Okay, so picture this—I’m sitting in my living room, right? I stumble upon this wild piece of tech news: Cybershoes, that quirky VR locomotion gizmo, is officially kaput. Gone. And yeah, I know, VR’s got its fair share of oddities, but this one takes the cake. Or maybe it doesn’t. Who knows?
Anyway—wait, yeah—Antony ‘Skarred Ghost’ Vitillo was the one breaking the news. Apparently, production for these things hit the brakes a couple of years ago. Then, come 2024, one of their branches just called it quits. Fast forward to April 2025, and poof, the whole Austrian outfit folds. Can you imagine?
So, Igor Mitric Lavovski, the co-founder, chimes in via LinkedIn. Yep, it’s official, he says—Cybershoes GmbH has closed down. Feels kinda final, but who knows how things like insolvency filings and all that legal stuff work out?
Side note: Austrian companies, per some lawyer guy Andreas Howadt, gotta file the paperwork once they hit rock bottom, financially speaking. So maybe more details pop up soon, or maybe they won’t. Like, what’s the deal? Guess we wait and see.
Now, for those who don’t know—Cybershoes aren’t your typical VR gizmo. Unlike crazy VR treadmills with all the bells and whistles, these are made for, get this, seated gameplay. Imagine shoe rollers tracking your foot movements while you’re chilling in a chair. Talk about innovation or just plain oddball genius. Can’t decide.
Started back in 2018, they had this Kickstarter campaign and snagged over €200,000 from folks like us. Not bad, right? From 3D-printed coolness to a real-deal consumer gadget.
Flash forward to 2019, IndieGogo rolls out, and boom, another €140,000 from about 500 backers who thought, “Yeah, we want in on this.” Smart move? Maybe. Or maybe not.
November 2020 drops, and there’s another Kickstarter—this time for a Quest-compatible version—but it kinda fizzles out, pulling in just $98,000. Hey, can’t win ’em all, right?
Here’s the kicker: as of now, you won’t find these things in stock anywhere—not their store, not Amazon. I’m talking gone. Like, did they sell out in 2024? Maybe. That’s what the Amazon price tracker whispers, anyway.
Want to dig deeper? Hop over to Vitillo’s review on the Quest version. Or don’t. It’s a wild ride, either way.
So, there it is. Cybershoes—strange while it lasted. And now… well, who knows what’s next?
