The Order: 1886 Studio Bought By Facebook For Oculus Game Development
Facebook announces that it would acquire the studio behind The Order: 1886 and Lone Echo for its Oculus Studios virtual reality division.
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Facebook has announced that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the studio behind early PlayStation 4 standout The Order: 1886 for its Oculus Studios division. Ready at Dawn rose through the ranks and gained a prominent place amongst the PlayStation 4 launch lineup with The Order: 1886. The studio’s steampunk adventure was shown as one of Sony’s premier titles that generation, but that treatment proved to be the high point for the game’s life.
Although The Order: 1886 was derided for its short length, many players wanted to see a follow-up that took advantage of Ready at Dawn’s unique steampunk world. So did developers at the studio for some length of time. However, for whatever reason, that was never to be. Ready at Dawn’s next game was 2017’s Deformers, a multiplayer-focused brawler that never gained a significant audience and shut down a year after its launch.
With the success of Ready at Dawn’s VR catalog, however, it makes sense that Oculus would make the relationship between the two more official. Announced on the publisher’s blog late Monday, Oculus acquires the studio just as it finishes work on Lone Echo II, which will now be a first-party game for Facebook’s headset. Oculus confirmed that the entire Ready at Dawn team would stay in their current offices in Irvine and Portland, remaining an independent wing of Facebook’s VR publishing efforts.
In a tweet posted at the time of the announcement, Ready at Dawn founder Ru Weerasuriya commented on the acquisition on social media. He said that their 17-year journey to “innovate on genres, experiences, games, and platforms” was a success and that he’s excited to open a new chapter and continue to pursue the passions his team shares. In addition to Lone Echo II, that includes Echo VR, a version of Ready at Dawn’s popular suite of VR games that works on the Oculus Quest.
While Ready at Dawn never seemed to find the massive success it was once destined for, the studio has found a great fit with Oculus Studios. The Oculus Quest is the type of headset that could finally bring VR into the mainstream, so it makes sense for Facebook to bring the developer into the fold and ensure that it is focused on great software for the company’s newest hardware. While Sony fans may be upset at the loss of a potential The Order: 1886 sequel, the true loss for the PlayStation 5 could be Sony not focusing on acquiring the same level of talent for its PlayStation VR headset. As the market continues to grow, it will be interesting to see if the console maker makes VR a priority once again or if other factors push it out of the limelight.
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