Meta to End Quest 2 and Quest Pro Updates in March 2027

Meta will end operating-system and feature development for its Quest 2 and Quest Pro virtual-reality headsets in March 2027, with the final update scheduled as version 2.13. The company says quarterly security patches and critical bug fixes will continue through the end of 2027. The planned cutoff applies to both models, although their launch dates differ. The Quest 2 arrived in 2020, while the Quest Pro launched in 2022. Meta’s developer announcement sets the end of operating-system updates for both devices at the same time. The change does not immediately prevent owners from using the headsets or accessing the store. Meta says users will still be able to find, buy, download and play apps, retain content they have purchased, and use crossplay with newer Quest headsets. The company also says it will not remove apps from its store because of the support change. Developers may continue updating apps for the older devices, but Meta says it will not test new operating-system and software development kit releases on them. That leaves developers responsible for ensuring their apps continue to work with the headsets. Meta’s guidance says developers ending support must give users at...