Quick Journey Video games, the Stockholm-based developer and writer behind a number of VR titles, introduced they’re shedding 30 workers, which the VR veteran studio says is a direct results of lower-than-expected gross sales in 2024.
The studio says affected embrace publishing, advertising and admin positions, noting nonetheless the studio as an entire can be impacted because it consolidates all the way down to a one improvement crew.
As acknowledged within the message launched through X (seen beneath), Quick Journey Video games launched six titles final yr, together with two first-party titles Motion Hero and Model, in addition to having revealed third-party titles BlackForge: A Smithing Journey, Venture Demigod, and Band Area.
Right here’s the message from Quick Journey Video games in full:
As a consequence of decrease gross sales than anticipated from our six recreation launches in 2024, together with a extra unsure yr forward for VR Video games as an entire, we’ve taken the troublesome resolution to make 30 workers redundant at FTG. These modifications will have an effect on primarily our Publishing, Advertising and marketing, and Admin departments, though the Studio may also be impacted as we consolidate down to at least one improvement crew.
That is an exceptionally troublesome resolution, however we imagine it’s needed to make sure a steady and sustainable future for the corporate.
Our focus now could be on supporting all Quick Travellers by this difficult time. We’re grateful for the invaluable contributions of these leaving and stay leaving and re dedicated to proceed launching unbelievable video games for our gamers.
Whereas Quest-exclusive action-adventure recreation Motion Hero is faring nicely on the Horizon Retailer with a stable [4.7/5] consumer rating, it has solely attracted lower than 150 evaluations following its December launch.
Cover-and-seek motion recreation Model, which benefitted from a prolonged open alpha/beta part main as much as its launch in September, has posted equally favorable consumer scores, albeit at present below 400 Horizon Retailer evaluations on the time of this writing.
Subsequent on the agenda is the discharge of The Midnight Stroll, a first-person darkish fantasy journey that prominently options belongings created from bodily clay fashions. Developed by newly fashioned studio MoonHood, the sport is slated to reach on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets in Spring 2025.
