"Meta is dialing back the metaverse to mean something far less futuristic: an app on your phone. The company, which spent billions of dollars to build Horizon Worlds - an immersive, virtual hangout zone on its Quest virtual reality headsets - is "shifting focus" for Horizon Worlds "to be almost exclusively mobile," according to a blog post published on Thursday."
"Last month, Meta laid off roughly 10% of Reality Labs employees, closed three VR gaming studios it owned, and stopped releasing new content for Supernatural, a popular VR fitness app it acquired in 2023. Meta said it is still committed to virtual reality hardware and supporting third-party developers who create games for it. "We're in it for the long haul," Ryan wrote, and pointed to the company's "robust roadmap of future VR headsets tailored to different audience segments.""
Meta's Reality Labs is shifting Horizon Worlds from a Quest-based virtual reality hangout to an almost exclusively mobile app to reach a much larger market. Reality Labs has lost nearly $80 billion since 2020 and recently cut about 10% of its workforce while closing three VR game studios. Meta continues to invest in VR hardware and developer platforms, including nearly $150 million in 2025, and reports several VR titles have earned millions. Most headset usage (86%) occurs in third-party apps rather than Meta's own offerings. Horizon's mobile pivot positions it to compete with Roblox and Fortnite in mobile gaming.
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