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Meta Ceases Onward Development & Merges Downpour Into Camouflaj
- Downpour Interactive, the developer of Onward, has been merged into Camouflaj as Meta ends further development of Onward.
- After the recent Onward 2.0 launch, Downpour Interactive confirmed that no more updates will be released for the game.
- Onward will still be accessible on Steam, Quest, and Link but without ongoing developer support, only critical bug fixes.
- The dedicated support team for Onward has been disbanded, and users are advised to contact Quest or Steam support for technical issues.
- Following its acquisition by Meta in 2021, Downpour Interactive becomes the latest first-party studio closure after Ready at Dawn's shutdown last year.
- Downpour's team has been permanently integrated into Camouflaj, the studio behind Iron Man VR and Batman: Arkham Shadow.
- Meta also laid off staff at Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive, affecting Echo VR and Onward developer teams.
- Onward, a VR multiplayer game launched in 2016, saw support until the recent announcement, despite hints from Mark Zuckerberg about Onward 2 in 2021.
- Onward Update 2.0 brought significant changes like a graphical overhaul of weapons and equipment, new weapons, co-op mode, new map, and an operator system for character customization.
- As of now, Onward is available on Meta Horizon Store for Quest, Meta's PC Store for Link & Rift, and Steam.
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