Meta is delaying the discharge of its anticipated blended actuality headset, codename “Phoenix,” and can concentrate on next-gen units and wearables over the following 12 months.

In an internal memo, Actuality Labs Vice President Maher Saba said that the instructions originated from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who instructed Actuality Labs groups to concentrate on “larger high quality experiences” and different efforts to make the enterprise extra sustainable. Saba clarified to staff that the prolonged timeline was not because of the gadget receiving further options, however somewhat to encourage groups to refine the main points.

Different Meta VR leaders, together with Actuality Labs executives Gabriel Aul and Ryan Cairns, added that the choice would give them extra “respiration room” to finish the product, as reported by Enterprise Insider. “There’s lots coming in scorching with tight bring-up schedules and large adjustments to our core UX, and we cannot compromise on touchdown a completely polished and dependable expertise,” they wrote in one other memo.

The glasses reportedly look just like Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional glasses, with a goggle-like form and an exterior computing puck that makes the unit extraordinarily light-weight. Insiders say it would run on the identical Horizon OS as Meta’s Quest headsets.

Meta will as an alternative intention for a 2026 launch of a “restricted version” wearable gadget, referred to as “Malibu 2,” in addition to a next-generation Meta Quest gadget. Aul and Cairns mentioned the revamp will embrace a significant capabilities improve centered on immersive gaming.