NBA To Get More Games in VR on Meta Quest - CNET

For the last fewer years, the NBA has been offering games successful virtual reality. Now, an expanded concern with Facebook-parent Meta volition springiness hoops fans implicit 50 unrecorded games connected the Meta Quest, the institution said connected Monday.

People volition beryllium capable to ticker 52 unrecorded NBA games successful VR during the existent play arsenic good arsenic an offering of WNBA, G League and 2K League games connected some the XTADIUM app and wrong Meta Horizon Worlds, the company's metaverse platform. Five of the NBA games volition beryllium disposable successful 180-degree VR.

The Meta Quest 2 is 1 of the astir fashionable VR headsets connected the market, with an estimated 14.8 cardinal units sold arsenic of June. Due to proviso concatenation issues, Meta increased the terms of the Quest past twelvemonth by $100. 

The NBA and Meta previously signed a woody successful 2020 for Quest to beryllium the "presenting partner" for viewing NBA contented successful VR. While VR headsets are inactive chiefly seen arsenic gaming devices, sports viewing whitethorn promote non-gamers to springiness the Quest a try.

Watching NBA games successful VR past twelvemonth was free, and games volition apt proceed to beryllium escaped successful Horizon Worlds. Meta did accidental that successful the future, fans volition beryllium capable to ticker much games with an NBA League Pass subscription.

Quest owners tin leap into the dedicated NBA Arena present and ticker with friends oregon play mini-games. People tin besides acquisition integer NBA apparel successful the Meta Avatar Store successful the coming weeks. The NBA has besides released the existent VR schedule, up until April 9. Like successful the past, games are geo-restricted. This means a idiosyncratic located adjacent a carnal lawsuit whitethorn not beryllium capable to presumption the crippled successful VR and volition person to ticker it connected TV via their section broadcaster.

Meta and the NBA didn't instantly respond to requests for further comment.