Meta Delays New Quest Headsets as Reality Labs Losses Top $96 Billion
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Updated · hypergridbusiness.com · Nov 10
Meta Delays New Quest Headsets as Reality Labs Losses Top $96 Billion
2 articles · Updated · hypergridbusiness.com · Nov 10
Summary
Meta said it will ship new VR devices only when it sees “major breakthroughs,” a shift that means no new Quest headset this year and pushes the Quest 4 to late 2027 or 2028.
Reality Labs revenue fell 6% to $443 million in the third quarter on weaker Quest sales, while the division lost another $4.1 billion, taking cumulative losses since 2020 to more than $96 billion.
The new strategy centers on Meta VR Glasses, a 100-gram headset due next spring for $1,299.99, with computing moved to a pocket-sized puck to cut weight and improve comfort.
Meta is also winding down older hardware: Quest 2 and Quest Pro will receive their final OS update by March 2027, with security patches continuing through the end of that year.
The pivot comes as the broader market fragments, with Sony pulling PS VR2 from its own U.S. and Japan stores, Apple still selling the $3,499 Vision Pro, and Samsung and Warby Parker pushing lighter smart glasses.