One other Axiom introduced that Orion Drift, its follow-up to hit VR sport Gorilla Tag, is ready to launch in early entry subsequent week, coming to Quest 2 and above.
Orion Drift has been in closed early entry since late final 12 months, letting as much as 200 gamers tackle an activity-packed social VR house whereas blasting round and enjoying varied mini-games with its Gorilla Tag-fashion immersive motion mechanic.
The star of the present is undoubtedly ‘Drift Ball’, which feels a bit like a low-gravity model of handball, albiet performed in an enormous multi-level enviornment chock-full of vitality boosts and motion impressed by now-defunct sports activities sport Echo VR.
Past Drift Ball, Orion Drift‘s large house station additionally options varied districts, together with a parkour district for some Gorilla Tag-fashion climbing, a lot of follow arenas to hone your Drift Ball abilities, mini-games impressed by golf and basketball, and lounges to observe ongoing matches throughout a number of arenas.
And better of all: like its breakout hit Gorilla Tag, Orion Drift is free, or reasonably, it will be free to all house owners of Quest 2 and above when open early entry comes on February twenty fifth.
You may already seize Orion Drift on the Horizon Retailer, though servers will stay in closed beta till February twenty third. Earlier than opening its doorways to everybody, Orion Drift will even be internet hosting an invitational match, happening on February twenty fourth.
The largest query on our minds is whether or not Orion Drift will be capable of stay as much as the hype of Gorilla Tag, which managed to generate over $100 million in income. One other fascinating stat: 1 in 3 Quest house owners have downloaded Gorilla Tag, making it far and away probably the most profitable to this point on standalone VR headsets.
