Meta Shifts Investment Focus Toward Wearables While Keeping Metaverse Ambitions Alive

Strategic realignment emphasizes augmented‑reality glasses

Meta Platforms Inc. announced that it will reallocate a significant portion of its research and development budget toward wearable technology, with a particular emphasis on its upcoming augmented‑reality (AR) glasses. The move reflects the company’s belief that wearables represent the next major growth frontier for consumer hardware.

Despite the pivot, Meta has made it clear that it is not abandoning its metaverse vision. Executives say the long‑term goal of building immersive, shared digital spaces remains central to the firm’s roadmap, even as resources are redirected to accelerate the rollout of AR devices.

The strategy aims to create a synergy between the two initiatives: the new wearables will serve as a gateway to richer, more interactive experiences within the metaverse, bridging the gap between physical and virtual worlds.