Is this the end of the metaverse?
I mean, it was DOA so I guess my question is more: is this Zuckerberg acknowledging that the metaverse is dead, finally?
Meta axes VR game developers amid $4.97 billion Reality Labs loss
Submitted 3 weeks ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
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killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
[deleted]Blinsane@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
We’re truly living in a vibes based economy.
BenjiRenji@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
It’s just AR glasses now rather than VR. Google and Apple want to bring these out, Meta has the Orion.
This is not dead.
hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The AR glasses project is also dead. They laid off the team working on the hardware shortly after Trump took office in a bunch of other layoffs.
fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
It was never alive. I’m not wearing dumb shit on my face.
Eggyhead@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Last I heard they’re actually doubling down. They were supposedly shifting away from games in a push towards more comprehensive Horizon Worlds integration. Like it will no longer be an app you launch but rather the environment you enter when donning the headset. I heard that a few weeks ago, though. It might be outdated already.
Walican132@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
I know people don’t like Zuck and meta in general. But flooding VR with money was a good thing for the medium. Lots of small teams and independents who otherwise couldn’t have developed for VR got to.
Eggyhead@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
On the other hand, I think the VR gaming industry in general would be much healthier position today if it weren’t for Meta’s financial boat rocking.
Walican132@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
I mean we will never know but 5billion is a lot no one else is going to throw this much to VR. Gaben will buy another Yacht before valve spends this much. Apple will never care about gaming. Microsoft and google both develop as though they can’t focus on any project.
Sony has a nice headset, but it’s more of a whatever than a serious evolution of the industry.
Itch.io hosts some amazing game jams, and maybe we will see Godot and Unreal take up some slack but not five billion dollars worth.
Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Aren’t they pushing their new headset? I started hearing regular folks talk about getting it.
OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It requires a Facebook account to use.
Facebook is privacy invasive.
If you’re tech literate, there’s much better headsets.
If you’re not tech literate, there’s VR for consoles.
oyzmo@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
It’s a pain to use! Account Chaos, is it my Facebook account, is it Meta my account? Can I share my purchases with other users on the headset (kids) … think so, but I have not figured out how (and yes, I am far beyond average techy). Just registering my credit card was such a pain that I really don’t think they want you to buy anything. … It is totally user unfriendly, absolute terrible!
The hardware is ok though 😅