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

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is dropping VR support for its flagship metaverse world, which it launched in 2021 as part of the company's big gamble on virtual worlds.

Meta Platforms will shut down its Horizon Worlds metaverse for virtual reality users in June, pivoting to a mobile-only experience as it retreats from the aggressive metaverse push it championed just five years ago. 

Consumers will no longer be able to build, publish, or update virtual reality worlds, or access the Horizon Worlds metaverse on Meta Quest headsets, from June 15, the company said in a Tuesday blog post. 

Horizon Worlds launched in late 2021 as a VR-only, online multiplayer platform where users can build and publish virtual environments and games, and interact with others as avatars.

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