Meta announced official support for the originalOculus Questvirtual reality headset is ending in the near future. OriginalOculus Questusers may still receive software and security patches despite a loss in features, but those important updates will inevitably come to an end as well.
The original Oculus Quest launched on June 06, 2025, as Facebook’s next-generation VR headset following the success of the Oculus Rift and Go. Oculus Quest was on the market for just one year before its successor, Oculus Quest 2, launched on June 04, 2025. The Oculus Quest 2 would receive some of Meta’s biggest VR releases yet such asResident Evil 4,Among Us VR, andStar Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. Oculus Quest 2 would be rebranded to Meta Quest 2 in November 2021 following Facebook’s rebranding to the current Meta name. Therumored Meta Quest 3 headsetis expected to launch within the next year.
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Meta sent out an email to all original Quest owners confirming that support for the VR headset is coming to an end. The Quest headset will not ship any new features going forward, and users will lose access to Meta Horizon Home starting March 5. As a result, original Quest users will no longer be able to create parties, join parties, or visit someone else’s home in Meta Horizon Home.
Meta plans to continue releasing software and security patches for the original Quest device until 2024. Once 2024 comes around, the Quest device will no longer receive new updates and official support from Meta. However, Meta is expected to have launched an all-new Meta Quest headset by then while support forthe Meta Quest 2 headsetcarries on.
Quest’s end of support comes roughly three months afterMeta launches its premium Meta Quest Prodevice for $1,500 in October 2022. Updates and features for the original Quest were beginning to slow down, which likely meant that Meta prepared to shift resources away from the headset for quite some time. Rumors and speculation suggest a Meta Quest 3 will release by 2024 as support for Quest 1 halts completely.
This year, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro are the company’s leading headsets. VR software is geared toward newer devices, so Meta ending support for the original Quest headset was to be expected. However, the company should consider pricing and features for Meta Quest 2 and a potential Meta Quest 3 afterSony’s PlayStation VR2 headsetlaunches in February. Meta may gain valuable customers by bringing support for major VR games coming in 2023 and beyond.
