<s>
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Czech	O
game	O
developer	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
most	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
including	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	O
,	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Quest	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Valve	B-Device
Index	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
become	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
ten	O
songs	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
with	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
and	O
updates	O
which	O
include	O
new	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
has	O
created	O
modifications	O
for	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
custom	O
songs	O
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
PackSongsRelease	O
DateMonstercat	O
Vol.110March	O
14	O
,	O
2019Rocket	O
League	O
x	O
Monstercat6November	O
7	O
,	O
2019Green	O
Day6December	O
13	O
,	O
2019Timbaland5March	O
26	O
,	O
2020Linkin	O
Park11August	O
17	O
,	O
2020BTS12November	O
12	O
,	O
2020Interscope	O
Mixtape7May	O
27	O
,	O
2021Skrillex8August	O
31	O
,	O
2021Billie	O
Eilish10September	O
21	O
,	O
2021Lady	O
Gaga10December	O
9	O
,	O
2021Fall	O
Out	O
Boy8March	O
31	O
,	O
2022Electronic	O
Mixtape10May	O
5	O
,	O
2022Lizzo9October	O
6	O
,	O
2022The	O
Weeknd10November	O
8	O
,	O
2022Rock	O
Mixtape8December	O
13	O
,	O
2022Imagine	O
Dragons12February	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
(	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
)	O
Panic	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
 '	O
(	O
Hyperbolic	O
Magnetism	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Chameleon	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
released	O
its	O
first	O
paid	O
song	B-Protocol
pack	I-Protocol
,	O
featuring	O
10	O
songs	O
from	O
electronic	O
music	O
record	O
label	O
Monstercat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
version	O
created	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	O
via	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
acquired	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
purchase	O
would	O
not	O
affect	O
future	O
development	O
of	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
on	O
third-party	O
VR	O
platforms	O
besides	O
Oculus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
will	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
in	O
Prague	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
studio	O
,	O
although	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
phase	O
,	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
received	O
numerous	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
less	O
than	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
40	O
million	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
through	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
fit	O
for	O
VR	O
as	O
a	O
medium	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
At	O
this	O
point	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
rare	O
to	O
encounter	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
feels	O
native	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
is	O
an	O
exception.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
at	O
launch	O
the	O
supported	O
song	O
library	O
was	O
"	O
slim	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
is	O
an	O
exhilarating	O
rush	O
and	O
an	O
exhausting	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
has	O
grown	O
a	O
strong	O
following	O
since	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
have	O
created	O
numerous	O
mods	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
websites	O
have	O
surfaced	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
distribute	O
beat	O
maps	O
they	O
created	O
themselves	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
even	O
allowing	O
for	O
this	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
sideloaded	B-Protocol
onto	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
