However, Meta is about to end full support for the model that started it all.

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Meta is sending emails to owners of the original Meta Quest (thanksEvan!

Person wearing the original Meta Quest headset

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), which was called the Oculus Quest at launch, informing them about future changes to software support.

Limiting new features to the newer headsets is understandable, but removing existing social features is more frustrating.

Both devices have newer and more powerful hardware than the original Quest.

We launched Quest 1 over four years ago and we are grateful to the Quest 1 community for pushing VR forward. As we look to the future, we remain committed to supporting the community of Quest 1 users and will continue to support the headset with a few changes: • You will still be able to use your Quest 1 headset and available apps. • We won’t be shipping new features to Quest 1. • We plan to continue maintaining the system software with critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024. • Quest

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