An email from Meta with the subject line “Upcoming Changes for Quest 1″ revealed the changes for the $400 standalone headset.Owners of the original device will still be able to use the headset with “available apps” but “Quest 1 users will no longer be able to create or join a party.”Here’s the email:We launched Quest 1 over four years ago and we are grateful to the Quest 1 community for pushing VR forward.As we look to the future, we remain committed to supporting the community of Quest 1 users and will continue to support the headset with a few changes:You will still be able to use your Quest 1 headset and available apps.It’s wireless, its got hand presence, six degrees of freedom and it runs Rift-quality experiences.”Meta released the Quest Pro high-end standalone at the end of 2022 while Quest 2 could be replaced by Quest 3 later this year.Quest Pro carries the aging XR2 processor but Quest 3 may carry a much more powerful new generation of the chip."