Eye Tracking Is The Missing Piece In Mark Zuckerberg's VR Strategy
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Key Points:
- Since Mark Zuckerberg's 2014 acquisition of Oculus VR, virtual reality has increasingly integrated into personal computing, with major companies like Google, Valve, and Apple updating VR operating systems that emphasize eye tracking technology.
- Meta's recent layoffs and strategic shift in 2026 highlight a major course correction, revealing the company's failure to fully embrace eye tracking in its VR headsets, a technology now considered essential by competitors for platform viability.
- Eye tracking enables more intuitive and immersive VR experiences by allowing devices to understand user intent, a feature Apple and Valve have prioritized in their latest hardware, while Meta delayed its widespread implementation after the Quest Pro.
- Meta's focus on social networking through Horizon Worlds and gaming studios like Beat Saber has not matched the technological advancements seen
