One of the workers caught up in the layoffs is Nat Brown; he noted via Twitter this week that he was no longer doing VR at Valve as of February 7. It seems the layoffs might have occurred weeks ago and only now become known. VR and AR haven't taken off as quickly as some in the gaming industry expected, but that hasn't stopped some big gaming industry names from stepping into the segment. Nintendo recently stepped into the VR market with the Nintendo Switch and a new Labo VR kit that lets gamers build cardboard devices that work with the Switch and a cardboard VR headset. Nintendo's full VR kit will launch April 12 for $79.99 with smaller kits launching the same date for $39.99 to $19.99.