Meta has confirmed that it is closing first-party development studio Ready At Dawn.
The California-based studio, founded in 2003 and acquired by Meta in 2020, had to accept layoffs last year.
Speaking to Android Central, a Meta spokesperson explained that the cuts were made to ensure the Reality Labs project stays on budget and Oculus Studios can have a “better long-term impact” on VR development.
Although Ready at Dawn had already shifted its focus to VR development several years before being acquired by Meta, the company gained its first experience developing for PlayStation platforms.
Its credits include the PSP games Daxter, God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, while its last PlayStation exclusive was 2015's The Order: 1886. Since then, the company has developed well-received VR games including Lone Echo and Lone Echo 2.
Meta said Ready at Dawn employees were encouraged to apply elsewhere at Oculus Studios and that the company wanted to retain as many developers as possible.
It also claimed that the studio's closure was not a sign of major cuts to the number of first-party games on Quest and that the company remained committed to VR development.
Sony's VR headset, the PlayStation VR2, was given PC compatibility this week. A PlayStation VR2 headset PC adapter is required. The adapter was released on Wednesday and costs $59.99 / €59.99 / £49.99 from select retailers and PlayStation Direct.