Meta is shutting down one of its biggest VR games — but only for Quest 1 owners
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Around the same time Meta hiked up the price on its Quest 2 headsets, it also announced that it's ending Quest 1 support for Population One, a popular battle-royale shooter set in virtual reality. BigBox VR, the Meta-owned developer behind the game, shared the update in a post on its blog, noting that Quest 1 owners will no longer be able to launch or play the game starting October 31st, 2022.
BigBox VR says the shutdown is necessary so it can focus on developing new experiences that will push the boundaries of multiplayer VR." Quest 1 players can still technically play the game if they have a VR-ready PC, however. The game supports cross-buy, which makes the PC version available via Air Link and Oculus Link. This should let users play P...