How Meta's Course Change Transformed the VR Gaming Industry

The most important financier for VR games has withdrawn, fundamentally changing the industry. But amidst the crisis, new ...

Meta reverses course, will keep metaverse partially VR after all

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well.
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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 ...
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Meta Platforms Slips: Shutting Down Its VR Metaverse While Doubling Down on AI

Thu, March 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) stock slipped 2% in afternoon trading on Thursday, with META shares trading at $602 and change. The move adds to a rough stretch that ...
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Former Oculus CTO Calls Meta’s 30% VR Dev Fee “wasteful churn” in Face of Subsidizing Individual Apps

Legendary programmer and former Oculus CTO John Carmack doesn’t think Meta’s developer incentive structure is healthy for the Horizon Store ecosystem, calling it “wasteful churn.” While Carmack ...

A look inside Meta’s Menlo Park headquarters

The home of Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp is a sprawling, 250-acre tech town where innovation is built into the design.