Meta may be stepping back from Horizon Worlds, but that does not mean the broader metaverse has failed.
In her latest Forbes Technology Council feature, Dacoco Co-Founder and CEO Saro McKenna looks at why virtual worlds continue to thrive and argues that lasting metaverse experiences must give users compelling reasons to participate, create, collaborate, and help shape the communities around them.
👉 https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/08/13/why-the-demise-of-horizon-worlds-doesnt-mean-the-metaverse-is-dead/
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Council Post: Why The Demise Of Horizon Worlds Doesn’t Mean The Metaverse Is Dead
Users ought to be the masters of the metaverse. Let that be the lesson learned from Horizon Worlds’ cautionary tale.
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