--- title: "Meta Quest vs PlayStation: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-quest-vs-playstation" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Meta Quest vs PlayStation: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Meta Quest and PlayStation - **Competitive set**: Games consoles - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Meta Quest Share of Search**: 4.1% - **PlayStation Share of Search**: 27.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation? - In August 2026, PlayStation had more branded searches than Meta Quest among games consoles in New Zealand. PlayStation was estimated to have 70.6K branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 10.4K, and held a 27.6% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 4.1%. - PlayStation was ahead of Meta Quest in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meta Quest’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand moved from 6.3% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.7K to 10.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PlayStation’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand moved from 31.9% to 27.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 69.3K to 70.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand games consoles in August 2026? - In August 2026, PlayStation lost estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand, from 30.4% to 27.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Meta Quest in New Zealand fell 24% over 11 measured months, from 13.7K to 10.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Meta Quest estimated searches | Meta Quest Share of Search | Meta Quest rank | PlayStation estimated searches | PlayStation Share of Search | PlayStation rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.7K | 6.3% | 4 | 69.3K | 31.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 18.6K | 7.2% | 5 | 71.6K | 27.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 20.8K | 7.3% | 4 | 83.4K | 29.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 15.8K | 6.6% | 4 | 76K | 31.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 10.9K | 6.2% | 5 | 57.9K | 32.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 10.6K | 4.9% | 5 | 61.8K | 28.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 11.3K | 4.4% | 5 | 71.7K | 28.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 11K | 4.4% | 5 | 63.7K | 25.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10.8K | 3.9% | 5 | 73.4K | 26.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 11.8K | 4.6% | 5 | 78.8K | 30.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 10.4K | 4.1% | 5 | 70.6K | 27.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Quest’s and PlayStation’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Meta Quest**: Measured on the search terms “meta com”, “meta quest”, “meta quest 1”, “meta quest 2”, “meta quest 2 price”, “meta quest 2 vr headset”, “meta quest 3”, “meta quest 3 price”, “meta quest 4”, “meta quest console”, “meta quest games”, “meta quest headset”, “meta quest link”, “meta quest link cable”, “meta quest near me”, “meta quest nz”, “meta quest online”, “meta quest pro”, “meta quest virtual reality”, “meta quest vr”, “meta quest vr headset”, “metaquest”, “metaquest 2”, “metaquest 3”, “metaquest games”, “metaquest nz”, “metaquest vr”, “metaquest vr headset”, “oculus meta quest 2”, “oculus quest”, “oculus quest 2”, “oculus quest 2 price”, “oculus quest games”, “oculus quest nz”, “oculus quest vr”, “oculus quest vr headset”, “quest 3”, “quest 3 games”, “quest 3 nz”, “quest 3 vr”, “quest 3 vr headset”, “quest 3s”, “quest 3s games”, “quest 3s nz”, “quest 3s vr”, “quest 3s vr headset”, “vr meta quest 2” and “vr meta quest 3”, summed into one figure. - **PlayStation**: Measured on the search terms “playstation”, “playstation 2”, “playstation 4”, “playstation 5”, “playstation 5 controller”, “playstation 5 games”, “playstation 5 pro”, “playstation 5 slim”, “playstation 6”, “playstation app”, “playstation com”, “playstation console”, “playstation controller”, “playstation games”, “playstation near me”, “playstation network”, “playstation nz”, “playstation online”, “playstation plus”, “playstation plus games”, “playstation plus monthly games”, “playstation portable”, “playstation portable games”, “playstation shop”, “playstation sony” and “playstation vita”, summed into one figure. - [Meta Quest profile](/demand/nz/brands/meta-quest) - [PlayStation profile](/demand/nz/brands/playstation) - [All games consoles in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-games-consoles): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation? In August 2026, PlayStation had more branded searches than Meta Quest among games consoles in New Zealand. PlayStation was estimated to have 70.6K branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 10.4K, and held a 27.6% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Meta Quest vs PlayStation: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-quest-vs-playstation This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-quest-vs-playstation. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.