Poor sales have reportedly forced Apple to cut production of the Vision Pro headset that it had hoped would herald a new era in “spatial computing”. Counterpoint Research has predicted a 14% reduction in annual sales of virtual reality headsets. Apple has refused to comment on the reports that it is scaling back virtual reality headsets. Reports in the tech press said Apple had paused its planned next iteration of virtual reality in favour of wearable AI devices. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is also expected to cut back on its plans for a “metaverse”, which includes its virtual reality Quest headsets.

Source: Irish Examiner January 02, 2026 09:43 UTC