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Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’

What happened

Meta announced it would shut down Horizon Worlds VR in June, less than five years after launch. Within a day, CTO Andrew Bosworth reversed course, saying the VR version would remain available "for the foreseeable future." The service will receive limited support while Meta focuses on mobile platforms.

Why people care

Horizon Worlds was Meta's flagship metaverse product, representing billions in VR investment and Mark Zuckerberg's vision for the company's future. The quick shutdown-to-reversal suggests internal chaos around Meta's VR strategy and potential user backlash.

The takes

Users say

The near-shutdown shows Meta never truly believed in its own metaverse vision and was ready to abandon users who invested time in the platform. The reversal feels like damage control rather than genuine commitment to VR.

Meta says

The company is adapting its strategy to focus resources where users actually are—mobile platforms. Keeping VR alive with limited support allows them to maintain the service while prioritizing more successful formats.

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