Meta Acknowledges Slower VR Adoption And Reallocates Resources
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says in a recent UploadVR interview that VR adoption is growing more slowly than expected, prompting layoffs in hardware teams and a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence. Reality Labs lost $13.7 billion in 2023 after Meta invested over $46 billion in the division since 2021, with only $1.9 billion revenue in 2023, spurring resource reallocation.
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- Read OriginalMeta’s Reality Check: How Slowing VR Adoption Is Reshaping the Company’s Metaverse Ambitionswebpronews.com



