Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro will get their final OS updates in March 2027

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Meta's most popular VR headset is reaching the end of its software support. 9to5Google reports that OS updates for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro will end after March 2027, with the Quest Pro's last version being OS v213

Both headsets will continue to receive security updates until the end of 2027, according to Meta's developer blog. Meta says it will not remove cross play or block Quest 2 players from multiplayer games

Games will keep working unless they need operating system features added after March 2027. Developers must give six months' notice before dropping support for a game on the older headsets

The Quest 2 is the best selling VR headset ever, with around 20 million units sold, and it will end up with just over seven years of security updates. The Quest Pro, which launched in October 2022, gets two years fewer. Meta's VR Glasses, priced at $1,299, are expected early in 2027, and the article predicts game support for the Quest 2 will dry up quickly after January 2028

Seven years of updates is a decent run for consumer hardware, and the Quest 2 introduced millions of people to VR. The Quest Pro's shorter life will annoy people who paid premium prices. Keeping cross play is a sensible way to avoid splitting the player base

Are you still using a Quest 2? And is seven years of support enough for a headset?

The Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro are receiving their last OS updates soon. Here's what you need to know9to5google.com

[RheaRipley]

Quest Pro owners have every right to be annoyed. It cost far more and gets less support. Premium products should last longer, not shorter

[Sophie92]

Seven years of security updates is better than most Android phones used to get. For a cheap headset, that is fair

Hardware has to retire eventually. The Quest 3 has been out for years now. Second hand buyers should check update dates

[AustinTheory15]

Keeping cross play is the right call. VR multiplayer communities are already small

Splitting them would hurt every game. Developers rarely support old hardware for long anyway. The installed base matters, though

[ZPM54]

Six months' notice for developers is a nice protection. Players will know in advance if a game is leaving. No sudden surprises

[Sentinel38]

Meta's Quest 2 brought VR to the mainstream. Twenty million units is remarkable for a headset

Most people's first VR experience was on one. Price was the reason it sold so well. Affordable hardware brought in casual users