Half has made official thebeginning of the end of the life cycle for two of its most iconic viewers, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. The virtual reality division of Mark Zuckerberg’s company has announced that the models they will no longer receive new software featuresdefinitively shifting the company focus to the most recent hardware generations (such as Quest 3 and 3S) and future devices. Meanwhile, Meta is working on the new Quest 4.
The last major update arrives at the beginning of 2027
According to initial information, the transition to “end-of-feature” status will begin early next year. The version Horizon OS 2.13 will be thelatest update of the operating system released for both devices: the rollout will begin in January 2027 and will conclude by covering all affected headsets by March 2027.
From that moment on, the evolution of the interface will stop. However, the company will guarantee Security patches and fixes for critical bugs will continue to be distributed until the end of 2027.
An additional deadline concerns third-party developers, who they will no longer be able to propose new compatible applications with Quest 2 and Quest Pro starting from December 2027. If development studios decide to stop supporting existing games, they will be required to provide six months’ notice to the community.
However, there is good news for those who own one of these headsets. The end of operating system updates does not mean that devices will stop workinge: Players will be able to continue playing the games they have already purchased, access cross-play multiplayer and take advantage of the computer connection for PC VR through Meta Quest Link. In any case, the move marks the end of an era, in particular for the long-lived Quest 2, the device that starting from 2020 (with almost 20 million units sold) has effectively cleared standalone virtual reality for the general public.
