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Meta Halts VR Studios Amid Metaverse Shift
14 Jan
Summary
- Meta shuttered three VR studios: Armature, Sanzaru, and Twisted Pixel.
- VR fitness app Supernatural will cease receiving new content updates.
- Meta is reinvesting VR savings into the growth of wearables.
Meta has significantly scaled back its virtual reality development by closing three internal studios: Armature, Sanzaru, and Twisted Pixel. This move, confirmed by a Meta spokesperson, is part of a broader strategy to shift investment from the metaverse toward the growth of wearables.
The closures have led to the cessation of new content updates for the VR fitness application Supernatural, though existing versions will remain supported. This decision raises questions about Meta's long-term commitment to its VR ecosystem, especially following recent pauses on planned Horizon OS headsets.
