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Srinivasa Reddy Kandi: Meta Shifts Horizon Worlds to Mobile as VR Strategy Evolves

February, 21, 2026-01:55

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Meta Shifts Horizon Worlds to Mobile as VR Strategy Evolves:

Meta Platforms has unveiled a significant overhaul of its virtual world, Horizon Worlds, signaling a strategic pivot away from its original metaverse-first vision. The company announced that Horizon Worlds will now focus “almost exclusively” on mobile experiences, while being formally separated from its Quest VR platform.

The move comes as Meta reassesses its broader virtual reality ambitions. Since 2020, the company’s Reality Labs division — responsible for VR and smart glasses — has reportedly accumulated nearly $80 billion in losses. Recent restructuring efforts underscore that shift: roughly 1,500 employees, about 10% of the division’s workforce, were laid off, and several VR game studios were closed.

Meta is also scaling back content efforts for Supernatural, the VR fitness app it acquired in 2023. The app will transition into “maintenance mode,” with no new content planned.

Originally launched in 2021 as a VR-only platform, Horizon Worlds later expanded to web and mobile. Now, Meta says it is going all-in on mobile to reach a broader audience and compete more directly with platforms like Roblox and Fortnite.

Samantha Ryan, Reality Labs’ VP of content, stated that Meta aims to deliver large-scale, real-time social games by leveraging its global social networks. While Horizon Worlds shifts to a mobile-first strategy, Ryan emphasized that the company remains committed to developing VR hardware.

Author: Kandi Srinivasa Reddy, Srinivasa Reddy Kandi, #KandiSrinivasaReddy, #SrinivasaReddyKandi