(VRPinea July 1st) Today’s key news: Meta CEO Zuckerberg said that this year’s engineer recruitment target will be cut by more than 3,000 people; IDC said Oculus accounted for 90% of the global VR market share in Q1 2022; Meta official store App Lab developers have achieved millions of dollars in revenue.
Zuckerberg:
Meta has reduced its engineer recruitment by more than 3,000 people this year
On June 30, Eastern Time, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta has lowered its 2022 engineering recruitment target to 6,000-7,000 people. . Zuckerberg revealed this at Meta's weekly meeting. Previously, the company planned to recruit about 10,000 new engineers, but this indicator was reduced by more than 30%, and the number of employees was reduced by more than 3,000.
In addition, Meta has said that in response to macroeconomic pressure and the impact of data privacy on its advertising business, it intends to cut costs, suspend recruitment in most departments of the company, and even streamline operations.
VRPinea’s exclusive review: Low emotional intelligence: layoffs, high emotional intelligence: slow down recruitment.
IDC:
22 VR shipped 3.563 million units in the first quarter
Oculus accounts for 90% of the global VR market
According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), in the first quarter of 2022, global VR headsets shipped a total of 3.563 million units, of which Oculus’ share accounts for 90% of the global VR market. Quest 2 is very popular. The second largest share is Pico, with a share of 4.5%. DPVR, HTC, and iQiyi Qiyu’s share is less than 4%, ranking 3 and 4 respectively. , 5 people. At the same time, IDC predicts that global VR shipments will reach 13.9 million units in 2022.
IDC predicts that China’s AR/VR shipment growth will slow down in the first quarter of 2022. The main reason is that the AR glass products released by mobile phone manufacturers in the second half of 2021 have not been launched on a large scale as scheduled, and the epidemic will also affect their offline store expansion. plan. In addition, IDC expects VR shipments to grow further this year, with full-year shipments expected to reach 13.9 million units, an increase of 26.6%.
VRPinea’s exclusive review: Although the concept of the metaverse was popular before, VR manufacturers cannot withstand the impact of the epidemic.
Meta:
App Lab already has some developers earning millions of dollars a year
According to Cris Pruitt, Quest’s Content Ecosystem Director, there are developers making millions of dollars in App Lab.
It is understood that App Lab aims to become an independent ecosystem and a powerful channel for attracting traffic and promotion. Developers can contact this community to promote and share related applications. However, the inherent problems of the store and the immaturity of the VR ecosystem also indicate that it is still a long way from real success.
VRPinea exclusive review: However, Pruitt did not introduce the game name or studio that achieved million-dollar revenue.
Disney launches new cruise ship "Wish"
gets involved in the virtual world
According to news on June 30, Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently announced the launch of its first new cruise ship in ten years. Chapek said that by combining familiar animated characters with VR technology, the "Wish" can provide tourists with a new experience. Visitors can experience the feeling of immersive dining in the worlds of "Frozen", "Avengers" and "Star Wars".
According to reports, the cruise ship named "Wish" took more than 6 years to build. It weighs 144,000 tons and can accommodate 4,000 people. It is reported that the Disney "Wish" is expected to make its debut before the end of 2022.
VRPinea’s exclusive review: Compared with the same period last year, Disney’s stock price has fallen by about 66%, but now that the epidemic is spreading, the cruise business can’t help.
Popular VR shooter
"Phantom: Covert Ops" has not yet developed a sequel
On June 28, nDreams Studio recently confirmed in a Reddit post celebrating the game's second anniversary that they are not currently developing the popular VR shooter "Phantom: Covert". Ops" sequel plan.
According to nDreams, it has many more games in development. nDreams currently has three studios, all dedicated to internal projects. In addition to the basic team, there is a team that is also developing AAA VR games, and another team that is exploring the online service market.
VRPinea exclusive review: Children who don’t have a big villa at home really hope for more excellent VR games like "Phantom: Covert Ops" that can be played in a limited space.
