Meta's AR development team, XROS, has been disbanded. This means that the giant tech firm will stop its AR/VR innovations in the meantime.
A person walks past a newly unveiled logo for "Meta", the new name for Facebook's parent company, outside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park on October 28, 2021. - Facebook changed its parent company name to "Meta" on October 28 as the tech giant tries to move past being a scandal-plagued social network to its virtual reality vision for the future.
However, Meta hasn't confirmed if the pause will be temporary or permanent. The move comes as the company focuses its efforts on developing the so-called metaverse platform.
The disbanded group was previously working on the XROX project, which focuses on developing new AR glasses and VR headsets and other gadgets that offer augmented reality experiences.
Meta's AR Dev Team Now Disbanded
According To The Verge's latest report, Meta did not announce any interest in disbanding its AR development team. Facebook Reality Labs' Vice President Gabriel Aul even said that the team is expanding and not shrinking.
This photograph taken on October 28, 2021 shows the META logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. - The new handle comes as the social media giant tries to fend off one its worst crises yet and pivot to its ambitions for the "metaverse" virtual reality..
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Now, three individuals, who are familiar with Meta's works, claimed that the giant tech company has dissolved around 300 employees in the XROS team.
9To5Mac also reported that Meta has now changed its plans for its AR/VR devices and systems, removing the idea of creating its own operating system (OS) for its virtual reality wearables.
As of the moment, Meta hasn't confirmed what will happen to the staff of the XROS team.
Is Metaverse Doing Meta Any Good?
Right now, Metaverse is not yet complete. Since Mark Zuckerberg's company is still working on the virtual platform, Meta hasn't really benefitted from it yet.
Instead, the tech giant already lost around $500 billion as it shifted its focus.
One of the issues experienced by Meta is the features launched by Google and Apple, which are specifically designed to block the company's targeted user ads.
In other news, JPMorgan's Decentraland VR lounge launch allowed it to enter Meta's metaverse. Meanwhile, a Meta official recently claimed that the virtual reality platform could lead to more business revenues.
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