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Horizon Worlds is officially dead on VR. What happens now for the Meta Quest (and the metaverse)?

This week, Meta announced the latest evolution in its Metaverse strategy, and while it's not totally unexpected, it is still a bit surprising. Horizon Worlds, Meta's Roblox-like Metaverse ecosystem ...
Shacknews

Meta is not separating the VR element from its Horizon Worlds social platform [UPDATED]

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 ...
Road to VR

Meta Announces $50M ‘Horizon Worlds’ Content Fund as Some VR Studios Struggle to Make Ends Meet

Meta today announced a $50 million fund to incentivize the creation of new and improved content in Horizon Worlds, the company’s first-party social gaming platform. The move comes as many seasoned ...
GamesIndustry

Meta discontinues Horizon Worlds VR as it focuses on mobile

Meta is shutting down the VR version of Horizon Worlds this June as it moves to a mobile-only platform. The online multiplayer will be removed from the Quest VR store by March 31, 2026. Worlds like ...
Technical

Creators in Horizon Worlds are quietly thriving. Now is the time to start paying attention

The metaverse is being built not just by Big Tech, but by regular people — some of whom are starting their own businesses within the VR world. Take a look inside their virtual communities. The ...
The Verge

Meta wants its metaverse everywhere

Meta’s metaverse VP Vishal Shah explains how the company wants to expand Horizon Worlds beyond VR and into your feeds. Meta’s metaverse VP Vishal Shah explains how the company wants to expand ...
TechCrunch

Meta opens up its social VR space Horizon Worlds to teens

Meta announced today that it’s opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the U.S. and Canada, after previously restricting the social VR platform to users 18 years of age and above. As part of the ...