Meta Reverses Decision to Shut Down Horizon Worlds VR Platform
Sourced from 6 publications
- •Meta decided not to shut down Horizon Worlds in VR, contrary to previous plans.
- •The reversal was announced by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on Instagram.
- •Horizon Worlds will remain operational in VR with limited support, indicating reduced focus.
- •Meta is shifting its primary focus from VR to developing a mobile version of the app.
Sources
Meta's pullback on Metaverse shows the limits of the virtual world bet
Digitimes
Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all
TechCrunch
At the last minute, Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all
Ars Technica
Meta is actually keeping its VR metaverse running, for now
The Verge
Lina Khan was right
The Verge
Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’
Wired
The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse
New York Times
Curated from 6 sources. Every summary is reviewed for accuracy, but may still contain errors. We always link to original sources for verification.
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