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Meta Reopens Horizon Worlds After Almost Shutting It Down
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Meta announced on March 18 that it would shut down its 'Horizon Worlds' metaverse platform, a decision driven by the failure of VR technology to gain traction as originally envisioned. The company had previously stated in late February and early January plans for Horizon's discontinuation after four years without significant user growth or adoption success following Facebook Inc.'s rebranding from Meta Platforms Incorporated into its current name this year on March 29, though that specific date is not mentioned here the articles only state it happened.
Key Points
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1Meta announced it would shut down its 'Horizon Worlds' metaverse platform, citing that the idea behind Facebook's name change had failed to take off.
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2The company reversed this decision shortly after users reacted negatively and expressed their disappointment on social media platforms like Instagram.
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3According to Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth via an official post, VR support for Horizon Worlds will remain active as of March 19th.
Developments
[Mar 20]
Meta reversed its decision and confirmed it would not shut down the 'Horizon Worlds' metaverse after receiving negative user feedback, with CTO Andrew Bosworth stating VR support will continue.
Kullanıcı tepkisi sonrası Meta, Horizon Worlds'ün VR desteğini sonlandırmaktan vazgeçti
Tr.euronews.com
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Meta mégsem zárja be a Horizon Worlds VR-verzióját a felhasználói tiltakozás után
Hu.euronews.com
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