Meta's VR Metaverse takes one more step into the grave

RIP Horizon Worlds VR.
Daily Jang

Meta reconsiders plan to shut down VR metaverse

Meta is reconsidering its plans to discontinue the VR metaverse of its 3D social platform Horizon Worlds on June 15, to shift ...

Meta to shut down Horizon Worlds VR platform by June 2026: Metaverse plan faces major setback

Meta is shutting down its metaverse platform Horizon Worlds for VR devices by June 2026 after struggling to gain users and ...
CNET on MSN

Meta's metaverse app for VR is staying open, barely

Meta's Metaverse App for VR Is Staying Open, Barely ...
Forbes

Montgomery Officials Plan Civil Rights March In Metaverse

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. arrives in Montgomery at the ...

Meta reconsiders shutting down its unpopular metaverse game world

Gaming, however, is still a top feature of Meta Quest headsets. Meanwhile, Apple Vision Pro is getting its own high-end ...
Analytics Insight

Meta to Shut Down Horizon Worlds on Quest, Pivots Metaverse Strategy

Meta will shut down access to its social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds on Quest headsets from June 15, 2026. This ...

Meta is quietly backing away from the metaverse as it pivots to AI

Meta has walked back its earlier plan to phase out VR support for Horizon Worlds, opting instead to keep the experience ...
Destination CRM

What Happened to the Metaverse?

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.