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Starship Troopers VR Dev Suffers Layoffs Amid 'Challenging VR Gaming Market'
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 65025" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>The developer of a number of upcoming virtual reality titles including Sony’s Starship Troopers VR game has suffered a significant round of layoffs amid what it called a "challenging VR gaming market."</p><p></p><p></p><p>XR Games, developer of the poorly received <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/hitman-3-vr-reloaded" target="_blank">Hitman 3: VR Reloaded</a> as well as the upcoming <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/zombie-army-vr" target="_blank">Zombie Army VR</a> for Rebellion and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/starship-troopers-continuum" target="_blank">Starship Troopers: Continuum</a> for Sony, suffered layoffs one former member of staff described as "beyond restructuring."</p><p></p><p>72 staff were reportedly let go, retaining only 12 out of around 84. The downsizing cast doubt on the launch and support of both Zombie Army VR and Starship Troopers: Continuum, but in a statement issued to IGN, XR Games insisted both would still release later in 2024.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here’s the statement, from Bobby Thandi, Founder and CEO of XR Games:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hitman 3: VR Reloaded, developed by XR Games in partnership with Hitman owner IO Interactive, is a standalone port of Hitman VR for the Meta Quest 3 that was supposed to address some of the biggest criticisms of the PC game, like the lack of dual wielding. But it launched to negative reviews from players as well as press, with <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/if-you-thought-hitman-3-vr-was-bad-on-pc-just-wait-until-you-see-hitman-3-vr-reloaded-in-action" target="_blank">Eurogamer</a> calling it “about as grim as VR games can get.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>The VR market has struggled. The <a href="https://www.ign.com/tech/playstation-vr2" target="_blank">PSVR2</a>, for example, lost momentum soon after launch despite its technical prowess, though Sony hasn't shared figures since revealing it sold 600,000 within six weeks of its February 2023 launch.</p><p></p><p>Sony Interactive Entertainment's head of global business Eric Lempel told the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3b89e9f7-e3cf-4e60-bfa4-987af24efa75" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> in December 2023 that VR was "a bit of a challenging category right now." In March, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-18/sony-hits-pause-on-psvr2-production-as-unsold-inventory-piles-up" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> reported that Sony had allegedly paused the production of the PSVR2 to clear the backlog of unsold units it had.</p><p></p><p>Starship Troopers: Continuum, meanwhile, is due out on Meta Quest 2 and 3 on October 17, 2024, and PSVR2 on October 31, 2024. Zombie Army VR is set for launch on PSVR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, Oculus Rift, and PC headsets via Steam later in 2024.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/starship-troopers-vr-dev-suffers-layoffs-amid-challenging-vr-gaming-market" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 65025, member: 1"] The developer of a number of upcoming virtual reality titles including Sony’s Starship Troopers VR game has suffered a significant round of layoffs amid what it called a "challenging VR gaming market." XR Games, developer of the poorly received [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/hitman-3-vr-reloaded']Hitman 3: VR Reloaded[/URL] as well as the upcoming [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/zombie-army-vr']Zombie Army VR[/URL] for Rebellion and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/starship-troopers-continuum']Starship Troopers: Continuum[/URL] for Sony, suffered layoffs one former member of staff described as "beyond restructuring." 72 staff were reportedly let go, retaining only 12 out of around 84. The downsizing cast doubt on the launch and support of both Zombie Army VR and Starship Troopers: Continuum, but in a statement issued to IGN, XR Games insisted both would still release later in 2024. Here’s the statement, from Bobby Thandi, Founder and CEO of XR Games: Hitman 3: VR Reloaded, developed by XR Games in partnership with Hitman owner IO Interactive, is a standalone port of Hitman VR for the Meta Quest 3 that was supposed to address some of the biggest criticisms of the PC game, like the lack of dual wielding. But it launched to negative reviews from players as well as press, with [URL='https://www.eurogamer.net/if-you-thought-hitman-3-vr-was-bad-on-pc-just-wait-until-you-see-hitman-3-vr-reloaded-in-action']Eurogamer[/URL] calling it “about as grim as VR games can get.” The VR market has struggled. The [URL='https://www.ign.com/tech/playstation-vr2']PSVR2[/URL], for example, lost momentum soon after launch despite its technical prowess, though Sony hasn't shared figures since revealing it sold 600,000 within six weeks of its February 2023 launch. Sony Interactive Entertainment's head of global business Eric Lempel told the [URL='https://www.ft.com/content/3b89e9f7-e3cf-4e60-bfa4-987af24efa75']Financial Times[/URL] in December 2023 that VR was "a bit of a challenging category right now." In March, [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-18/sony-hits-pause-on-psvr2-production-as-unsold-inventory-piles-up']Bloomberg[/URL] reported that Sony had allegedly paused the production of the PSVR2 to clear the backlog of unsold units it had. Starship Troopers: Continuum, meanwhile, is due out on Meta Quest 2 and 3 on October 17, 2024, and PSVR2 on October 31, 2024. Zombie Army VR is set for launch on PSVR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, Oculus Rift, and PC headsets via Steam later in 2024. [I]Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/starship-troopers-vr-dev-suffers-layoffs-amid-challenging-vr-gaming-market"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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