Unfortunately, it’s no surprise that Meta has closed several of its VR gaming studios in recent weeks. The virtual reality division posted record losses in 2025.
When announcing its fourth-quarter financial results, Meta revealed that its VR division lost $19.1 billion last year (including $6.2 billion in the quarter). In 2024, the loss already amounted to $17.7 billion. Mark Zuckerberg has decided to rethink his priorities by investing primarily in Reality Labs’ glasses and connected devices.
In addition, Meta wants to try to make virtual reality a profitable sector by propelling its Horizon social VR ecosystem onto mobile devices. Zuckerberg now expects losses to decrease starting in 2026.
