Meta Quest 3 is proving popular with Steam users

The Meta Quest 3 is now the fifth hottest VR headset amongst Steam customers, November’s {Hardware} Survey has revealed. This may not appear noteworthy at first, however with the current information of a local Steam Hyperlink app, and the headset solely being two months outdated, it’s fairly the achievement for Meta’s newest VR enterprise.

I’ve been conserving a eager eye on the Meta Quest 3 given its huge enhancements over the earlier mannequin, and the most recent Steam findings come as no shock to me. Leaping thus far personal a 5.20% share of the {hardware} userbase – a 5.05% improve on October – I absolutely anticipate the Quest 3 to ultimately overtake the Quest 2, which at the moment leads the best way with 40.45%, however it would possibly take not less than one other 12 months.

The addition of wi-fi Steam Hyperlink will support this, but additionally there’s the apparent caveat that the vacations are proper across the nook, and lots of gamers received’t get their palms on a shiny new headset till then.

Touchdown a high 5 spot this early is nice, and the Meta Quest 3 is now rubbing shoulders not solely with its predecessor, however the Valve Index (18.65%), Oculus Rift S (9.69%), and the HTC Vive (5.60%).

Whereas it’s nice to see the Meta Quest 3 doing so properly, VR on Steam continues to be a battle typically talking. Only one.89% of Steam customers have a VR headset that they actively use with the platform. After all, this isn’t a mirrored image on gross sales of many VR headsets provided that they can be utilized with none want to attach Steam.

Whereas I’ll at all times have an curiosity wherein headsets are performing properly, I’m throwing all my hope into seeing the variety of general Steam customers with a VR headset develop. It’s a tough quantity to take critically, given the variety of accounts for smurf and bots.

I feel it will be an enormous success if, by this time subsequent 12 months, we see that quantity develop to across the 2.5% mark. The Meta Quest 3, and subsequent Meta Quest 2 second-hand market will play an enormous function on this.

Already obtained a Meta Quest 3 and don’t fancy hooking as much as Steam? Effectively, try the best Meta Quest 3 games which you can play natively on the headset as an alternative.