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Meta will end Quest 2 OS updates in 2027
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In Short: Meta will continue security updates for the Quest 2 until the end of 2027, but feature development will end in March 2027.
Meta will cease feature development for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets by March 2027, according to an official blog post on the Meta developer site.
The Quest 2, which has sold around 20 million units, will continue to receive security updates until the end of 2027, ensuring users can still play games and access multiplayer features.
The Quest 3 and Quest 3S, released in 2023 and 2024 respectively, are the successors to the Quest 2, with the Quest 3S priced at $299.99, the same as the Quest 2 at launch.
The upcoming Meta VR Glasses, priced at $1299, feature a next-generation chipset, higher-resolution AMOLED display, and are lighter and smaller than the Quest 3 models.
Meta will not disable multiplayer cross-play functionality or block access to Quest 2 players, provided the games do not rely on new OS features introduced after March 2027.
While the Quest 2 has enjoyed a long lifecycle, the Quest Pro, despite using the same chipset, has had a shorter support period, with its support ending in just over five years.
Meta’s decision to end support for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro comes as the company prepares to launch its new VR Glasses, signaling a shift towards more advanced hardware.
The Quest 1, the original VR headset, will see its security patches end next month, marking the final phase-out of the five-year-old device.
Meta’s latest wearables, including the Muse Charm, a standalone handheld AI companion, were unveiled at the company's Meta Connect event.
The Quest 2’s long-standing success has made it the best-selling VR headset of all time, but its end of feature development signals a transition towards newer, more powerful hardware.
Despite the end of feature development, Meta’s commitment to security updates until the end of 2027 ensures that users can continue to enjoy their VR experiences without immediate concerns over security vulnerabilities.
What this adds
Meta’s decision to end feature development for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro does not affect the availability of multiplayer cross-play functionality, but it may limit access to newer games that require updated features.
What's confirmed
- Meta will cease feature development for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets by March 2027, according to an official blog post on the Meta developer site.
- The Quest 2, which has sold around 20 million units, will continue to receive security updates until the end of 2027, ensuring users can still play games and access multiplayer features.
- The Quest 3 and Quest 3S, released in 2023 and 2024 respectively, are the successors to the Quest 2, with the Quest 3S priced at $299.99, the same as the Quest 2 at launch.
- The upcoming Meta VR Glasses, priced at $1299, feature a next-generation chipset, higher-resolution AMOLED display, and are lighter and smaller than the Quest 3 models.
- Meta will not disable multiplayer cross-play functionality or block access to Quest 2 players, provided the games do not rely on new OS features introduced after March 2027.
- While the Quest 2 has enjoyed a long lifecycle, the Quest Pro, despite using the same chipset, has had a shorter support period, with its support ending in just over five years.
- Meta’s decision to end support for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro comes as the company prepares to launch its new VR Glasses, signaling a shift towards more advanced hardware.
- The Quest 1, the original VR headset, will see its security patches end next month, marking the final phase-out of the five-year-old device.
- Meta’s latest wearables, including the Muse Charm, a standalone handheld AI companion, were unveiled at the company's Meta Connect event.
- The Quest 2’s long-standing success has made it the best-selling VR headset of all time, but its end of feature development signals a transition towards newer, more powerful hardware.
- Despite the end of feature development, Meta’s commitment to security updates until the end of 2027 ensures that users can continue to enjoy their VR experiences without immediate concerns over security vulnerabilities.
What's still developing
- Meta VR Glasses are expected to debut early next year, and with them, a new generation of OS development will take place.
- Meta is preparing to wind down software support for both VR headsets, with the final operating system updates scheduled for March 2027.
- And considering how expensive the Quest Pro was at launch, that’s probably going to sting a little more for anyone who bought one.
- The good news, however, is that Meta isn’t pulling the plug on everything.
- As newer VR games begin taking advantage of more powerful hardware and newer software features, Quest 2 and Quest Pro owners could gradually find themselves missing out.
- Announced in an FAQ on the official Beat Saber website, the Beat Saber developers Beat Games revealed that it will axe support for Quest 1 on November 2, 2024.
- Meta, Quest 2 ve Quest Pro için son sistem güncellemesini Mart 2027'ye kadar yayınlayacak.
- In March, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of applications, told staff the company couldn’t afford to be distracted by side quests.
- Because while it is more expensive than something like the Meta Quest 3, Valve is hopeful that as an open platform, the Frame is going to be able to evolve over time, and who knows what it's going to be capable of a couple years down the line.
- The new headset is priced at $1,059 and reservations open today, putting it squarely in premium territory while targeting the standalone VR space that Meta helped define with Quest.