Microsoft Teams Rolls Out 3D Immersive Events for PC, Mac, and Meta Quest 3

Microsoft's integration of 3D immersive events into Teams signals a strategic move to blend traditional video conferencing with virtual reality environments. This broadens the platform's utility beyond standard meetings, offering a more engaging format for corporate events and training. The support for Meta Quest 3 suggests a direct play for enterprise VR adoption, potentially increasing demand for VR hardware in professional settings. Industries should monitor enterprise engagement with these immersive environments to gauge the necessity of dedicated VR integration in their collaboration toolkits.

Microsoft officially retired its standalone Mesh platform on December 1, 2025, in favor of integrating 3D meeting functionality directly into Teams via immersive events (Microsoft Tech Community, Dec 2025). This marks a strategic shift to enhance a widely adopted collaboration tool rather than maintaining a separate mixed-reality platform (Redmond Channel Partner, Dec 2025). The immersive events feature is now generally available and works within the Teams calendar, supporting Windows, macOS, and Meta Quest headsets (Neowin, Dec 2025). Hosts require a commercial Teams license and a Teams Premium subscription to create immersive events, while attendees only need a regular Teams license (Neowin, Dec 2025). This integration allows organizations to create branded, avatar-based 3D experiences without separate apps, incorporating tools for 3D content and multimedia without coding (Redmond Channel Partner, Dec 2025). While Microsoft Mesh previously supported up to 330 participants, immersive meetings in Teams currently support up to 16 participants in standard sessions (Redmond Channel Partner, Dec 2025).