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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeta shutting down VR no body wants to invest in AI no body wants
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse-vr.html
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Meta shutting down VR no body wants to invest in AI no body wants (Original Post)
edhopper
19 hrs ago
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MineralMan
(151,155 posts)1. I had forgotten about that completely.
Was it still going? I haven't heard any references to any of that VR stuff for quite some time.
Mat AI suffer the same fate, and sooner rather than later.
BeyondGeography
(41,061 posts)2. $80 billion later...
Some guys get all the mulligans.
FascismIsDeath
(161 posts)3. Metaverse HW is basically a multiplayer game for socializing.
And it was always really boring.
They aren't "shutting down VR". They are shutting down an app.
edhopper
(37,305 posts)7. The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse
Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerbergs vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/technology/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-vr-horizon-worlds.html?nl=the-morning&segment_id=216960
Pinback
(13,586 posts)4. LOL, such a tragedy
W_HAMILTON
(10,323 posts)5. LOL
OC375
(864 posts)6. A.I. in a nutshell. When A.I. can no longer mine investors, the product has run its course.