According to Bloomberg, Meta is reportedly considering significant cuts to its metaverse division, citing anonymous sources.

Company executives are said to be evaluating budget reductions of up to 30% for its virtual reality platforms, with any such cuts also expected to involve workforce reductions.

If implemented, these measures would signal waning interest—both across the tech industry and among consumers—in Meta’s social VR platform Horizon Worlds and its virtual reality hardware offerings.

Since rebranding from Facebook to Meta in 2021, the company has faced persistent investor skepticism over its heavy investment in metaverse initiatives, which have incurred billions of dollars in quarterly losses. Although Meta has seen more success with its artificial intelligence and smart glasses ventures, concerns remain about the aggressiveness of its capital allocation strategy.

Notably, Meta’s stock price rose following the report.