32.6% of U.S. youth own a virtual reality (VR) headset (41% of boys vs. 25.1% of girls). The metaverse, a space where the lines between physical and digital realities blur, is rising among younger ...

VR headset sales were down in 2022, reflecting waning interest in a buggy metaverse. Even if consumers wanted to engage with this technology, the current price of headsets makes it inaccessible for ...

Discover what is a metaverse. Explore its core infrastructure, current state, use cases, prospects, and ability to drive ...

When Facebook changed its name to Meta a few years ago, the idea was that the VR metaverse would become a huge pillar for the company. I think we can safely say that's not going to happen. On its ...

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. But ...

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...

With the demise of "Rec Room" and Meta's cutback in "Horizon Worlds," two prominent chapters of VR history are ending. What caused their failure?

Meta, the self-styled “metaverse company” formerly known as Facebook, has taken on a novel role de-hyping the virtual world technology its founder bet the farm on just a few short years ago. No, it ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream is giving investors nightmares. His $10 billion annual bet on an “embodied internet” preceded a plunge in Meta’s value, a first-ever quarterly revenue decline, and ...

In the days leading up to the launch of the Quest Pro, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called the new headset a “great working device” — possibly even a laptop replacement. Gaming in VR is one thing — ...

I always wondered how Facebook let the metaverse happen — now I understand ...