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Meta Platforms Inc. will stop selling its Quest virtual reality headsets to business customers and discontinue a number of software services that run on the devices.<\/p>\n

The company announced the move on Thursday. The decision is not unexpected: Earlier this week, Meta laid off<\/a> more than 1,000 staffers from the Reality Labs business unit that develops its VR devices. Many of the affected employees were reportedly part of hardware engineering teams.<\/p>\n

The first VR service that Meta will shut down is called Horizon Workrooms. Introduced in 2021, it provides a virtual conference room that can be accessed using the Facebook parent\u2019s VR headsets. Virtual avatars of up to 16 employees can collaborate on content such as presentations.<\/p>\n

Horizon Workrooms will go offline on Feb. 16. Four days later, Meta will stop shipping its Quest family of VR headsets to businesses.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s flagship Quest 3 headset made its debut in 2023. It\u2019s powered by a VR-optimized chip from Qualcomm Technologies Inc. that includes a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit and an artificial intelligence accelerator. The processor supports embedded displays with a resolution of 2,064 pixels by 2,208 pixels per eye.<\/p>\n

Meta offers the Quest 3 alongside a newer, less advanced VR headset called the Quest 3S that launched in 2024. The latter device includes the same Qualcomm chip as its predecessor but provides a lower display resolution. It costs $200 less than the Quest 3.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the discontinuation of Quest shipments to businesses, Meta will stop selling a software subscription called Horizon managed services, or HMS. The offering provides tools that administrators can use to manage their companies\u2019 Quest devices.<\/p>\n

HMS makes it possible to configure which staffer can access what VR applications. Those access rules are attached to employee profiles. When an employee logs into a Quest that is also used by other team members, the headset activates the relevant profile\u2019s access rules.<\/p>\n

HMS also provides various other management features. Administrators can reset employee passwords, remotely delete the data on a Quest headset and add integrations with third-party device management tools. Although Meta will stop selling HMS next month, it will continue supporting the service through Jan. 4, 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re making this change as Meta increases our focus on building the world-class first-party consumer hardware and software needed to advance the virtual reality market,\u201d Meta staffers wrote in the blog post<\/a> that announced the move. \u201cWe remain committed to VR for the long term, and will continue to invest in growing and evolving the category.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Reality Labs unit that develops the Quest series now focuses mainly on Meta\u2019s growing lineup of smart glasses. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported<\/a> that the company is considering doubling its eyewear production capacity to 20 million units per year. Meta\u2019s newest pair of smart glasses, the Meta Ray-Ban Display, includes a built-in AI assistant and a wristband that enable users to control the device with hand gestures.<\/p>\n

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