While the company had announced that it would be sunsetting the Horizon World experience, the in-house digital world for VR headsets, it has now backpedaled. Nonetheless, the experience is now being tailored to mobile platforms, where it has enjoyed more popularity.
Meta’s Is Saving Its Metaverse for VR Headsets, but Focusing on Mobile From Now OnIn a recent Instagram AMA, Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth revealed that the company was backpedaling on its earlier decision and maintaining access to Horizon Worlds through VR headsets. “We have decided, just today in fact, we will keep Horizon Worlds working in VR for existing games,” he stated.
Reality Labs has registered huge losses since its inception in 2020, accumulating more than $80 billion in total operating losses since 2020. In over 5 years of operation, the division has not reached profitability. Bosworth himself stated that the industry has not grown as quickly as they hoped, bringing the division to its current state.
Why did Meta reverse its decision to shut down Horizon Worlds in VR? The company opted to maintain VR access for existing games following intense user backlash over the planned March 31 closure.
Will Meta continue creating new VR games for the platform? Meta confirmed that no new VR games are planned for Horizon Worlds as the company pivots to an all-mobile strategy.
How has this strategic shift impacted Meta’s workforce? The transition follows the recent January dismissal of roughly 1,500 employees, primarily from the Reality Labs division.
