VR’s Unique Locomotion Device ‘Cybershoes’ Closes Permanently

So, you know that feeling when you’re just lounging in a chair, imagining you’re actually running through some epic virtual world instead? That was kinda the whole idea behind Cybershoes. Yeah, funky, right? This Austrian company thought, “Hey, why stand when you can pretend walk from a chair?” But, plot twist, they’re now shutting down. I know, end of an era for VR’s wackiest gadget.

Antony ‘Skarred Ghost’ Vitillo spilled the beans about the whole thing. Apparently, they stopped making these roller-shoe-things like two years back. Fast forward to 2024, one of their branches just gave up the ghost. By April 2025? Total closure. Weirdly poetic, right? Like a tiny VR drama playing out in Austria.

Their co-founder Igor Mitric Lavovski dropped the news bomb on LinkedIn. It was like, “Hey, we’re done here.” Classic online-era announcement, right?

What’s juicy? No clear word on the nitty-gritty of their financial crash course. Austrian law says they gotta declare insolvency within two months if they can’t pay the bills. So, maybe, we’ll get more deets soon. Or not. Who knows how these things shake out.

Now, I don’t know if you ever tried VR treadmills, but they’re like these sci-fi contraptions with slick surfaces and anti-gravity vibes. But Cybershoes? Nah, these things let you sit and slide your feet like you’re ice-skating in your imagination. Almost cool, but in a lazy sort of way.

Started back in 2018, Cybershoes wasn’t too shabby without those big-money VC dudes. They jumped onto Kickstarter, pulling in a nifty €200K! Kind of incredible, from a clunky 3D printed thing to an actual gadget you could buy… somewhere.

2019? IndieGogo campaign. Boom, another €140K. And they were all, “Still looking for fans and maybe some rich folks to notice us.” Then, bam, November 2020 — another Kickstarter for Oculus Quest. Spoiler: didn’t hit the jackpot. But hey, $98K from 470 folks isn’t peanuts.

But now? Yeah, good luck finding them in any store or Amazon. They vanished faster than a ghost in a haunted hostel. That 2024 disappearance felt kinda like, “Poof, we’re out!”

Curious about the roller-shoe universe? Dive into Vitillo’s review on the Quest ones. It’s a trip. Like, for real.