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Meta raising Quest headset prices due to AI-driven RAM shortage — Quest 3 to cost $600, Quest 3S $350 from April 19 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get Meta Quest 3 VR Headset → | tags: meta, quest 3, ai shortage

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150 million users later, Roblox competitor Rec Room is shutting down (theverge.com)

2026-03-30 | by Jay Peters | get Rec Room VR Headset → | tags: rec room, roblox, meta horizon worlds

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The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse (wired.com)

2026-03-25 | by Boone Ashworth | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta horizon worlds, soapstone comedy club, meta vr

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OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-24 | by Amanda Silberling | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: openai, sora, sora 2

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‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’ (wired.com)

2026-03-19 | by Brian Barrett | get Nvidia AI Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia, tesla, meta

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Meta's Metaverse App for VR Is Staying Open, Barely (cnet.com)

2026-03-19 | by See Full Bio | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest

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Meta Backtracks, Will Keep Horizon Worlds VR Support 'For Existing Games' (slashdot.org)

2026-03-19 | get Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, vr support

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Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-19 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest vr

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At the last minute, Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-19 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest vr

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Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’ (wired.com)

2026-03-19 | by Boone Ashworth | get Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest

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Meta isn't shutting down its VR metaverse after all (engadget.com)

2026-03-19 | get Meta Quest 2 → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, meta quest

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Meta reconsiders shutting down its unpopular metaverse game world (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-19 | by Zac Hall | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, meta quest

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Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-19 | by Amanda Silberling | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest

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Meta Is Shutting Down VR Social Platform Horizon Worlds (slashdot.org)

2026-03-18 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, vr social platform

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Meta's Metaverse App Is Vanishing From VR June 15 (cnet.com)

2026-03-18 | by See Full Bio | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest headsets

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Meta's Metaverse App is Vanishing From VR June 15 (cnet.com)

2026-03-18 | by See Full Bio | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest

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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access June 15 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: horizon, horizon worlds, meta

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Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse (cnbc.com)

2026-03-18 | by Lola Murti | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest vr

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Meta Quest VR Headset Users to Lose Access to Horizon Worlds, Legs and All (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-18 | get Meta Quest VR Accessories → | tags: meta quest, horizon worlds, vr headset

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Meta is quietly backing away from the metaverse as it pivots to AI (techspot.com)

2026-03-18 | get Meta Quest 2 → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, mark zuckerberg

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Meta will end Horizon Worlds VR access in June as the metaverse dream keeps fading (techspot.com)

2026-03-18 | get Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, mark zuckerberg

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Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest (wired.com)

2026-03-17 | by Boone Ashworth | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: horizon worlds, meta quest, meta credits

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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June (engadget.com)

2026-03-17 | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, horizon worlds, quest vr

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Meta Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest is being discontinued (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-17 | by Wrote | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta horizon, quest, horizon worlds

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Meta's Metaverse Leaves Virtual Reality (slashdot.org)

2026-02-21 | get Halo Headset → | tags: horizon worlds, meta quest, roblox

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Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-20 | get Halo → | tags: horizon worlds, meta quest, reality labs

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Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Aisha Malik | get Virtual Reality → | tags: horizon, horizon worlds, meta

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Meta's VR layoffs, studio closures underscore Zuckerberg's massive pivot to AI (cnbc.com)

2026-01-14 | by Jonathan Vanian | get Virtual Reality → | tags: horizon, horizon worlds, meta