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Digital Camera World
Adam Juniper

Meta abandons headset. Is mixed reality in jeopardy, or can't Mark Zuckerberg take the virtual heat?

Meta Quest 3 Front.

According to a report by Mobile World Live, Meta (the company created to house Facebook) has abandoned work on a premium mixed-reality headset project internally called 'La Jolla', similar in quality to the Apple Vision Pro. 

The report cites two unnamed employees, saying that – in a meeting which included Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth – the decision was taken to pull the plug on the product in development. Other products, including the already available and more accessibly priced Meta Quest 3, are not affected.

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