Meta Is Taking VR Out of 'Horizon Worlds'

But where will all the legless avatars go?

Meta's metaverse is going mobile — and leaving VR behind

Meta's Horizon Worlds pivots to mobile focus, scaling back VR efforts. This strategic shift positions it against platforms ...
Road to VR

Meta Separates ‘Horizon Worlds’ from Quest, Going “almost exclusively mobile”

Meta announced it’s separating Horizon Worlds from the Quest platform, as the one-time social VR app is going “almost exclusively mobile” moving forward. The News “Our goal remains constant: to ...

Meta’s Virtual Reality App Ditching VR To Make A Roblox Clone

It launched Horizon Worlds, a VR metaverse that people could explore and create worlds in. It looked bad and wasn’t great, but it was supposedly the future. Five years later, Meta’s metaverse is ...
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Meta's Pivot From VR Is Happening. Too Bad Glasses Aren't Ready for This Moment

Meta's Pivot From VR Is Happening. Too Bad Glasses Aren't Ready for This Moment ...
Research Snipers

Metas Metaverse kills VR and relies on smartphones in the future

Originally, VR glasses were supposed to be the indispensable gateway to the Metaverse. But Meta is now turning its back on this vision and making the smartphone the primary access for Horizon Worlds.
ExtremeTech

Meta Replaces Facebook Account Requirement With New, More Onerous Restrictions

Now that we have two new accounts you have to make, lets look at the differences. First, the Meta Horizon profile is your "social profile in VR." Also, for the uninitiated, Horizon Worlds is Meta's ...
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Meta Quest Horizon OS Will Finally Make 3rd Party VR Headsets Worth Buying

Oh, and Xbox and Meta are making their own special themed Quest, but more big companies are going in on Horizon OS. Reading time 3 minutes Meta’s metaverse dreams might actually blossom a bit this ...