"Horizon Worlds, Meta's first pass at a metaverse, will be inaccessible via virtual reality headset after June 15, 2026. The company shared plans to separate Horizon Worlds from Quest VR platform and focus exclusively on the smartphone version of the app in February, and now in a new post on its community forums, Meta detailed when the VR version of Horizon Worlds will be deprecated."
"By March 31, Meta says individual Horizon Worlds and Events will no longer be listed in the Quest's Store and headset owners will be unable to visit worlds like 'Horizon Central, Events Arena, Kaiju and Bobber Bay.' Then, after June 15, the app will be removed from Quest headsets and worlds will be completely unavailable to visit in VR."
"Meta saw enough 'positive momentum' focusing on supporting the mobile version of Horizon Worlds in 2025 that it made sense to completely abandon the VR one in 2026. While that seems to run contrary to Meta's positioning as a 'metaverse company,' it does reflect where the company is spending the most money and seeing the most (relative) success: AI and smart glasses."
Meta is discontinuing its VR metaverse platform Horizon Worlds on Quest headsets, with the VR version becoming inaccessible after June 15, 2026. Starting March 31, individual worlds and events will be delisted from the Quest Store, and users will lose access to locations like Horizon Central and Kaiju. The company is consolidating efforts on the mobile version available through the Meta Horizon app for iOS and Android. Additionally, Hyperscape Capture, a feature enabling 3D scans of real-world locations, will have its sharing and co-experiencing capabilities removed. Meta determined this shift was justified based on positive momentum with the mobile platform in 2025, reflecting the company's strategic pivot toward AI and smart glasses development.
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