Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A massive shift has happened at Meta for VR gaming! 3rd party devs will take center stage on the Meta Quest store, they will invest in 3rd party vr developers and Horizon VR is being removed. Meta is officially out of the 1st party game business and It’s the best news for VR in years. In this video I'll break down why Meta is shifting to a 3rd-party platform model (like Steam), the removal of Horizon Worlds from the VR store, and why the closure of PlayStation’s Bluepoint signals a massive shift in the industry.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Meta’s Massive Strategy Pivot Explained
0:14 - Why First-Party VR Studios are Failing
0:54 - The Bluepoint Games Closure & Industry Impact
1:38 - The $150 Million Third-Party Gamble
2:29 - Breaking News: Horizon is Being Removed from VR
2:50 - Why VR Chat & Rec Room Won the Social War
3:32 - Why Civilization 7 & Star Wars MR Flopped
4:25 - Is This the End of VR Exclusives?
4:51 - Meta’s New "Steam-Like" Storefront Strategy
5:42 - The Truth About Third-Party Success (Gorn, Bone Lab, & More)
6:06 - Why This is Actually Good News for VR Gamers
6:30 - Final Thoughts: The Future of Quest Gaming
#metaquest3S #metaquest3 #questcreatorpartner #gamertagvr
A massive shift has happened at Meta for VR gaming! 3rd party devs will take center stage on the Meta Quest store, they will invest in 3rd party vr developers and Horizon VR is being removed. Meta is officially out of the 1st party game business and It’s the best news for VR in years. In this video I'll break down why Meta is shifting to a 3rd-party platform model (like Steam), the removal of Horizon Worlds from the VR store, and why the closure of PlayStation’s Bluepoint signals a massive shift in the industry.
⭐️How To Support The Channel and my Content:
⭐️Become a YouTube channel member with exclusive benefits:
youtube.com/channel/UCnrAvt4i_2WV3yEKWyEUMlg/join
⭐️Sign up as aPatron with exclusive benefits: patreon.com/c/GamertagVR
⭐️Save 10% on all Meta Quest Games by using code ‘GTVR’ at the checkout
⭐️Grab some prescription lenses for your VR headsets Vr Rock and save 10% using code 'GTVR' vr-rock.com/?ref=gamertagvr
⭐️GFuel Energy and using my code 'GTVR' to save 20% on all your purchases at checkout👉 gfuel.com
Timestamps:
0:00 - Meta’s Massive Strategy Pivot Explained
0:14 - Why First-Party VR Studios are Failing
0:54 - The Bluepoint Games Closure & Industry Impact
1:38 - The $150 Million Third-Party Gamble
2:29 - Breaking News: Horizon is Being Removed from VR
2:50 - Why VR Chat & Rec Room Won the Social War
3:32 - Why Civilization 7 & Star Wars MR Flopped
4:25 - Is This the End of VR Exclusives?
4:51 - Meta’s New "Steam-Like" Storefront Strategy
5:42 - The Truth About Third-Party Success (Gorn, Bone Lab, & More)
6:06 - Why This is Actually Good News for VR Gamers
6:30 - Final Thoughts: The Future of Quest Gaming
#metaquest3S #metaquest3 #questcreatorpartner #gamertagvr
