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Meta's VR superfans are livid: 'Mark Suckerberg'
- Meta is sunsetting the Supernatural VR fitness app and freezing further development.
- The decision comes as Meta laid off about 1,500 Reality Labs staff amid broader cost-cutting.
- Meta cites slower-than-expected growth in VR as a reason for reallocating resources.
- Supernatural fans fear song licenses and workouts may be pulled as the app sunsets.
- The shutdown follows a broader pattern of Meta discontinuing non-core products.
- Longtime fans view the app as a form of self-care and community, amplifying disappointment.
- Industry watchers link Meta's move to a shift toward AI and personal 'superintelligence' goals.
- The Supernatural community in Meta's Facebook group remains active, underscoring the app's devoted user base.
- Palmer Luckey suggested the acquisitions harmed independent developers by subsidizing Meta's own products.
- Experts frame the decision as part of Meta's broader metaverse and VR strategy's pivot toward AI.
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