Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave the metaverse behind. The tech giant said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be ...

Meta announced today that it will divorce its Horizon Worlds social and gaming service—once promoted as the company’s first major step into the metaverse—from its Quest VR headset platform and digital ...

In 2021, Facebook became Meta and the company claimed its focus would be to “bring the metaverse to life.” It launched Horizon Worlds, a VR metaverse that people could explore and create worlds in. It ...

The forthcoming Nintendo Virtual Boy accessory for Switch and Switch 2 can play VR-supported games, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. There are four available games to play, including Super Mario ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The design for a reportedly in-the-works Meta Quest VR headset has been posted, which could ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker Composite/Adobe Stock In the cold light of the ledger, virtual reality looks like shambling corpse, too dumb to know ...

This bulky, bizarre accessory for your Switch isn't exactly VR, but it is a lot more fun than I expected. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, ...

The “Theory of Everything” is the dream of physics — one framework that connects gravity, quantum mechanics, space, time, and matter. This video breaks down a model that claims to bring those pieces ...

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...

ASAP Rocky is making sure fans don't just hear his new album; they can step inside it. Shortly after releasing Don't Be Dumb on Friday, Rocky rolled out 360° VR visualizers for every track on the ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people with chronic and hard-to-treat conditions. Virtual reality isn’t just for ...

Just over four years after Facebook changed its name to Meta, the company is scaling back its virtual reality ambitions. Meta is cutting about 10% of staff who focus on metaverse-related VR projects ...