Microsoft will shut down AltspaceVR on March 10th

Microsoft is narrowing its metaverse ambitions . In a blog post spotted by VentureBeat (via The Verge ), the company announced it would shut down AltspaceVR, the social virtual reality platform the company acquired in 2017 , on March 10th, 2023. Microsoft attributed the decision to a desire to focus on Mesh, the mixed reality platform the company announced in 2021 and later said would come to Teams . "We look forward to what is to come, including our launch of Microsoft Mesh, a new platform for ...