The Oculus lords at Facebook have purchased Beat Games, the makers of VR breakout hit Beat Saber. That’s the rhythm game the place you gogg as much as slash by means of blocks representing beats of a music – Guitar Hero meets Star Trek in our on-line world. Y’know, one of many games that individuals suggest quite a bit as a getaway to VR. That one. It’s Facebook’s. Beat Games say they’ll proceed to replace and help Beat Saber on all its present cybergoggles, not simply Oculus units, although it’s much less clear what the acquisition would possibly imply for any future games – or for Beat Saber mods.
“They will join Oculus Studios as an independently operated studio in Prague, continuing to create new ways for people to experience music and VR gaming,” Oculus stated in yesterday’s announcement.
“Most importantly, what the community has come to love about Beat Saber will remain intact. Beat Games will continue to ship content and updates for Beat Saber across all currently supported platforms, now with even more support from Facebook.”
Beat Games added on Twitter that becoming a member of the membership will allow them to “add super cool stuff (features and music) to all our supported platforms much faster!” They added that they plan to be “releasing new updates and Music Packs at the same time everywhere!”
The multiplatform chat avoids saying something about potential future games. Another open query is what occurs to mods. Given the kind of game Beat Saber is, mods including new songs and ranges are fairly in style. Oculus stated:
“We understand and appreciate the value that modding brings to Beat Saber when done so legally and within our policies. We’re going to do our best to preserve the value that mods bring to the Beat Saber player base. As a reminder, our most recent policy updates give more clarity to how developer mode is intended to be used, such as helping developers build their apps or for enthusiasts to explore new concepts. It is not intended for engaging in piracy or illicit modding, including mods that infringe on third-party IP rights or contain malicious code.”
So they’re paying lip service to mods whereas threatening to proceed pursuing the most well-liked kind. Oculus guidelines have already impacted Beat Saber mods, with the favored BeatOne software for Oculus Quest shutting down after latest coverage adjustments. A brand new mod stepped as much as take its place however nonetheless, mods have been in bother since earlier than Oculus even owned Beat Games.
