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FTC: Meta Wanted to Expand ‘Beat Saber’ to Fitness Before Controversial Within Acquistion

During investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Meta’s acquisition of VR fitness game devs Within, a filing revealed that the company was initially looking to expand popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber into a dedicated fitness app. It’s been a little over a year since Meta announced its intention to acquire […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

22. November 2022

FTC Sues to Block Meta’s Acquisition of Top VR Fitness App Developer

In 2021 Meta announced its intention to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural; though neither company announced the deal price, reporting indicated a whopping $400 million price tag which may have caught the attention of the US Federal Trade Commission. Today the FTC moved to formally block the deal in what […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

17. Dezember 2021

Meta Buys Dev Behind VR Fitness App ‘Supernatural’, Its Sixth VR Studio Acquisition in Two Years

Meta (formerly Facebook) today announced its sixth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s Within, the studio behind the popular Quest exclusive VR fitness app Supernatural. Meta announced the acquisition of Within on the Oculus blog saying that the studio will be run under Meta Reality Labs, the company’s XR organization. The price of the acquisition was not […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

30. Oktober 2021

Is Supernatural’s $20-a-month subscription worth it for VR fitness

ANALYSIS: It’s been over two weeks since Within launched Supernatural, its radical new VR subscription service on Oculus Quest. It’s a $20-a-month app that wants to swap the treadmill for a video game. After extensive testing, we can now weigh in on the big question: Is Supernatural’s VR fitness worth it? In the video below, three of […]

AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR

10. Mai 2020

Supernatural gives you a better workout than Beat Saber … or any other VR fitness app

After playing Supernatural this week, my legs are sore to a degree unmatched by Beat Saber, Pistol Whip, BoxVR, OhShape, or any other VR app. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR

26. April 2020