The latest VR news is a sobering reminder of how tough the industry can be right now. Long-time VR powerhouse Survios has reportedly suffered critical layoffs that have effectively shuttered the studio. LinkedIn posts from employees confirm that the majority of the development team has been affected, with one combat designer writing, “I was informed today that Survios as it currently stands will be essentially shuttered.”

Over the past decade Survios delivered nine VR titles, including massive hits like Alien: Rogue Incursion (which topped PSVR2 charts), Creed: Rise to Glory (over 1 million copies sold), Raw Data, and The Walking Dead: Onslaught. Their success proved that high-quality, story-driven VR experiences could find an audience — yet even they couldn’t weather the current market pressures.

This comes after the studio had expanded beyond pure VR with PC/console ports of Alien: Rogue Incursion, showing how difficult it is for even proven teams to stay sustainable.

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