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Horizon Worlds , Meta's first pass at a metaverse, will be inaccessible via virtual reality headset after June 15, 2026. The companyto separate Horizon Worlds from Quest VR platform and focus exclusively on the smartphone version of the app in February, and now inBy March 31, Meta says individual Horizon Worlds and Events will no longer be listed in the Quest's Store and headset owners will be unable to visit worlds like"Horizon Central, Events Arena, Kaiju and Bobber Bay.
" Then, after June 15, the app will be removed from Quest headsets and worlds will be completely unavailable to visit in VR. From that point on, the easiest place to visit Horizon Worlds will be in the Meta Horizon app for iOS and Android., a recently added beta feature that allows Quest headset owners to capture, share and visit each other in detailed 3D scans of real-life locations, is also being removed from Horizon Worlds. Meta says users will still be able to capture and view Hyperscapes,"but sharing, inviting, and co-experiencing Hyperscapes with others will no longer be supported."detailing its 2026 VR strategy left open the possibility that a committed Quest owner might still be able to access some part of Meta's original VR metaverse, that apparently was never the company's plan. Meta saw enough"positive momentum" focusing on supporting the mobile version of Horizon Worlds in 2025 that it made sense to completely abandon the VR one in 2026. While that seems to run contrary to Meta’s positioning as a
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