Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning
Summary
Ars Technica reports that Meta laid off over 1,000 employees in its VR and metaverse efforts and shut down internal VR studios, effectively ending updates to the Supernatural VR fitness app. The piece captures user sentiment, concerns about licensing and community, and situates the move within Meta's broader shift away from metaverse initiatives toward smartphones, raising questions about the future of VR fitness ecosystems.