Meta's biggest swing at creating a social network for VR looked like it was dying a quick death in June. Horizon Worlds, a platform that Meta said would be deemphasized for VR in favor of mobile ...

As much as Meta has insisted that it isn’t losing interest in VR, its actions as of late have indicated otherwise. Probably the biggest and most obvious clue that VR is becoming less of a priority ...

Despite billions spent and years of hype, Horizon Worlds never caught on—proving that money alone can't build a social ...

Against the backdrop of a broader shuffling of its Reality Labs division, Meta is reportedly closing Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru Games, three studios that Meta had previously acquired.

Commentary: Meta's pushing its metaverse platform almost entirely to phones. It's the latest sign of a massive shift in the company's focus. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

We were never going to work in virtual reality. Anybody who ever plugged their noggin into a headset and tried to complete their daily grind knew it was never going to happen. Now Meta—the company ...

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is dropping VR support for its flagship metaverse world, which it launched in 2021 as part of the company's big gamble on virtual worlds. Meta Platforms will shut down its ...

Meta is shifting Horizon Worlds from a VR-first platform to a mobile-only destination. The company remains committed to releasing VR hardware, but is shying away from first-party software. Meta plans ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. It has been a sensationally bad week and change for virtual reality and the Meta Quest ...