Meta announced that Horizon Worlds, the social VR app built for Meta Quest headsets, will be removed from the VR platform in stages this spring. The company says the app will transition away from VR and continue as a mobile-only experience inside the Meta Horizon mobile app.
What is changing, and when
Here are the key dates and actions to watch for:
- March 31: Horizon Worlds and Horizon Events will start being removed from the Quest Store. Several popular worlds, including Central, Events Arena, Kaiju, and Bobber Bay, will be taken off the platform.
- June 15: The Horizon Worlds app will be fully removed from the VR ecosystem and relaunch as a mobile-only experience inside the Meta Horizon app.
Why Meta is doing this
Meta says it is separating its VR efforts from Horizon so each can develop with more focus. In the company post, the team explained that the Horizon Worlds platform will become a mobile-only experience and that the separation will apply across Meta's ecosystem, including the mobile app. The changes are framed as part of a plan to streamline the Quest experience during 2026.
What this means for Quest and subscriptions
The move will also affect Horizon+, Meta's subscription tier for Quest. Meta confirmed the value of Horizon+ will be reduced because Horizon Worlds is leaving the VR lineup. That may make the subscription less attractive to some owners of Quest headsets.
Community reaction and context
The announcement comes after a period of cutbacks in Meta's VR division. A number of internal VR studios were closed and several projects were canceled in recent months. At least one known developer affected was Twisted Pixel, the studio behind Deadpool VR.
Some users and creators are understandably concerned about the direction of Meta's VR plans, while others are waiting to see how the mobile version of Horizon will perform.
If you use Quest and relied on Horizon Worlds, plan ahead. The app will stop appearing on the Quest Store at the end of March, and the VR version will be gone by mid-June.
