Oh boy, where do I even start with this wild journey of the Cybershoes saga? So, the company’s packed it in—yep, totally shut down. Kind of think of it as the quirky end to VR’s most peculiar little gadget story.
So, Antony ‘Skarred Ghost’ Vitillo was on top of this one. He spilled the beans that Cybershoes stopped rolling (ha, pun intended) production two years ago. Fast forward to 2024, and bam, one of the branches just went kaput. By April 2025, the whole shebang folded. It’s like watching your favorite indie band break up, right?
Ah, and then you had Igor Mitric Lavovski—one of the brains behind Cybershoes—chiming in on LinkedIn about how the company was “officially shut down a month ago.” Not that anyone’s surprised at this point. And yeah, it’s not clear how or if they’re legally dealing with any financial mess. Stuff like bankruptcy’s a bit cloak-and-dagger for now. Austrian law, man. Companies gotta shout bankruptcy within 60 days if they’re sinking. More drama to follow? Maybe.
Here’s what made Cybershoes weirder than your average VR treadmill: instead of like, parabolas and slip-slip shoes, it’s designed for kicking back with VR without even standing. I mean, you slap on these shoe-mounted roller things with a fancy IMU, and suddenly, you’re virtually strolling—from your chair. Total game-changer, or maybe not, but interesting—depends on how you see it, honestly.
The story starts back in 2018 when Cybershoes hit the scene. No venture capitalists, just good old crowdfunding styles. Raised more than €200k via Kickstarter targeting PC VR fans, and it went from “hey, look at this 3D printed thing we made” to a solid gadget. IndieGogo rounds came later—another €140k, still no big investor bites, but they got folks talking.
And then 2020 happened, and they aimed for the Quest-compatible market. It was a mixed bag, gathering around $98,000—like half of what they got for the original. Real headscratcher, that one. What gives? Popularity waning or just bad timing?
As of now, their store’s as bare as a desert—no Amazon stock either. A price tracker named CamelCamelCamel (not making this up) marked the last Quest version going poof from stock in late 2024.
Curious about how they actually felt during play? There’s that Vitillo review on the Quest version floating around. Could be a good nostalgia hit.
