Ever since Facebook became Meta, we’ve heard the word “metaverse” ad nauseam. However, life in virtuality still does not inflame passions, and the current state Horizon Worlds demonstrated. Report Wall Street MagazineBased on internal documents from the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm, the figures for the Meta Quest VR glasses platform they are too short compared to originally planned.
The above media indicates that Meta’s goal was to reach half a million monthly active users in Horizon Worlds At the end of the year. But in recent weeks, he has sharply “justified” his expectations, reducing them to 280,000. However, even in this way it is not possible to reach the mark, since statistics show that less than 200,000 people regularly access the service every month.
But that’s not all. It is also mentioned that visitors Horizon Worlds usually they do not return to the application after the first month; and that the number of users has dropped significantly since the spring. On the other hand, only 9% of the worlds created by developers have been visited by at least 50 people. At the same time, the number of participants, that is, people connected to the platform at the same time, will be less than that of VRChat or old Second Life.
During a recent presentation of Quest Pro, his new virtual reality glasses, Mark Zuckerberg and company emphasized: extension Horizon Worlds for web and mobile devices. A decision that is most likely due to the need to attract new users, in addition to those who are already enthusiasts VR gadgets.
Meta’s CEO himself has assured that the metaverse will only become possible when virtual reality headsets become widespread among the public. An interesting statement, given that it was made just at the time of the announcement of the device, which will be sold for $ 1,500.
Horizon Worldsmetaverse of the Meta, still does not cause passions
Report Wall Street Magazine also mentions that Meta researchers interviewed several users Horizon Worlds about your experience. He caused public complaints about an inability to find virtual worlds that they really enjoy or where there are other people to interact with. However, there was also criticism of the aesthetic section, especially the lack of legs and more realistic expressions in avatars. Sections that the company has promised to improve with future updates.
But it goes far beyond mere appearance. The real problem they face Horizon Worlds and Meta’s future plans for the metaverse are failure to retain users. WSJ indicates that the retention rate of VR equipment has fallen over the past three years. It even guarantees that more than half of the Meta Quest points they stop being used just 6 months after purchase.
This poses a problem for Facebook’s parent company and other companies planning to launch their own. headset virtual reality. The Meta Quest 2 is considered the best-selling VR headset in the world with around 10 million units sold. But it is not known how many of them are actually used. And this is an important fact, given that there is a strong push for its adoption outside the metaverse. Especially with regard to games.
goal ensures that commitment to the metaverse is long-termY Horizon Worlds it’s just one of the parts he intends to use. However, it will also be interesting to see to what extent the company is willing to continue to burn money to achieve a virtual life. Not so much because of the will of Mark Zuckerberg, who signed an uncompromising commitment to this idea, but because of the will of investors who have already expressed their concern about such a sudden change in direction.
Source: Hiper Textual
