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Meta is putting another nail in the coffin to the Quest 1 headset. On Friday, the company announced it’ll stop rolling out bug fixes and security updates for it starting on Aug. 31.
Meta made the announcement through an email notification to users. The good news is that Meta Quest 1 owners will still be able to download new apps and use existing apps on the headset — as long as the developer supports them.
But after Aug. 31, the company will no longer patch any new security vulnerabilities discovered in the product, leaving people at risk of potential hacking should a major exploit arise.
(Credit: Meta)Meta announced the decision after telling customers in January 2023 that it was preparing to halt all new feature and security updates for the five-year-old headset model. At the time, the company said it planned to “continue maintaining the system software with critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024.” Now we have an exact date.
Meta also pulled Quest 1 support for the popular VR game Beat Saber. But in some good news, the company recently cut the price for the second-generation Quest 2 headset to $199 for the 128GB model. The discount seems to have caused Meta to sell out of the Quest 2 model. In the meantime, the company is offering the newer Quest 3 model, starting at $499.
“We're excited about the future of Meta Quest and look forward to providing you with more groundbreaking MR (mixed reality) experiences,” the email from the company adds.