Meta has confirmed that Ready At Dawn, the studio responsible for some of VR’s most popular games, is no longer. Meta made this announcement after an earlier article reported the closure. Lone Echo and Echo Arena from RAD delivered fluid zero-g gameplay in standout single-player and multi-player games on Rift and Quest headsets.[ad_1]
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and Lone Echo II in 2021 was the appeared on Android Central. By 2023, Meta’s shifting priorities under CTO Andrew Bosworth saw the closure of Echo Arena, a well-loved zero-g team sport, leading to
and a reminder from the community of the acquired Ready At Dawn in 2020 in its closure.last Oculus Rift exclusiveLayoffs At Oculus Studiospleas from former technical guide John CarmackThe closure follows painful loss, which also hit Onward creator Downpour Interactive, another Meta-owned studio. The studio cancelled Echo Arena because they wanted to “focus on our next project”. “We can’t reveal anything yet but everyone is excited. We need to work together. “
Guest Editorial: Echo VR’s Loss Reverberates In Reality
Six years ago I probably would’ve casually dismissed someone’s sorrow over an “end of service announcement” for a computer game. But that was then and as a friend recently reminded me, I’ve changed a lot. In April 2017 I was introduced to VR by my son and
Meta’s history in VR gaming shows a number of acquisitions followed by more founder departures than new game announcements:
Camouflaj, the developer behind Iron Man VR, is aiming to wow superhero fans with Batman: Arkham Shadow later this year featuringlayoffs last yearBeat Games added new features and lots of DLC to its singular title Beat Saber since acquisition by Meta
Supernatural’s VR fitness service is part of Meta despite
- by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission real-time shadows pressing Quest 3’s graphics capabilities
- Sanzaru Games followed up PC powerhouse Asgard’s Wrath with Asgard’s Wrath 2 on Quest 2 and 3 in 2023near the end of 2019
- Echo VR, Lone Echo and Lone Echo II developer Ready At Dawn Studios, each considered among some of VR’s best games, was acquired in 2020 and is dead as of August 2024meeting oppositionPopulation: One studio BigBox VR moved to
- with the recent
- keeping the game fresh
- Meta also acquired Armature Studio, which brought free to play to Quest 2, as well as Onward developer Downpour Interactive, and Wilson’s Heart developer Twisted PixelPhoenix Royale updateMeanwhile, Meta’s research toward all-day AR glasses consumes tens of billions in manufacturing and investment partnerships. The $23 billion Zuckerberg spent on WhatsApp in 2014 and Oculus VR in 2015 was
- merely an entrance fee for Horizon OS, which is now the market leader in VR. How much money is left over to support third-party VR titles on the Horizon Store? How will Meta allocate funding to Horizon Worlds and store games in the future?