PowerWash Simulator VR Version Loses Support From Studio, But for Good Reason
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FuturLab, the developer of the highly popular and acclaimed PowerWash Simulator, has announced that it can no longer support the VR version of the game. According to the studio, one of the main driving factors was the cost and the need to ensure that their developers still have a place to work.
Read on for the full announcement.
FuturLab is Simply Looking Out for Its Employees
Taking to X, FuturLab’s CEO Kirsty Rigden broke some rather disappointing news to PowerWash Simulator fans, specifically to those playing the game in VR. In the statement, Ridgen confirmed that they could no longer support PowerWash Simulator VR. As big of a shock and disappointment as that was to many, the reasoning behind the drop in support was that it cost more to run the VR version than it earned them. That put the studio in a tough situation: continue losing money and risk layoffs, or drop support entirely.
“DEAR VR WASHERS
I am so sorry to let you know that we won’t be continuing support of PowerWash Simulator VR. We absolutely love and believe in VR, so this doesn’t mean that we won’t support it in the future but we aren’t able to continue with support right now. We have been faced with a crossroads: we have a truly excellent and kind VR team who were working on a platform which costs us more than it makes, while also having a list of job openings that were looking to be filled on other projects. We took the decision to redeploy our VR team into those other projects/roles. Whilst I would love to live in a world where we could support PowerWash Simulator on every platform going, I will always choose job security for my team. Every time. While I know that you must be so disappointed, I also know that if you were in my position you would have made the same decision.
-Kirsty Rigden, CEO, FuturLab”
Given how last year was plagued with layoffs and this year is already starting off with three studio closures, I think it’s safe to say that Rigden made the right call here. As much as it pains me to know that the VR version won’t be getting any new updates for the foreseeable future, I think knowing that the team behind it is still over there doing what they love doing is well worth the sacrifice.
The studio clarifies that the VR version of the game, along with all its current DLC, is still available to purchase; don’t expect anything new to come to it.
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