Meta Horizon Worlds Mobile Spinoff
The story surfaced on 29 Aug, when Upload VR reported that Meta is working to separate Horizon Worlds from the Horizon mobile app. A second report that day cited recent datamining that suggests Horizon Worlds will get a standalone mobile app. The current Horizon app would then be dedicated to XR headsets.
The possible split comes amid Meta’s uneven handling of Horizon Worlds and VR. Upload VR has reported that Horizon Worlds is moving away from VR and that virtual venue operators are deciding what to do after Meta dropped VR support for new Horizon Worlds. Ars Technica later reported that Meta had decided against killing Horizon Worlds VR altogether. Upload VR has also reported that Meta is developing a virtual cinema environment for Quest and VR glasses. The company reaffirmed plans for “multiple next-generation headsets” and hinted at an announcement at Connect. Datamining remains the only cited evidence for the mobile-app separation.
Taking this as factual, impact is 0%. Meta is preparing an app split. The report describes no released change for Horizon Worlds mobile users or XR headset owners.
Watch for a standalone Horizon Worlds listing, changes to the existing Horizon app, or a direct announcement from Meta. Any of those would clarify whether the datamined work will reach users.
As Meta drops VR support for new Horizon Worlds, we take a look at the people who run virtual venues on the platform and what they intend to do after the pivot.
Datamining in Horizon OS 2.9 suggests that Meta is working on a virtual cinema environment for Quest headsets and its upcoming VR Glasses.
As Meta drops VR support for new Horizon Worlds, we take a look at the people who run virtual venues on the platform and what they intend to do after the pivot:
VR will be on life support while mobile remains the focus, though.
Meta's CTO reaffirmed that the company is still working on "multiple next-generation headsets", and perhaps hinted at a reveal at Connect in September:
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