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GDC 2026 Highlights: What's Next on Meta Horizon OS

Catch up on GDC 2026: where VR is headed, what's new in Meta Horizon OS, and the tools and Store updates helping developers ship faster.

Mar 13, 2026

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Mar 12, 2026The State of VR at GDC 2026: Building a Sustainable Future

Explore the state of VR from GDC 2026: stronger app discovery, growing Meta Quest usage, more $1M+ titles, and much more.

All, Design, Games, Hand tracking, Optimization, Quest, Unity, Unreal

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Mar 11, 2026Faster Builds, Smarter Discovery, and the LiveOps Playbook: What to Know After GDC Day 2

Explore Day 2 at GDC 2026: tools to speed up builds, optimize Store discovery, and learn LiveOps strategies from Gorilla Tag.

All, Apps, Design, GDC, Games, Optimization, Quest, Unity, Unreal

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Mar 10, 2026Highlights from Day 1 at GDC 2026: Hands, Agents, Performance & More

Explore GDC 2026 Day 1: hand tracking design, AI-assisted Unity workflows, and data-driven retention tips for VR developers building for Meta Horizon OS.

All, Apps, GDC, Games, Hand tracking, Quest, Unity, Unreal

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Mar 5, 2026The Live Service Checklist: Five Pillars for Building Successful Games

Discover the Live Service Checklist with best practices to acquire, engage, retain, monetize, and analyze players in Meta Horizon

Apps, Design, Entertainment, Games, Quest

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Mar 3, 2026Smoother Apps, Happier Users: Introducing FrameSync for Meta Horizon OS

Discover FrameSync on Meta Horizon OS: a new frame-timing algorithm that boosts smoothness, cuts stale frames, and lowers motion-to-photon latency.

All, Apps, Games, Quest

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Feb 24, 2026A Developer's Guide To Designing For Meta Quest's Four Gamer Segments

We surveyed 4,000 Meta Quest users and found 4 distinct gamer segments. Learn who they are, what they want, and how to design for each

All, Apps, Design, Games, Quest

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Feb 19, 2026Our Renewed Focus in 2026

Learn how we’re evolving VR and Worlds to give you clearer focus, better tools, and stronger long-term support as you build what’s next for Meta Quest and mobile.

All, Games, Unity

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Feb 18, 2026Three reasons why Developer Posts are worth revisiting on Meta Horizon OS

Meet the new Developer Posts: comments, merchandising shelves, and analytics to help you engage your players and boost revenue.

All, Apps, Marketing, Quest

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Jan 22, 2026Spatial Lingo: An Open Source App for AI-Assisted Language Practice with Everyday Objects

Discover Spatial Lingo, a new open source app from Meta that brings mixed reality and AI together to make practicing a new language fun and immersive.

All, Apps, Design, Games, Quest, Unity

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