US EditionMeta's Metaverse App Is Vanishing From VR June 15
- Meta emailed Horizon Worlds users today saying it will remove the VR app from the Quest store on March 31 and end VR access on Quest headsets by June 15, removing Meta Credits and avatars.
- Amid a pivot to AI and hardware, Meta has cut metaverse investment and stopped updates like Supernatural Fitness while shifting focus to Ray‑Ban smart glasses.
- Early on, Horizon Worlds drew ridicule for its avatars, was populated mainly by children, and despite Meta pumping billions and hosting concerts with Imagine Dragons and Coldplay, struggled to gain stability.
- After recent Reality Labs reductions, the workforce cuts followed by the Horizon Worlds shutdown reflect concerns over user stability and profitability, impacting Meta’s VR workforce.
- Compared with rivals like VRChat, Horizon Worlds remained less popular and generated mockery, with Mike Proulx of Forrester calling Meta’s pivot the inevitable end of a failed mass-market bet.
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