Meta wants you to buy the Quest 3 rather than the Quest Pro VR headset, which is now longer available to buy from its maker's store.

A recent software update is disabling Quest 2, 3, and 3S models. Meta is offering free replacements to some users.

Meta officially stops selling the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset, urging interested buyers to look at its Meta Quest 3 line instead.

Meta is working to fix a faulty software update that bricked many Quest headsets. It has also offered to fix out-of-warranty headsets that were left unresponsive.

Owners of Meta Quest VR headsets that haven't worked since a recent update rolled out can get help or a replacement headset from Meta.

The latest Meta Quest headset update has bricked several devices so far, but Meta says it is aware of the problem and is working on a fix.

What makes this all even more tragic is that the Quest 3S sold extremely well for the winter holidays. Meta's strategy of affordable VR headsets to get more people into Virtual Reality is paying dividends.

Meta advises that affected users hold down the power button for 45 seconds before booting up, which should reset the headset and potentially clear out any problems. Users can also try manually flashing the V71 update using Meta's official manual update tool and a smartphone.