Meta will end Quest 2 and Quest Pro feature updates with v213 by March 2027

Meta will end Quest 2 and Quest Pro feature updates with v213 by March 2027. Horizon OS v2.13 will be the final OS release for both headsets, while Meta VR OS SDK v213 will be the last supported SDK version.

The rollout is scheduled to begin in January 2027 and reach all Quest 2 and Quest Pro devices by March. After v213, Meta will stop adding new OS features, platform capabilities and APIs for these headsets. Meta also will not test future Horizon OS or SDK releases against Quest 2 and Quest Pro.

What support continues

Ending feature development does not immediately make existing software unusable. Meta says current apps and games will remain fully functional. Owners can still find, buy, download and play apps on both devices. Multiplayer with Quest 3 and Quest 3S users can continue where cross-play is supported, and no end date for cross-play has been announced.

Existing apps that support Quest 2 or Quest Pro can still receive bug fixes, content drops and seasonal events. Developers can continue shipping updates for those apps. Meta will provide quarterly security patches and critical bug fixes through the end of 2027.

Developers must give users at least 180 days' notice before ending support if that change would remove access to content or essential services. They can use device targeting to freeze a final build for Quest 2 and Quest Pro, or stop offering an app for sale on those devices through the app submission flow.

App submissions continue through December 2027

New app submissions supporting Quest 2 or Quest Pro will remain accepted through December 2027. After that point, new titles can still launch for Quest 3, Quest 3S and newer devices, but they will not be offered on Quest 2 or Quest Pro.

Meta now describes Quest 3 and Quest 3S as its baseline devices for Meta VR gamers. Apps built for those headsets provide more performance headroom and mixed reality support, and Meta says they can carry forward to Meta VR Glasses because those glasses will run on the same OS and SDKs. Meta VR Glasses are planned for release in spring 2027.

Why Meta is moving on

Meta launched Quest 2 in 2020 and Quest Pro in 2022. It discontinued both products in 2024. Quest 2 launched in October 2020 as Oculus Quest 2, starting at $300, with a more powerful chipset and higher-resolution display than the original Oculus Quest. It became one of the first VR headsets to achieve mainstream commercial success, sold an estimated 20 million units over its lifetime and was the principal driver of Quest Store revenue. Meta said in 2023 that its VR ecosystem had passed $2 billion in revenue.

Quest Pro launched in October 2022 as a higher-end headset. It included eye-tracking, a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ chipset, 12GB of RAM—twice Quest 2's 6GB—pancake lenses, QD-LCD displays with Mini-LED local dimming, face tracking, full-colour passthrough and ringless self-tracking Touch Pro controllers.

Quest Pro launched at $1,500. Its price and the limited early use of its mixed-reality capabilities hindered adoption, and it was widely treated as an expensive developer kit. Meta reduced the price to $1,000, while Quest 3 launched in 2023 at about half the price with many of Quest Pro's notable features. Quest 3 became the more obvious choice for consumers and developers.

Quest 3 launched in October 2023 at $500. Quest 3S followed in October 2024, combining Quest 3's chipset and advanced mixed-reality features with Quest 2's optics and displays at a $300 price point.

The transition follows Meta's earlier retirement of the original Oculus Quest. That headset stopped receiving OS updates with v50 in February 2023; new app submissions ended in May 2024, security updates and bug fixes ended in August 2024, and developers could no longer include Quest 1 support in app updates from January 2025.