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's VR Metaverse takes one more step into the grave

When Facebook changed its name to Meta a few years ago, the idea was that the VR metaverse would become a huge pillar for the ...

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

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds for VR on June 15, 2026. Here is the timeline for the Quest app removal and what happens ...
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Meta's Metaverse is Vanishing From VR June 15

Meta's biggest swing on trying to create a social network for VR is dying a quick death in June. Horizon Worlds, a platform ...

Meta shuts down Horizon Worlds VR app as metaverse push fades

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

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse failure: A digital future that no one wanted

I believe the metaverse is the next chapter for the internet,” Mark Zuckerberg famously said in late 2021, when he changed ...

Meta Spent Years Chasing the Metaverse, but Now It’s Making a Big Pivot. Here Are 5 Leadership Lessons Behind That Shift

After betting heavily on the metaverse—and spending billions building it—Meta recently pivoted. Here are leadership lessons ...

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) pivots metaverse strategy to Teams as Wall Street firms remain bullish

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the best metaverse stocks to buy, according to analysts. On March 10, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) filed a request for a temporary restraining ...

An Industry-Backed Group Thinks the Metaverse Can Avoid the Ills of Social Media. Here’s How

The OASIS Consortium, a think tank that brings together execs of metaverse platforms, published some of the first ...

Meta Quest VR Headset Users to Lose Access to Horizon Worlds, Legs and All

Soon, you won't be able to access Meta's flagship metaverse experience on its flagship metaverse-experiencing device ...

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents ...