The Meta Quest iPhone app was the top free app on the App Store on Christmas Day.
UploadVR has independently verified that the app maintained its status as of December 25th, and multiple screenshots posted on social media indicate that it maintained its status at least until that point. Suggests. December 27th. This also happened on Christmas Day 2021.
The Meta Quest app is required to set up currently available Quest headsets such as the Quest 2, Quest Pro, and Quest 3. The fact that this is the most downloaded free app on the iPhone suggests that at least one of these headsets is selling much better than what’s currently on sale. vacation period.
Of course, this is the first Christmas for the Quest 3, which only launched in October, but we suspect that much of the Christmas setup was actually from the Quest 2. Meta continues to sell older headsets, likely because the Quest 3’s entry price was so high at $500. We’ve reduced the price to just $250, our lowest price ever.
There is also evidence that sales of Quest headsets were strong on Black Friday, with the market research firm estimating that Black Friday was the “biggest revenue week in VR history” in the UK.
Blockbuster titles like Assassins’ Creed Nexus and Asgard’s Wrath 2 are now available, new Quest 3 features like inside-out body tracking are coming, and the rumored Quest 3 Lite is coming soon. , 2024 could see even more momentum for Meta’s XR platform.