Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs aren't a 'disaster' — and fix a problem critics aren't talking about

Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs cut bloated in-house game studios that were quietly undermining the industry's ecosystem.

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• Oculus founder Palmer Luckey said Meta's VR layoffs don't signal retreat from the industry.
• He said Meta's first-party VR studios were crowding out third-party developers across the industry.
• He said cutting subsidized VR games lets Meta refocus on core tech and platform stability.

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