20260318 - Facebook shutting down its Horizon Worlds VR Metaverse

the Metaverse just didn't have legs

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/18/facebook-shutting-down-its-horizon-worlds-vr-metaverse/ - blog post

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Sources:

• Updates to Your Meta Quest Experience in 2026 https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435
• NewsMeta Horizon Worlds is discontinued! https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1rweb1a/meta_horizon_worlds_is_discontinued/
• Our Renewed Focus in 2026 https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/2026-vr-state-of-the-union-horizon-mobile-focus/
• Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meta-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302673127.html
• Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-plans-deep-cuts-metaverse-efforts-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-12-04/
• Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-plans-to-shift-spending-away-from-the-metaverse-d0ac3b7f
• Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse (PDF, archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260318174813/https://davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Resnick2022_Building_ResearchByGartner_21pages.pdf
• Into the Metaverse: Creators, Commerce and Connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j7P6gt2jLU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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