Facebook, the social media company behind the Oculus virtual reality platform, has taken over beat-saber developer Beat Games. Beat Games will join Oculus Studios and continue to work on all currently supported platforms on Beat Saber.
Beat Saber is a virtual reality rhythm game in which the player swings two sabers in a neon arcade environment, hitting colored blocks in time with the music. Considered one of the most accessible and popular virtual reality games, it is available for PlayStation 4, Windows and Oculus Quest.
Beat Games will release more updates for Beat Saber with Facebook support including social features, new modes, music and more.
The current plans for Beat Saber DLC are still intact; The 360 ° Levels mode will be released in December, and more music will be released this year. Beat Saber will continue to be updated on all supported platforms at the same time, and Beat Games will “work the way it did before,” an independent studio, “said Mike Verdu, director of content.
As for modding, which is very big in the Beat Saber community to add new music and challenges, Facebook plans to maintain support to some extent. Verdu writes, “We understand and appreciate the value that modding brings to Beat Saber when it’s done legally and within our guidelines.”
