""We spent a long time trying to find a way to make the numbers work. But with the recent shift in the VR market, along with broader headwinds in gaming, the path to profitability has gotten tough enough that we've made the difficult decision to shut things down.""
""Starting today, users will no longer be able to make friends, create new accounts or subscribe to the premium service. However, many features locked behind that subscription paywall will be free from now until June.""
""Rec Room first appeared all the way back in 2016, years before the standalone Meta Quest entered the VR scene. It was a massive hit on the PSVR platform before being ported to other hardware.""
""VR is in a tough spot right now. Meta was an industry leader, but the company has been laying off hundreds of people from its Reality Labs division, which makes VR/AR hardware and software.""
Rec Room, a popular VR social game, is closing after a decade of operation. The developers struggled to achieve profitability despite attracting 150 million players. The decision to shut down comes amid a challenging VR market and broader gaming industry issues. Users can no longer create accounts or make friends, but some premium features will be free until the closure on June 1. Snap has acquired some of Rec Room's assets, and the game was initially successful on various platforms, including PSVR.
Read at Engadget
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