{"id":599719,"date":"2023-01-21T06:49:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T12:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/microsoft-shutters-altspacevr-amid-company-wide-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T06:49:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T12:49:42","slug":"microsoft-shutters-altspacevr-amid-company-wide-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/microsoft-shutters-altspacevr-amid-company-wide-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft shutters AltspaceVR amid company-wide layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Altspace VR lets you build your own world in VR.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AltspaceVR<\/a> is going dark in March as part of parent company Microsoft\u2019s recent restructuring. According to a recent post on its website<\/a>, the VR-based social space will officially sunset on March 10 in favor of Microsoft Mesh. It\u2019s offering users a chance to say goodbye to the platform and download their content before it goes offline.<\/p>\n

Microsoft acquired AltspaceVR in 2017<\/a>, shortly after the startup company ran out of money. The team said that it plans to \u201cshift our focus to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.\u201d Instead of focusing on consumer experiences, Mesh is a new platform aimed at bringing social VR to the workplace.<\/p>\n

This week, Microsoft began a series of layoffs across its portfolio in an effort to cut costs. These layoffs include employees at Xbox, Bethesda Game Studios and 343 Industries. It\u2019s not clear if the closure of AltspaceVR is part of the general reductions, but Satya Nadella said in a recent blog post<\/a> that the company will \u201ccontinue to invest in strategic areas for our future, meaning we are allocating both our capital and talent to areas of secular growth and long-term competitiveness for the company, while divesting in other areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft has offered instructions on how users can download their content and host farewell events. It also acknowledged the users who have logged a considerable amount of time in Altspace saying, \u201cit has been a privilege to help unlock passions among users, from educational opportunities for personal growth to the development of unique and wonderful events, groundbreaking art, and immersive experiences \u2014 enabling this community to achieve more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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