While Meta claims to still be dedicated to VR development, it is also shifting Worlds development entirely to mobile devices.

Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial ...

Meta is abandoning its original vision for a VR-first metaverse. On June 15, the company will shut down Horizon Worlds on Quest headsets to focus on mobile instead, per a post on Meta's community ...

Meta‘s metaverse ambitions are hitting a crossroads. In a move that marks a dramatic shift in strategy, the tech giant is ...

Meta’s flailing virtual reality social experience is being discontinued in June. It's part of Meta’s broader moves to slim ...

The decision effectively ends the role of Horizon Worlds as a dedicated VR social destination, where users interacted via ...

Meta Platforms Inc. said that users of its Quest headsets will lose access to Horizon Worlds, a virtual destination where ...

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR headsets, moving the platform to mobile-only as it scales back its metaverse ...

Turns out Zuck's Metaverse really didn't have legs.

Meta will remove Horizon Worlds from Quest VR headsets by March 31 and shut down the VR metaverse entirely on June 15, pivoting to mobile amid Reality Labs’ $80B losses and an AI-first strategy.

Meta will discontinue Horizon Worlds VR on June 15, 2026, shifting focus to mobile and AI amid low VR user numbers and heavy losses.