Beat Saber will not launch any new content material on PlayStation VR and PS VR2, and multiplayer will shut down for each headsets in January.
In a brand new assertion by Beat Video games, the developer introduced each variations will stay accessible with cross-buy help throughout PS4 and PS5. Nonetheless, neither headset will obtain additional content material updates going forward, and multiplayer help will finish for each headsets on January 21, 2026.
“As we glance to the long run and plan the following huge leap for Beat Saber, we now have made the choice to now not launch updates for PS4 and PS5 beginning in June 2025,” said the studio.
As such, Woman Gaga’s “Abracadabra” from two weeks in the past is the ultimate DLC replace for PSVR and PS VR2. Beat Saber will stay accessible for buy, and an FAQ confirms buyer help will proceed. Beat Video games additionally notes that the Steam launch stays unaffected, advising “releases will proceed to be shared on Steam.”
Dropping help for the unique PlayStation VR would’ve been one factor, given we have seen related strikes for Pistol Whip and Synth Riders, however PS VR2 is extra stunning. Since launching in Might 2023, Beat Saber continues showing within the month-to-month PS VR2 obtain charts and have become 2024’s most profitable PlayStation VR2 launch by income.
10 Million Individuals Now Personal Beat Saber On Quest Alone
At the least 10 million folks now personal Beat Saber on Quest alone, and the sport can be accessible on PC, PlayStation VR, and PS VR2.
Arguably essentially the most well-known VR sport of all time, Beat Saber turned certainly one of VR’s largest breakout hits since launching in 2018. It is since reached 10 million gamers on Quest, and April noticed it named because the best-selling Quest sport of all time. In 2023, the Wall Road Journal reported that it reached $255 million income, although that features DLC and more moderen figures have not been shared since.
As such, we might speculate this transfer is pushed as an alternative by Meta’s goal to chop prices throughout Oculus Studios. February noticed layoffs at Asgard’s Wrath collection developer Sanzaru Video games in February, adopted by Supernatural studio Inside Limitless in April. That is solely strengthened by yesterday’s information that Meta has ceased improvement on Onward, merging developer Downpour Interactive’s workers into the studio behind Batman: Arkham Shadow, Camouflaj.
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For now, Beat Saber and its present DLC packs will stay on sale throughout each PlayStation headsets, whereas the Quest and PC VR variations stay unaffected. Ought to something change, we’ll maintain you knowledgeable.
