Engang arbejdede de så tæt sammen med Sony, at de eksklusivt udviklede The Order: 1886 til PlayStation 4, og som skulle have været startskudet på en ny serie. Men sådan blev det altså ikke, og selvom udvikleren Ready at Dawn da udgav andre, små projekter sidenhen, så fandt de ikke samme succes.
Og nu er de altså blevet opkøbt helt. Via en pressemeddelelse er det blevet bekræftet, at studiet er blevet købt af Facebook, og altså fremadrettet skal lave eksklusiv software til Oculus-platformen, som Facebook naturligvis ejer.
"Having shipped titles to multiple platforms in the past, Ready At Dawn is a veteran game developer with some serious chops—as well as a VR pioneer. They've created four titles for the Oculus Platform, including Lone Echo, Echo Arena, Echo Combat, and Lone Echo II, which is currently in development. In addition to setting the bar for narrative VR experiences, Lone Echo re-wrote the playbook for VR movement mechanics with the debut of Ready At Dawn's signature innovative continuous locomotion system and full-body IK (inverse kinematics). The zero-g mechanic is used throughout the Echo Games franchise and lends itself well to VR beginners and competitive VR esports alike.
As part of the Oculus Studios team, Ready At Dawn will continue creating memorable, immersive, and innovative VR content for gamers around the world as an independently-operated studio. We're thrilled to welcome them to the family."
Som meddelelsen nævner så har Ready at Dawn naturligvis allerede lavet VR-titler før.