More consumers is not good if the only way they’re coming in is a captured monopoly platform by Facebook. AGOS appears to be a single-player game, so perhaps Ubisoft has finally learned the risks that come with multiplayer-only VR games. Surprisingly, considering the studio’s pedigree, Ubisoft’s VR titles so far have largely fallen short of achieving ‘must-play’ status, and their focus on multiplayer has left many of the games to languish without a stable population of players. Additionally the company’s Ubisoft Escape Games brand has also developed several out-of-home VR escape rooms. While most major game development studios haven’t yet committed significant resources to making VR games, Ubisoft has done pioneering work in the VR space with five titles already released to in-home VR users. Given the scope of AGOS, and its lack of existing IP, this seems likely to be another project altogether. Some may recall news last year that Ubisoft was spinning up production of a new AAA VR game, with some reports suggesting that the company had signed a deal to develop Oculus-exclusive VR games based on Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed. The game is exclusive to VR headsets, and will be available on Oculus PC (Rift, Quest via Link) and SteamVR. Players can expect to “explore, scavenge resources, unlock new technologies, and face the perils of space to maintain life on board your ship during this extraordinary journey to save humankind.”ĭespite only just being announced, AGOS: A Game of Space has a release date of October 28th (little more than a month away). The AGOS announcement trailer shows players customizing modular probes for various tasks, though it isn’t quite clear if the probes are controlled in first or third person. Players will become the AI operating the last ship to leave a condemned Earth, guiding a group of survivors across eight unique stellar systems to find a new home.” Original article (September 10th, 2020): In AGOS: A Game of Space Ubisoft says that players will embark on “an interstellar journey to reach a new habitable planet. The original article announcing the game follows below: Stay tuned for more as we make our way through Ubisoft’s latest stab at multiplayer VR. We have a review copy in hand, however we haven’t had enough time between receiving it and playing it for our review. Through Steam, the game supports all major SteamVR headsets, including Valve Index, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets. Update (October 28th, 2020): With seemingly little fanfare, Ubisoft is today launching AGOS: A Game of Space on Steam and the Oculus Store for Rift. The made-for-VR space sim is set to support PC VR headsets across Steam and the Oculus Store. But even if they iron out the flaws, X: Rebirth is just so innately unlikable, and so deathly boring, that I think it may be beyond help.Ubisoft is today launching its latest VR title, AGOS: A Game of Space. There are more bugs and broken missions than I have space to list here, and save-file editing is almost always the go-to solution, which is just absurd when you realise they're charging £40 for the pleasure. Now imagine the exact opposite and you have X: Rebirth's charmless world. Think about how rich and full of character the Mass Effect universe is. It's only in the (dreadful) story that you'll find any excitement: its large-scale space battles are at least genuinely impressive to behold. The characters you talk to cycle through the same few dumb lines. There are countless stations, jobs, contracts and ways to make money, but it's all deeply tedious, and utterly free of personality. The biggest problem is that there's nothing fun to do.
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