When Meta unveiled Horizon Worlds in 2021, it billed the platform as the future of the internet—a sprawling virtual playground where work, play, and social life would merge in VR. I saw it differently ...

Meta has reversed course on plans to end virtual reality support for Horizon Worlds, the social media platform once pitched as a cornerstone of the company’s metaverse vision. On March 17, Meta told ...

Meta‘s metaverse ambitions are hitting a crossroads. In a move that marks a dramatic shift in strategy, the tech giant is shutting down the VR version of Horizon Worlds on Quest. Once hailed as the ...

Last month, Meta announced Horizon Worlds was going “almost exclusively mobile”, which included removing Worlds suggestions and generally deemphasizing the immersive social platform on Quest. Now, the ...

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 ...

UPDATE (March 19, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m. PT): Apparently, Meta is not separating the VR element from Horizon Worlds after all. In an Instagram Q&A, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth spoke to a concerned fan of ...

Job cuts and possible product changes at Facebook parent company Meta indicate declining investment in virtual worlds. Law firms that opened metaverse offices have already noticed waning interest and ...

The global RAM shortage claims another victim, with Meta boosting Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices following other gadget price ...