Meta Layoffs and Discontinuation of Metaverse Studios After Billions in Investment Over Five Years

Meta's Reality Labs Layoffs and Studio Closures in Virtual Reality Divisions

After investing billions in the metaverse—even rebranding from Facebook to Meta—the company is now scaling back its ambitions. According to The New York Times, Meta has laid off approximately 1,500 employees from Reality Labs and other virtual reality divisions. These layoffs have resulted in the closure of studios like Armature Studio (Resident Evil 4 VR), Twisted Pixel (Marvel’s Dead Diego VR), and Sanzaru Games (Asgard’s Wrath). Furthermore, Meta will cease producing new content for Supernatural, the VR fitness application acquired last year for $400 million, and will instead maintain the existing version.

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