Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...

Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new ...

The dream of the metaverse may have died for now, but Meta has decided it’s not completely giving up on the VR experience in Horizon Worlds, the virtual worlds service that it originally envisioned as ...

Before any clothing can be recycled, it must be taken apart. This process, known as disassembly, is quickly becoming a major sticking point in the race to scale textile-to-textile recycling. “You ...

Players in Sandbox VR, a free roam warehouse scale VR experience open to the public at malls and other locations around the world. Last month I took a group of students from my emerging media class at ...

Commentary: Meta's pushing its metaverse platform almost entirely to phones. It's the latest sign of a massive shift in the company's focus. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

The best Meta Quest games transform virtual reality into unforgettable experiences, blending precise controller input, haptic feedback, and room-scale movement. Meta Quest VR games span epic solo ...

Meta is shifting Horizon Worlds' focus from VR to a mobile app. Meta's Reality Labs, which has lost nearly $80 billion since 2020, sees mobile as a key growth area. Meta faces competition from Roblox ...

Meta is shifting Horizon Worlds from a VR-first platform to a mobile-only destination. The company remains committed to releasing VR hardware, but is shying away from first-party software. Meta plans ...

Virtual reality hardware has come a long way over the years, and new headsets are always just around the corner. Features such as higher resolution, wider field of view, and advanced tracking ...

Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly cutting as many as 1,000 employees. Now, in a development that seems directly related, the ...

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...