Meta Platforms will shut down Horizon Worlds for virtual reality users on June 15, ending support for building, publishing, or accessing VR worlds on Meta Quest headsets. The company is shifting focus exclusively to mobile.
Launched in late 2021 as a VR-only social platform, Horizon Worlds failed to gain traction against competitors like Roblox and Fortnite, which operate across PC, console, and mobile. Meta’s Reality Labs division has lost nearly $80 billion since 2020, including a $6 billion loss in Q4 2025 alone.
In January, Meta cut 1,000 Reality Labs jobs and closed VR content studios. Executives now say future development will prioritize mobile experiences over immersive headset-based worlds.
The move marks a sharp retreat from CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 2021 vision that rebranded Facebook as Meta and bet heavily on the metaverse-a strategy that never yielded profits.