Meta adds eight hip-hop tracks to Beat Saber after cutting entry price

The $10.99 pack extends the music catalog built around the slicing mechanic Jan Ilavsky and Vladimir Hrincar prototyped in 2016.

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Primary source: Meta Newsroom

Why it matters

Meta is pairing a lower Beat Saber entry price with paid music packs, extending the founders' original slicing mechanic into a long-running content business for Quest.

A miniature, toy-like scene of Beat Saber with glowing sabers slicing music blocks, silhouetted against a warm, brightly lit background.

Meta released Hip Hop Mixtape 2 on August 27th, adding eight licensed tracks to Beat Saber, the VR rhythm game built by Jan Ilavsky, Vladimir Hrincar and Jaroslav Beck. The founders turned a one-level prototype into a game that Facebook acquired in 2019.…

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