A Meta employee demonstrates the Meta Quest Pro VR Headset in Las Vegas, Nevada
The price of Meta's Quest Pro headset is being cut by $500.
  • Meta is cutting the price of its VR headsets, which are a big part of its metaverse ambitions.
  • The high-end Meta Quest Pro will be reduced from $1,500 to $1,000.
  • The headset has had mixed reviews and suffered "underwhelming sales," The Verge reported.

Meta is slashing the price of its Quest 2 and Quest Pro virtual-reality headsets in a bid to boost sales, it announced on Friday.

The price of the 256GB Meta Quest 2 will drop from $500 to $430, while the higher-end Meta Quest Pro will get a $500 haircut to $1,000.