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VR Takes Another Blow: Social VR Platform Rec Room is Shutting Down a Decade After Launch

Four animated characters from the game Rec Room stand in front of a large window with the game's logo prominently displayed.

VR gaming and the VR industry have just taken another blow, with one of its longest-surviving social platforms, Rec Room, shutting down as of June 1, 2026. The social VR platform has survived for a decade, though its run is coming to an end in just two months. “Over the past decade, Rec Room grew into something amazing, reaching over 150 million players and creators along the way,” the studio wrote in a blog post announcing the news. “Players made over half a billion friends on the platform. In total, people all around the world spent a cumulative 68 thousand […]

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