Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

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

Meta Has Announced the End of the Metaverse, and I'm a Little Sad

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

Meta to Shut Down Horizon Worlds on Quest, Signaling Metaverse Retreat

Meta‘s metaverse ambitions are hitting a crossroads. In a move that marks a dramatic shift in strategy, the tech giant is ...
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Metaverse meltdown! Meta axes Horizon Worlds, $80 billion dream goes up in smoke.

You remember it, don't you? The bold declaration that echoed across the globe in 2021. Mark Zuckerberg, standing on a digital ...

Meta to shutter Horizon Worlds metaverse on VR in favor of mobile

Meta is ending VR access to its metaverse Horizon Worlds, shifting the platform to mobile-only as it quietly steps back from its VR-led metaverse ambition.
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Nobody mourns the metaverse: What went wrong with Zuckerberg's vision and what is next for VR?

The start of 2026 delivered the final nail in the coffin for the metaverse, the digital world once hailed by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of human interaction. After putting all his eggs in this one ...