Quick Journey Video games, the Stockholm-based developer and writer behind a bunch 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 nevertheless the studio as a complete might be impacted because it consolidates all the way down to a one improvement crew.
As said within the message launched by way of 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 printed third-party titles BlackForge: A Smithing Journey, Mission Demigod, and Band House.
Right here’s the message from Quick Journey Video games in full:
Attributable to decrease gross sales than anticipated from our six sport launches in 2024, together with a extra unsure yr forward for VR Video games as a complete, we’ve taken the troublesome resolution to make 30 workers redundant at FTG. These adjustments will have an effect on primarily our Publishing, Advertising, and Admin departments, though the Studio may even be impacted as we consolidate down to at least one improvement crew.
That is an exceptionally troublesome resolution, however we imagine it’s essential to make sure a steady and sustainable future for the corporate.
Our focus now’s on supporting all Quick Travellers via 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 sport 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 sport 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 presently beneath 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 property created from bodily clay fashions. Developed by newly shaped studio MoonHood, the sport is slated to reach on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets in Spring 2025.
