Firewall Ultra Developer First Contact Entertainment is Shutting Down - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 December 2023 / 7,406 Views
First Contact Entertainment, the Firewall and Solaris Offworld Combat series developer, announced it will be shutting down by the end of the year after nearly eight years in operation.
"After almost eight years of working with the most amazing team I’ve ever have the pleasure of being part of, I’m sad to announce that we will be closing our company First Contact Entertainment by the end of the year," reads a message from First Contact Entertainment.
"The lack of support for virtual reality within the industry has eventually taken its toll. As a AAA virtual reality game developer, we are just not able to justify the expense needed gouging forward. We are a team of fearless innovators willing to push new technologies to its limits. I am extremely proud of the team and grateful to our investors, our partners, and of course our community of dedicated and passionate players. It’s been a wild ride. Thank you!"
First Contact Entertainment released Firewall Ultra for PlayStation VR2 on August 24 and was developing Solaris: Offworld Combat II.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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With the game being published by Sony, I was hoping it would be a title that would help push PSVR2. Doesn't look to be the case.
PSVR2 has failed to break through to the mainstream, just like every other VR device. Meta Quest has come closest, but it is still not very close to achieving mainstream adoption.
Unfortunately, at this point it looks as though VR's moment still has not come. Maybe it never will.
The yearly tradition of gaming companies!
