This mixed reality shooter could set new standards on Quest 3
Spatial Ops will be released in late 2024 for Meta Quest. An action-packed trailer shows how rooms are being turned into battlefields.
Spatial Ops was first teased at Meta Connect 2022, and an early beta of the PVP mode was released on Sidequest in late 2022.
Resolution Games has now announced the launch version of the mixed reality game, which will be released on the Quest Store in late 2024 and will focus on reduced gametime setup, pre-set and movable maps, performance optimization, as well as more gameplay, more enemies, and more modes.
From the description, it sounds like there will be a single player campaign.
"In the launch version coming out later this year, Spatial Ops will put players into the shoes of a Spatial Ops agent - a member of an elite agency tasked with defending Earth from mysterious and dangerous threats. Agents will embark on perilous missions, venturing into uncharted realms to confront and defeat sinister factions endangering our world," writes the studio.
The existing PVP mode, which supports 1–8 players on Quest 3, 2 and Pro, will be updated at launch.
In the PVP mode, players can turn any real-world space into an urban battlefield and form teams with friends or go solo against bots and compete for glory in Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Domination modes, or go rogue where it's every player for themselves in Free-For-All mode. The Sidequest version of Space Ops will remain online until launch.
You can now wishlist Spatial Ops on the Quest Store.
A potential mixed reality hit
Resolution Games is a renowned VR studio whose games are known for their high polish. Titles like Blaston, Cook-Out, Demeo, and most recently Racket Club come to mind. If the studio sticks to its guns with Spatial Ops, we can expect a mixed reality hit.
The studio has a lot of experience with mixed reality, but Spatial Ops seems to me to be the studio's most ambitious mixed reality project to date, as it incorporates physical space and objects into the game more than previous titles.
Keep in mind that mixed reality is relatively new and there are very few competitive mixed reality shooters. Laser Limbo is the only one that comes to mind. So I'm excited to see how far Resolution Games can push the boundaries of mixed reality, both in single player and local multiplayer.
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