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Linktr.ee/562AlexD Meta's Metaverse Is DEAD: $80 Billion Down the Drain! #Meta #HorizonWorlds #MarkZuckerberg #Metaverse #RealityLabs

Meta's latest restructuring has impacted its Reality Labs division, with layoffs hitting VR game studio Oculus and some hardware teams as part of efficiency measures.

Apple's VP of Interface Design Alan Dye has defected to Meta to lead a new Creative Studio, marking the third major executive exit in Q4 2025.

Meta has closed Twisted Pixel and Sanzaru Games as Reality Labs layoffs expand, signaling a pullback in first-party VR game development.

Reality Labs isn’t doing well either.

For our twenty-first episode, we're exploring a company that has fundamentally rewired how humanity connects. It's an empire built not on software for businesses, but on the very fabric of our social lives... our friendships, our families, our photos, and our passions. It's a company that fell from grace in the public eye, only to stage one of the most ferocious business comebacks we've ever seen, all while making a multi-billion dollar bet on the next version of reality itself. We are talking about the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp... the company now known as Meta Platforms. When you hear the name Meta ($META), you probably think of scrolling through Facebook or posting photos on Instagram. For years, its incredibly profitable "Family of Apps," including WhatsApp and Messenger, has created one of the most powerful advertising machines in history, built on a massive global user base. This is the undisputed king of social media. But the company's future, and its multi-billion dollar pivot, is focused on something else entirely: the Metaverse. Through its Reality Labs division, Meta is pouring resources into building the next generation of computing with virtual and augmented reality. This ambitious gamble has made the stock a battleground for investors, torn between the undeniable cash flow of the present and the speculative vision of the future. Can the wildly profitable advertising business fund this futuristic dream without destroying shareholder value? We're putting on the headset to see if Meta's stock is a visionary investment in our digital future or a high-stakes bet that has lost touch with reality.

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An earlier report indicated that Meta was cutting its metaverse budget by 30%.