Meta Decides Not To Shut Down Horizon Worlds On VR After All
Horizon Worlds VR support is back after a surprise reversal. But with $73B lost and declining headset sales, is the metaverse worth saving?
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Meta Decides Not To Shut Down Horizon Worlds On VR After All
Horizon Worlds Keeps VR Support After a Last-Minute Reversal — But Meta's Metaverse Is Still in Crisis Meta reversed course on shutting down Horizon Worlds for VR headsets, confirming the social app will continue running on Quest devices. The decision came just hours after the company had publicly announced a move to web and mobile only. But while the app lives to see another day in VR, the bigger story is one of a $73 billion gamble that has yet to pay off. A Reversal That Surprised Everyone — Including Meta The announcement came through an unusual channel: an Instagram Stories Q&A session. Meta's CTO Andrew Bosworth addressed a fan who described themselves as "heartbroken" over the earlier decision to pull Horizon Worlds from VR headsets. Bosworth's response was direct — the company had changed its mind, effective immediately. "We have decided, just today in fact, that we will keep Horizon Worlds working in VR," Bosworth said. A Meta spokesperson conf…
