Meta's metaverse VP Vishal Shah on a reboot of Horizon Worlds, starting with a Super Rumble game, a new mobile app, and a transition from VR only to VR first
Who's ready to rumble? … Earlier this week, I was hiding in a tree, dodging bullets, while frantically trying to score some last-second points in a free-for-all brawl.
I don't talk about my day job much since this is a personal space but I'm super proud of the work our team has delivered over the past year. Super Rumble is just the first of many experiences that...
@juliendorra They seem to break things totally unrelated with the features they add. Doing constant re-factorings if I had to guess but not properly testing 3rd party apps. The last 6 months have been a struggle.
Hot take: I'd much prefer seeing one or two polished Quest OS updates per year rather than one every month. Recent OS updates have added very little benefits and have broken so many things, it's a nightmare with support.
Among the tidbits he revealed during our chat: Meta actually had a working mobile app for Horizon Worlds last year, but scrapped it. “It was a little bit too much of a VR game on mobile as opposed to a mobile-native experience.” https://www.lowpass.cc/...
Meta just launched its new Super Rumble game in its Horizon Worlds social VR platform. It's the first visible sign of a refresh that includes higher fidelity, first-party titles and soon a new mobile app. Inside Meta's Horizon Worlds reboot https://www.lowpass.cc/... tip @techmem…