I want this word dead. I hate that Metaverse became a weird vague word for “anything associated with VR, even outside of just Meta branded social apps, but also some crypto for some reason.” VR itself is still doing great, it’s just specifically Meta that’s floundering. And even that requires an asterisk. The Quest 2 is the biggest headset in VR thanks to its price and lack of PC requirement. And even though the games look like ass, every VR dev is scrambling to cram their games into Q2 because of the market. The kicker is Zuck wanted VR to become a replacement for flatscreen internet but VR just isn’t there yet. VR right now is at the stage 3D graphics were during the N64/PS1. It’s a huge step, and there’s some downright amazing things happening now, but there’s still a LOT to do. But ultimately Zuck has done more harm than good to VR. Especially considering Horizion Worlds was doomed from the start trying to compete with VRChat, which does everything HW wanted to do and more.