Meta says Quest users will lose access to Meta Horizon Worlds on the headsets on June 15; access will continue on the Meta Horizon mobile app
Meta Platforms Inc. said that users of its Quest headsets will lose access to Horizon Worlds, a virtual destination where cartoon versions of people …
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- i used to joke that once i closed my laptop, it was as if i never had a job, bc there is no evidence of it out there in the world. it feels like that joke is more accurate day by day. @cbrandt41 · Connor B
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Discussion
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@lunayian
Luna
on x
People have long bemoaned the existence of Worlds on headsets so this will overall likely be seen as a positive, but I think killing the Events Arena in particular is a misstep. There were a lot of neat things they could have done wrt. concerts and such.
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@sherman4949
Alex Sherman
on x
When do they change the company name again
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@sal19
Sal Rodriguez
on x
Sure seems like Meta is sunsetting its once ambitious play to build out the metaverse [image]
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@andyfidel_
Andy Fidel
on x
😕🥽 [image]
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@bmfshow
Matt
on x
Horizon Worlds is officially being discontinued on Meta Quest headsets. You will no longer be able to access Horizon Worlds at all on the headset and unfortunately Hyperspace co-op rooms are going away as well which is a real travesty. This is both exciting and sad honestly. Sad …
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@noridoesvr
Nori
on x
Meta is set off to kill Horizon Worlds (including Arena/Central) for Meta Quest headsets, along with the ability to view Hyperscape captures within Worlds. [image]
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r/OculusQuest
r
on reddit
Horizon Worlds VR is Being Discontinued: June 15th Marks the End of VR Access
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r/MetaQuestVR
r
on reddit
META HORIZON WORLDS IS BEING DISCONTINUED!
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r/virtualreality
r
on reddit
Horizon Worlds VR is Being Discontinued: June 15th Marks the End of VR Access
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r/oculus
r
on reddit
Meta Horizon Worlds is discontinued!
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@quinnypig
Corey Quinn
on x
Horizon Worlds is now phone-only. Do you understand what that means? Mark Zuckerberg burned through investor money like jet fuel, rebranded a company with 3 billion users, and delivered a product SO worthless it can't justify existing on the hardware they literally manufacture.…
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@autismcapital
@autismcapital
on x
Remember “The Metaverse”? That was crazy. People went insane. [image]
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@austinahlman
Austin Ahlman
on x
Very funny that there is a theory out there that says Silicon Valley would build us a utopian society if only we would cut enough red tape to allow them to.
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@edzitron.com
Ed Zitron
on bluesky
Oh so the metaverse is dead dead [embedded post]
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@rachelmetz
Rachel Metz
on x
pouring one out for my Horizon Worlds avatar, RIP lil buddy https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
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@benkuchera
Ben Kuchera
on bluesky
It's going to be sad when the two dozen users are kicked out on June 15 [embedded post]
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@aussiastronomer
Dr. Jessie Christiansen
on bluesky
Ah cool, glad my daughter finally got the Meta Quest headset for Christmas that she's been asking for for two years. 🙄 [embedded post]
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@pixelatedboat
@pixelatedboat
on bluesky
If you're a Quest user PLEASE log out of Meta Horizon Worlds before June 15 or you'll be trapped in there forever [embedded post]
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@highway62
@highway62
on bluesky
“Hey, you bought this specialized hardware and all, but it's better for us if you just access it on your phones.” — lol — cc @timmaughan.bsky.social [embedded post]