While Quest headset owners will still be able to use the device and all available apps, they will no longer be able to "create or join a party," according to the email.And while Meta will no longer be "delivering new features" to Quest 1 users, the company says it will continue to provide "critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024."announced his departure from the company, which he said was "operating at half the effectiveness that would make me happy."Carmack was a major proponent of the original Quest within Meta and a booster of its untethered predecessor, the Oculus Go, which he unlocked via a post-discontinuation update in 2021.In an October keynote speech, Carmack warned that developers shouldn't design high-end apps for the Quest Pro before "crunching it down" for the less powerful Quest 2."