A man holding gun plays a vritual reality game at Sandbox VR at Gandaria City Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 18, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock
A man holding gun plays a vritual reality game at Sandbox VR at Gandaria City Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 18, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong’s Sandbox VR was nearly killed by Covid, but it now has global ambitions amid surging demand

  • Sandbox VR has plans to triple its global arcade footprint to 40 locations, rebounding from bankruptcy in the US in 2020
  • The pandemic forced the company to cut 80 per cent of its workforce, which remains reduced it seeks to release its first new games since before Covid-19