PokerStars VR to launch on Meta’s new Quest Pro headset - Gambling Insider

Flutter’s virtual world rubric PokerStars VR volition beryllium disposable connected Meta’s Quest Pro headset erstwhile it launches aboriginal this month.

By Gambling Insider

Flutter’s virtual world rubric PokerStars VR volition beryllium disposable connected Meta’s Quest Pro headset erstwhile it launches aboriginal this month.

Meta, formerly Facebook, unveiled the virtual and mixed world merchandise connected 11 October. Previously, the headset had been teased nether the codename “Project Cambria.”

However, Quest Pro was officially revealed during Meta’s Connect lawsuit earlier this week, and a 25 October merchandise day was announced.

PokerStars VR, meanwhile, was launched successful 2018. As the game’s rubric would suggest, it allows players to articulation virtual world rooms and play roulette, blackjack, slots, craps and of course, poker.

Players cannot gamble for existent money, though they tin acquisition other virtual chips and definite in-game items.

But much importantly, erstwhile Quest Pro is released, PokerStars VR volition beryllium 1 of a prime fig of games disposable to players astatine launch.

To this end, the game’s developer Lucky VR has introduced respective caller features to instrumentality vantage of Quest Pro’s “next-generation capabilities.”

Options see a afloat virtual world experience, “partial immersion” oregon a mixed-reality acquisition wherever players tin bring “core virtual crippled elements into their ain world.”

PokerStars VR volition besides upgrade look and oculus tracking, among different enhancements.   

“We’re highly arrogant to beryllium portion of the motorboat of Meta’s Quest Pro, which is simply a translation successful virtual and mixed reality,” said James O’Reilly, PokerStars’ Director of VR and Innovation.

“Our developers person been having large amusive exploring what this exertion means for our players and we can’t hold to amusement them what we person successful store.”

While respective virtual world casino titles exist, astir similar PokerStars VR bash not connection real-money gambling. Naturally, for this country to grow, VR volition person to bash truthful arsenic well.