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With VR headsets still failing to take the world by storm, one may have thought that Meta would by now have given up on its attempt to make the technology the next big thing. But the Facebook-owning firm is still soldiering on, determined to make consumers actually care about VR.

In the mid-to-late 2010s, VR was riding high, with the technology apparently on the brink of breaking through to a mass audience. But it never took off. Consumers enjoyed the novelty for a bit, but its litany of issues such as being disconnected from the world around you and motion sickness ultimately made the technology a more niche proposition.

While VR may not have lived up to initial expectations, Meta is the dominant player in the VR market right now. The Meta Quest 3 is the most popular headset by sales in 2024, with Meta capturing 80% of the global market share in...