Quest 2 Reaches the End of the Line — and PS VR2 Quietly Vanishes from US Stores

by Geth Author

It was a rough week to be a consumer VR headset. Meta officially announced the end of feature development for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro, while Sony quietly delisted the PlayStation VR2 from its US online store with no explanation. Taken together, the two moves mark a clear turning point in the first wave of consumer virtual reality.

Quest 2: Last Call for Features

Meta confirmed to developers that Horizon OS v2.13 is the last feature release for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. The rollout begins in January 2027 and reaches every headset by March 2027. After that, security patches continue through December 2027, then all updates stop.

What stays working: the store remains open, Quest Link still connects to PCs, and developers can ship new Quest 2 apps right up to the final patch. What won't be there: any new platform features, compatibility expansions, or performance improvements. Games like the recently released PAYDAY: Aces High are already Quest 3 / 3S exclusives, a preview of how the catalog will increasingly diverge.

The scale of this matters. Quest 2 appeared in Valve's October 2026 Steam Hardware Survey as 22.23% of all VR headsets on the platform — still the single most-used headset. Millions of users are now on a documented deprecation schedule.

PS VR2: Gone From US Stores, No Explanation

The PS VR2 situation is murkier and arguably more alarming. The PlayStation Direct US store listing for PS VR2 went dark sometime between October 8 and October 12 — the product link now returns a 404 error. Japan's store appears to have done the same. UK and EU stores still sell the headset at full price. Sony has issued no statement about whether this represents a regional stock pause, a quiet discontinuation, or something else.

The silence is awkward given the timing: Sony's Black Friday sale — running through November 30 — still includes PS VR2 games with discounts up to 75%. You can buy the software; just not the hardware, if you're in the US. Third-party resellers on platforms like Best Buy are already charging around $750 for a headset with a $399.99 list price.

What It Means for the VR Market

Both announcements tell the same story: the first-generation consumer VR boom is winding down. Meta is consolidating its platform around Quest 3 and whatever comes next. Sony is either quietly shelving the PS VR2 or buying time before a successor announcement. Neither company is investing in keeping the previous generation alive.

For current owners of either headset, day-to-day use continues normally for now. For anyone who hasn't bought in yet, the calculus just got harder — and the advice from VR trackers like VR.org is blunt: do not pay resale prices for hardware with an uncertain future. The next VR cycle, anchored by devices like the Valve Steam Frame and next-generation Meta hardware, is where the investment makes sense.