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Meta to end Quest 2 and Quest Pro OS updates by March 2027
Meta plans to end OS updates for its Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets by March 2027.
The headsets were discontinued in 2024, and the final update is planned to be version 213.
Security patches and critical bug fixes will continue through the end of 2027.
Meta says games that support the headsets can still work, and it will not block cross-play multiplayer.
Developers can submit apps for the devices through December 2027, though games that depend on newer OS features may not keep working.
The Quest 3 and Quest 3S are now Meta's baseline for VR gaming, as the company shifts attention to newer hardware.
Meta's new VR Glasses are expected to launch in spring 2027 and will use the same OS and software development tools.
Meta plans to stop OS updates for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro by March 2027.
The final update is planned to be version 213.
Meta says it will provide security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of 2027.
Supported games and apps can continue to work, though app submissions will be accepted only through December 2027.
Meta says the Quest 3 and Quest 3S are now the baseline for its VR platform.
- Who
- Meta is ending OS updates for its Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets.
- What
- The final OS update is planned to be version 213, followed by security patches and critical bug fixes.
- When
- By March 2027; security patches and critical bug fixes are planned through the end of 2027.
- Where
- On Meta’s Quest VR headsets.
- Why
- Meta says Quest 3 and Quest 3S offer more performance headroom and built-in mixed reality, and apps built for them carry forward to Meta VR Glasses.
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The Quest 2 and Quest Pro were discontinued.
Meta plans to release the final OS update, version 213, for the headsets.
Meta says apps supporting the Quest 2 or Quest Pro can be submitted through this month.
Meta plans to continue security patches and critical bug fixes through this point.
- Final OS update
- Version 213, planned by March 2027
- Security patches and critical bug fixes
- Through the end of 2027
- App submissions
- Accepted through December 2027
- Successor headsets
- Quest 3 and Quest 3S
- VR Glasses launch
- Planned for spring 2027
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What people are saying
Quest 2 and Quest Pro laid the foundation for this platform, and millions of people still play on them.
Quest 3 and Quest 3S give your apps more performance headroom and mixed reality built in, and apps built for them carry forward to Meta VR Glasses, which run on the same OS and SDKs.