Meta Has Announced the End of the Metaverse, and I'm a Little Sad

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds for VR on June 15, 2026. Here is the timeline for the Quest app removal and what happens ...
CNET

Meta's Metaverse is Vanishing From VR June 15

Meta's biggest swing on trying to create a social network for VR is dying a quick death in June. Horizon Worlds, a platform that Meta said would be de-emphasized for VR in favor of mobile earlier this ...

Report: Next Meta Quest VR Headset To Get Major Micro-OLED Upgrade

Suppliers are preparing for the next major Meta Quest headset, with micro-OLED displays expected to be the screen tech behind the next VR model.
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Meta will end Horizon Worlds VR access in June as the metaverse dream keeps fading

Meta announced in February that it was making Horizon Worlds, its first attempt at creating a shared immersive VR world that Mark Zuckerberg was once obsessed ...

Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and headcount at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence ...

Bellflower Unified School District Expands Career Exploration with zSpace AR/VR Laptop Lab in Mayfair High School

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- zSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZSPC), a leading provider of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) ...

Meta Confirms End of Horizon Worlds VR on Quest Devices

Meta will shut down Horizon Worlds VR on Quest by June 2026 and shift focus fully to its mobile app experience platform.

Meta to shutter Horizon Worlds metaverse on VR in favor of mobile

Meta is ending VR access to its metaverse Horizon Worlds, shifting the platform to mobile-only as it quietly steps back from its VR-led metaverse ambition.