Firewall studio First Contact Entertainment to shut down

"The lack of support for VR within the industry has eventually taken its toll."

Firewall and Solaris Offworld Combat series developer First Contact Entertainment will shut down after nearly eight years of operation, the studio announced.

The studio recently released the Sony Interactive Entertainment-published Firewall Ultra for PlayStation VR2 on August 24, and was announced to be working on Solaris: Offworld Combat II.

Get the full message from First Contact Entertainment below.

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. 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!