Ready at Dawn Studios Gets Shut Down By Meta

Ready by Dawn Studios, a VR game development studio has been closed down by Meta. The studio’s shutdown comes four years after Meta acquired the game studio in 2020.

According to a mid-July report, Meta announced its plans to reduce the budget of its Reality Labs by 20% which will take effect in 2026. Reality Labs is a division under Meta that takes care of VR and AR projects. Ready at Dawn Studios comes under this division and has unfortunately been affected by the budget cut.

The studio’s shutdown has come into effect immediately and all operations have been seized. In addition, Meta is steering Reality Labs to focus on other projects. Such projects include the upcoming Quest 4 and Meta Quest 4 headsets. The studio’s closure thus adds to the 20,000 job layoff period that started in 2023.

Ready by Dawn Studios: Behind the Studio

The California-based game studio was founded in 2008 by former employees at notable game studios such as Blizzard Entertainment and Naughty Dog. The studio is mostly known for developing well-known titles including the God of War series, Daxter, Okami, and The Order: 1886.

Ready at Dawn was bought by Oculus Studios in 2020 to work on VR projects for Meta. The studio released Echo Arena as its first VR project in 2017 and later released other titles in the Echo series including Lone Echo.

After Oculus acquired the game development studio, Ready at Dawn Studios started working on VR titles. The Echo series can be experienced through the Oculus Rift headset, PC and as a standalone. However, Meta had closed down Echo VR citing its lack of players for its shutdown.

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