Quest 2 sales exceed all Facebook expectations

After just 2 weeks on the market, the Oculus Quest 2 appears to be a big hit for Facebook, with the company reporting sales exceeding its expectations.

The information comes directly from Mark Zuckerberg, who brought up the subject when giving Facebook’s third quarter results to investors. According to him, the pre-orders of the new VR headset far exceed those of its predecessor.

Specifically, sales are five times greater than those of the first Quest, surpassing Facebook’s own projections.

Despite more than promising results, Mark Zuckerberg gave no figure on the number of units sold, a fairly common practice, so regrettable. Instead, it puts forward as a priority the cap of 10 million activated Oculus headsets, all models combined.

Quest 2 sales: a strategic bet for Facebook

Thanks to this volume effect, the businessman hopes make the Oculus an essential ecosystem facing Steam for any independent developer.

While the release of Quest 2 has been controversial, the headset has generally been well received from the public and the press, this sales announcement confirming the success. Among the positive points raised, we can mention the new lighter design and a better screen quality.

For developers, many are those who have already updated existing titles to be compatible with Quest 2. Thanks to the tenfold power of the latter, old games and experiences gain in visual richness.

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In addition, several developers have already highlighted a increased sales of some games. For example, Fast Travel Games tweeted an 800% sales boost for Apex Construct and The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on the day Quest 2 was released.

Regarding the 10 million devices active in Zuckerberg’s viewfinder, most of it will be Quest 2. Indeed, Facebook has already acted to stop the production and marketing of other Oculus VR headsets. .