been rumoured for some time that Meta is set to release a cheaper version of the Meta Quest 3, and the latest software update for the headset gives us our first official look at the Meta Quest 3S.

A new leak regarding the upcoming Meta Quest 3S virtual reality headset indicates that it's missing a feature every other Quest includes.

Next week's Meta Connect 2024 will see a host of announcements from the big Zuck, and we're expecting to see a lite version of the Meta Quest 3, already one of the best VR headsets. With Meta's big event right around the corner,