A white Oculus Quest 2 headset with two Touch controllers on a light surface — Quest 2 with Touch controllers, one of the models covered by Meta’s announced timeline. | Photo: Maximilian Prandstätter / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Meta announced on November 2 that new operating system features are ending for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. The final feature update is due to reach all of these headsets by March 2027, with security patches and critical bug fixes continuing through December 2027.

The Store, purchased apps and Link remain available

Owners will still be able to buy and download compatible apps and use their existing purchases. Meta confirms that the Store will remain available on both models. Developers can also continue updating existing apps, including bug fixes and new content.

In its November 2 announcement, Meta also maintains PC VR through Link, for games running on a computer. Cross-play with Quest 3 and Quest 3S remains supported at the platform level. Each game’s developer must still keep its versions compatible. Meta’s announcement therefore does not guarantee that every multiplayer game will work indefinitely on the older headsets.

A Meta Quest Pro user holding two controllers in an archival photograph — Meta Quest Pro is the second model covered by the changes. Archival photograph. | Photo: Interweb8888 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New features by March, patches through December 2027

According to Meta's Help Centre, the v2.13 rollout is planned to start in January 2027 and reach all devices by March. Operating system features introduced after that version will be for Quest 3, Quest 3S and newer models.

Meta will accept new app submissions supporting Quest 2 or Quest Pro through December 2027. After that, new titles can launch on newer headsets but will not be offered on these two models. The submissions cutoff does not mean the existing catalogue is closing.

December 2027 also marks the end of the announced security patch and critical bug fix period. Meta explicitly allows continued use of the devices after that date. Being able to use a headset and receiving those patches are separate considerations.

Developers must give notice before removing access

Meta’s app policies require at least 180 days’ written notice to users and Meta if ending device support removes access to content or essential app services. The notice must identify the affected devices and the discontinuation date.

A school using its headsets for one particular application is a practical example. The person running the lab should ask the software supplier how long it will maintain a version for the school's Quest 2 or Quest Pro devices, and whether required future app updates will still run on them. That date should be considered alongside the end of security patches for the headsets. This lets the school plan around support for its actual application rather than treating March as an automatic retirement date for the whole lab.

Photos: Quest 2, Maximilian Prandstätter, CC BY 2.0; Quest Pro, Interweb8888, CC BY-SA 4.0. Images were converted to WebP; the Quest 2 photograph was also resized.