The Past, Present and Future of Developing VR/MR with Meta
summary
Meta reports over $2B spent on the platform, with 2024 spending up 12% and engagement up 30%, and launches over 100 titles last year while 200 are in development. Quest 3S sells at $299 and drives a holiday activation spike ~6x, shifting the audience toward teenagers who favor free-to-play social multiplayer; store changes account for only 1% topline loss and the Horizon app 3%, while a $50M creator fund and 21 Ignition startups target UGC growth.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:35Ecosystem definitions and insights
- 7:35Addressing developer concerns
- 8:30Investigating the evolution of the Meta Horizon Store and hardware
- 19:20Quest 3S sales patterns and usage
- 22:55Breaking down Meta Quest audience and content trends
- 34:52Improvements to the Horizon platform
- 38:24Horizon Worlds updates
- 42:35Oculus Ignition updates
- 45:38Oculus Publishing investments
- 48:53Q&A
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