--- title: Meta retains 'optimism' in VR despite massive Reality... description: Meta's Reality Labs division lost $19.19 billion in 2025, bringing total losses to $83.55 billion over six years. Despite the mounting losses and recent studio... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-retains-optimism-in-vr-despite-massive-reality-labs-losses-c49jrbs0d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta retains 'optimism' in VR despite massive Reality Labs losses | daily.dev og:description: Meta's Reality Labs division lost $19.19 billion in 2025, bringing total losses to $83.55 billion over six years. Despite the mounting losses and recent studio... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-retains-optimism-in-vr-despite-massive-reality-labs-losses-c49jrbs0d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/c49jrbs0d.png og:image:alt: Meta retains 'optimism' in VR despite massive Reality Labs losses og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta retains 'optimism' in VR despite massive Reality Labs losses **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta's Reality Labs division lost $19.19 billion in 2025, bringing total losses to $83.55 billion over six years. Despite the mounting losses and recent studio closures (including Sanzaru Games, Twisted Pixel, and Armature Studio), Meta remains committed to the mixed reality market. The company is rebalancing its portfolio to invest 70% in wearables like AI glasses and only 30% in VR and Quest headsets. CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects losses to peak this year before gradually declining, though the company acknowledges VR adoption has been slower than anticipated. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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