Facebook is adding ‘Population: One’ developer BigBox VR to its roster of VR studios.
It’s hard to envision the amount more the fight royale genre can extend, yet with such many famous games as of now, it’s unavoidable that new stages like computer-generated experiences will require their twist. Population: One has figured out how to emerge as a breakout VR hit with its 24-man games and Fortnite-like ongoing interaction, and now Facebook’s Oculus arm has gained its developer, Bigbox VR.
Devindra Hardawar immediately became hopelessly enamored with the game the previous fall, especially making the most of its cross-platform VR chops. As indicated by a blog entry, Pop: One “will keep on being upheld on the entirety of its present stages,” so regardless of whether you’re on a non-Facebook headset, you can, in any case, play this game, which the group will keep attempting to grow even as it grows new ventures.
As Upload VR noticed, the current plan of action for the game additionally follows Fortnite and other BR hits by utilizing a paid “battle pass” arrangement of unlockable content. It will be fascinating to see how that develops over the long haul and if the illustrations get a move up to exploit all the more impressive VR equipment later on.
The last enormous studio Oculus procured was Lone Echo developer Ready at Dawn in an arrangement reported last June, so this is additionally a sign that Facebook will continue spending to discover intriguing content for its VR platforms.
