As of August 1, 2023, servers for the well-known free-to-play multiplayer game Echo VR will be turned off. This has recently been announced by Meta and its subsidiary Ready at Dawn.

According to the sources, developers have mainly moved on from their previous PC games and have started working on ‘new, exciting projects’ now.

Since the decision to discontinue Echo VR has been taken by Meta, a number of players don’t really seem to like it. Instead many have taken to Twitter to circulate the ‘Save Echo VR’ petition en masse.

This petition is originally sparked on Change.org where several fans are urging Meta or RAD to open-source the server.

This has even prompted the creation of a Fight For Echo Discord server which has already gained around 2600 members.

Since Echo VR has had a long and eventful journey since its debut, it’s quite unfathomable for some players as to why the developers ever shut down the game.

Some reports (1,2,3,4,5) also suggest that players are even doubting the reason for shutting down Echo VR. While others are busy speculating the actual reason for the same.

On the other hand, there are also some who have reluctantly accepted the fate of the game. It’s even been called ‘the only top game’ on the platform.

It appears that the developers have indeed chosen to pull the plug on Echo Combat and Arena starting in August. But it’ll be interesting to note whether they reverse this action considering the petition and massive fan-following.

We’ll keep tabs on the latest developments and update this article accordingly.

Featured image source: Meta

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