memory chipsnèicún xīnpiàn内存芯片shortage / shortfallduǎnquē短缺to push up / to drive uptuīgāo推高costschéngběn成本，Meta (technology company)MetaMetato announcexuānbù宣布to raise / to adjust upwardshàngtiáo上调Quest (VR headset brand)QuestQuestVR headset / head-mounted displaytóuxiǎn头显pricejiàgé价格。
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
shortage / shortfall
duǎnquē
短缺
to push up / to drive up
tuīgāo
推高
costs
chéngběn
成本
Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise / to adjust upward
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset / head-mounted display
tóuxiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
Quest 3 (VR headset)
Quest 3
Quest 3
and
hé
和
Quest 3S (VR headset)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
VR headset
tóuxiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
will on / starting from
jiāng yú
将于
April 19
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
starting from
qǐ
起
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest 3
Quest 3
Quest 3
from
cóng
从
$500
500 měiyuán
500美元
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
$600
600 měiyuán
600美元
the reason is
yuányīn shì
原因是
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
demand
xūqiú
需求
to drive
dàidòng
带动
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
price
jiàgé
价格
to soar / to spike
biāoshēng
飙升
April 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
under the brand
qíxià
旗下
Quest 3 (VR headset)
Quest 3
Quest 3
and
hé
和
Quest 3S (VR headset)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
virtual reality
xūnǐ xiànshí
虚拟现实
VR headset
tóuxiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
will starting from
jiāng yú
将于
April 19
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
starting from
qǐ
起
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest 3
Quest 3
Quest 3
(structural particle)
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
from
cóng
从
$500
500 měiyuán
500美元
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
to / reaching
zhì
至
$600
600 měiyuán
600美元
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
(structural particle)
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
from
cóng
从
$300
300 měiyuán
300美元
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
to
zhì
至
$350
350 měiyuán
350美元
Meta
Meta
Meta
to state
biǎoshì
表示
price increase
zhǎngjià
涨价
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
this
zhè
这
mainly
zhǔyào
主要
is because of / is due to
shì yóuyú
是由于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
companies
gōngsī
公司
large quantities
dàliàng
大量
to procure / to purchase
cǎigòu
采购
memory
nèicún
内存
for use in
yòngyú
用于
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
global
quánqiú
全球
major / various large
gè dà
各大
technology companies
kējì gōngsī
科技公司
currently
zhèng
正
to vie / to compete
zhēngxiāng
争相
to build
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
to cause
dǎozhì
导致
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
supply
gōngyìng
供应
to become tight
qū jǐn
趋紧
price
jiàgé
价格
persistently
chíxù
持续
to climb / to rise steadily
pānshēng
攀升
Meta
Meta
Meta
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
this
zhè yī
这一
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
almost / nearly
jīhū
几乎
to affect / to impact
yǐngxiǎng dào
影响到
all
suǒyǒu
所有
consumer electronics
xiāofèi diànzǐ
消费电子
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
categories
lèibié
类别
not only / not just
bù zhǐ
不只
limited to
xiànyú
限于
virtual reality
xūnǐ xiànshí
虚拟现实
devices
shèbèi
设备
this time
cǐcì
此次
price
jiàgé
价格
adjustment
tiáozhěng
调整
similarly / also
tóngyàng
同样
applicable to
shìyòng yú
适用于
the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
and
hé
和
Japan
Rìběn
日本
market
shìchǎng
市场
official
guānfāng
官方
accessories
pèijiàn
配件
price
jiàgé
价格
temporarily
zànshí
暂时
unaffected by
bú shòu
不受
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
New Words
Meta
Meta
Meta (technology company)
xuānbù
宣布
to announce
qíxià
旗下
under the brand
Quest 3
Quest 3
Quest 3 (VR headset)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
Quest 3S (VR headset)
xūnǐ xiànshí
虚拟现实
virtual reality
tóuxiǎn
头显
VR headset
jiàgé
价格
price
jiāng yú
将于
will starting from
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
April 19
shàngtiáo
上调
to raise
500 měiyuán
500美元
$500
News in English
Science & TechnologyMeta Raises Prices on Quest VR Headsets Due to AI-Driven Memory Chip Shortage
Meta announced price increases for its Quest 3 and Quest 3S VR headsets taking effect April 19, with the Quest 3 rising from $500 to $600, citing soaring memory chip costs driven by AI data center demand.
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