Meta is Ending Support for the Original Quest VR Headset - IGN

Updated:

Jan 9, 2023 11:40 pm

Posted:

Jan 9, 2023 11:40 pm

Meta is officially ending enactment for its archetypal Quest virtual world headset.

In an email sent to owners of the archetypal Meta Quest, the institution announced that it volition not beryllium shipping caller features to the standalone VR headset. However, the institution plans to proceed adding bundle and information patches until 2024.

Meta says that Quest 1 owners volition inactive beryllium capable to usage their headsets and compatible apps. However, these users volition nary longer beryllium capable to make oregon articulation a party. Additionally, archetypal Quest owners volition suffer entree to societal features disposable connected Meta Horizon Home opening March 5. This includes inviting others to your Meta Horizon Home oregon visiting idiosyncratic else's.

The announcement is nary surprise, arsenic enactment for the archetypal Meta Quest appeared to person been winding down successful caller months. The clearest illustration was past July erstwhile Meta subsidiary BigBox VR announced that it was ending Quest 1 enactment for its critically-acclaimed VR conflict royale shooter Population One. Although the developer offered Quest 1 owners a refund for Population: One, the caveat was that you had to person purchased the crippled wrong the past six months of that announcement.

With Quest 2 enactment winding down, Meta is inactive all-in connected its VR arm, contempt reports of massive losses arsenic the institution focuses connected the Metaverse. With the merchandise of the Quest Pro past year, on with confirmation that the Meta Quest 3 volition motorboat this year, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however agelong it takes earlier enactment for the Quest 2 begins to upwind down.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor astatine IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter @TayNixster.