The Meta Quest 3 has a fantastic core experience, but its design has plenty of cost-cutting compromises. It essentially passes the buck onto you to upgrade your Quest 3 and fix its shortcomings, except that Meta's official Quest 3 accessories are painfully expensive. That's why I'd recommend you stock up on these Black Friday Quest accessory deals, instead.
The Meta Quest 3 costs $200 more than the Quest 2 — owing to its major performance and visual upgrades — so spending more on accessories to resolve its issues can feel like a rip-off. That's why we built our list of the best Quest 3 accessories from third-party brands; they're accessories we've tested and would highly recommend, without the Meta label that seems to double the price.
In fact, most of our favorites already have Black Friday deals, making them cheaper than ever. For example, why spend $130 on the official Quest 3 strap with battery pack when you can get this comfortable YOGES battery head strap for $50, or $20 off, thanks to this current Black Friday deal? My VR-loving colleague Nick Sutrich called it the one accessory that the Quest 3 needs more than anything else.
If you can accept the Quest 3's short battery life and solely care about a comfort upgrade, the Zybervr head strap is our favorite Elite strap alternative, thanks to its second hinge point for a more versatile fit. Again, at this deal price, it's less than half the price of Meta's $70 Elite Strap.
The Soundcore VR P10 earbuds are the best Quest headphones on the market because they give you punchy wireless audio without Bluetooth latency; the USB-C dongle even has charging passthrough so you can use a battery pack. Meta sells a "Made for Meta" version of these earbuds with the same specs that cost $100; on Amazon, you can get the P10 version for nearly half that, and it feels much more reasonable.
One of our absolute favorite Quest 3 accessories is something you can't even get from the Meta store yet: proper controller straps with knuckle grips and a battery opening cover that makes it easier to swap new batteries in. This upgrade won't cost you much, either.
My final, most obvious recommendation is to snag a few sweat-wicking silicone covers from Amazon. Compared to Meta's $40 option, you can get five off-brand face covers for the same price — 43% off, thanks to Black Friday — and swap between them after each sweaty Quest 3 workout.
I could truly go on and on — many of the best Link cable alternatives are discounted, for example, and they already cost a lot less than Meta's official $79 cable — but you should get the gist here. However you want to augment your Quest 3, you can pay half price on a third-party alternative, or even less with a good Black Friday Quest accessory deal.
I sincerely hope Meta throws us a bone and discounts some of its accessories for Black Friday, but Meta rarely discounts products this early. For years, Meta's only Black Friday Quest deals were to give you an Oculus gift card with the full-priced headset. Now, you can get the Quest 2 for just $250, but we doubt the Quest 3 or its accessories will get a price cut.
So in lieu of that, my recommendation is to hunt for deals from reputable Quest 3 accessory makers. Many of the more popular Quest 2 brands like Kiwi Design and VR Cover are still creating their Quest 3 accessories, but our accessory guide should give you a starting point on where to look.
Personally, I'm buying the YOGES strap, as the cloth version just doesn't work for me after getting used to the Elite design, and I want that extra bit of juice for longer sessions!
