Meta will ship its last operating system update for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro in March 2027. Security updates keep coming until the end of 2027, Android Authority reported, and then both headsets stop getting fixes of any kind.
Both headsets keep working after that. Compatible games will keep running, and multiplayer cross-play stays on, so a Quest 2 owner can still play with friends on newer headsets. PC VR through Meta Quest Link stays supported too, which matters to anyone who uses the headset mostly as a screen for a gaming PC.
Developers can keep updating the games they already sell on the older headsets. A studio that wants to drop support has to give players six months' notice first. So a game you own won't vanish overnight. You'll get a warning.
After 2027, a headset that gets no patches is still fine for offline games. It's a weaker bet for anything tied to your account, your payments or a browser.
If you own either headset, there's no reason to replace it this year. It gets new software until March and security fixes for the rest of 2027. If you were about to buy a used Quest 2 or a discounted Quest Pro, the math is different now: you'd be paying for a headset with about 14 months of security fixes left. The Quest 3S costs $349.99 and runs the same chip as the Quest 3, which makes it the cheaper way into a headset that isn't on a countdown.