If you needed a reason to buy a Meta Quest 3S, how’s a free $75 Amazon gift card?

The Meta Quest 3S was already the best VR headset for people wanting a budget-friendly option, but as part of this year’s Black Friday deals it just got a lot better.

I’m shocked honestly, Amazon and Target are not only offering you the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and a free copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow for $299.99, they’re throwing in a free $75 gift card to spend on the best Amazon Black Friday deals or Target Black Friday deals respectively. Target will even give Target Circle Card holders 5%-off on top which feels frankly absurd for a VR headset that launched barely a month ago.

In the UK your best option is still the £14.99 discount we’ve highlighted before that gets you the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) for £275 at Argos. It’s not nothing but I expected it’d be the best we’d get this year, though with Amazon UK not showing the Quest 3S right now and given the deals on offer in the US I have a suspicion the retail giant might soon offer a similar gift card bundle – to that end you might want to hold off a few days from buying the Quest 3S in the UK to see if a better deal drops.

(Not in the US or UK? Scroll down for the best deals in your region)

The Meta Quest 3S is an excellent budget choice for a VR headset because it packs the same chipset and performance power as the full-on Meta Quest 3. So if there was a Meta Quest 3-exclusive experience you wanted to try like Arkham Shadow (which is one of the best VR games ever made by the way) then you’ll be able to enjoy it on the Quest 3S as well.

If you can afford it the full-on Meta Quest 3 is still the better pick because it offers higher resolution displays – which boast 2064 x 2208 pixels per eye rather than 1832 x 1920 pixels – and as it uses pancake lenses. This lens system not only leads to a slimmer overall shape which I’ve found is more comfortable (even though the Quest 3 is 1g heavier) but also means you won’t see as noticeable distortion at the fringes of the lenses while wearing it compared to the Quest 3S fresnel lenses.

Though the Meta Quest 3 does cost more at $499.99 / £469.99 / AU$1,049.99, and this Black Friday we’ve yet to see anything like the same kinds of discount we’ve seen for the Quest 3S. Note that some sites and retailers are highlighting Quest 3 discounts, however they’re basing those savings on the Quest 3’s price before it was cut in September – so yes it is cheaper than if you bought the Quest 3 back in April but it’s not a Black Friday deal.

More of today’s Black Friday sales in the US

• Amazon: TVs, smart home & air fryers from $12.99
• Apple: AirPods, iPads, MacBooks from $89.99
• Best Buy: $1,000 off 4K TVs, laptops & headphones
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs at Best Buy from $69.99
• Christmas trees: top-rated trees from $54.99
• Dell: best-selling Inspiron & XPS laptops from $279.99
• Dreamcloud: mattress deals from $349 + free shipping
• Holiday: decor, lights, Christmas trees & PJs from $10.99
• Home Depot: 40% off tools, appliances & furniture
• Lowe’s: holiday decor, appliances & tools from $17.31
• Nectar: up to 50% off all mattresses
• Nordstrom: 46% off boots, coats, jeans & jewelry
• Samsung: $1,500+ off TVs, phones, watches & appliances
• Target: save on furniture, tech & clothing
• Walmart: cheap TVs, robot vacs, furniture & appliances

More of today’s Black Friday sales in the UK

• Amazon: up to 58% off Kindle and Echo
• AO: savings on games consoles and appliances
• Argos: up to 50% off toys, Lego, TVs and gifts
• Boots: up to 60% off Dyson, Oral-B and Philips
• Carphone Warehouse: iPhone from £19.99p/m
• Currys: deals on TVs, appliances, laptops
• Dell: laptops, desktops, monitors from £299
• Dunelm: deals on homewares and appliances
• Dyson: up to £150 off
• Ebay: up to 50% off refurbished tech
• EE Store: £40 off the PlayStation5 Pro
• Emma: up to 50% off mattresses
• Jessops: up to £900 off cameras and drones
• John Lewis: up to £300 off appliances and TVs
• LG: £1,000 or more off TVs and appliances
• Ninja: up to £70 off air fryers
• Samsung: up to £600 off TVs, phones and tablets
• Shark: up to £100 off vacuums
• Toolstation: discounts on tools and smart home
• Very: up to 30% off phones, appliances & clothing