{"id":2073,"date":"2022-03-23T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/23\/an-official-nfl-game-is-coming-to-meta-quest-and-psvr\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:10:41","slug":"an-official-nfl-game-is-coming-to-meta-quest-and-psvr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/23\/an-official-nfl-game-is-coming-to-meta-quest-and-psvr\/","title":{"rendered":"An official NFL game is coming to Meta Quest and PSVR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/23\/22992203\/official-nfl-vr-game-statuspro-announced\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/23\/22992203\/official-nfl-vr-game-statuspro-announced<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"62.550578761953\">\n<p id=\"XOrD6F\">The National Football League is stepping into virtual reality with the announcement of a new official VR game. It will be developed in partnership with sports technology company StatusPro, which makes use of player data for an AR training tool already used by NFL teams. The plan is for the game to become an annual series, like EA\u2019s <em>Madden<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JccAEW\">There aren\u2019t many details on the game itself, including what it\u2019ll be called or when it\u2019ll be available. The NFL\u2019s press release describes it as a first-person simulation gaming title that will be released on Meta Quest and PlayStation VR. (No word on whether that means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/2\/22\/21437559\/sony-playstation-vr2-psvr-announcement-design-reveal\">PSVR2<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"UQPyVO\"><q>\u201cWe are seeing a growing number of fans engaging with VR.\u201d<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"U3t7VI\">There are other VR football games already available, like the cartoony <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=nOD%2FrLJHOac&#038;mid=43993&#038;u1=verge&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oculus.com%2Fexperiences%2Fquest%2F2592096760842149%2F\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" has-subtag=\"true\" data-cdata='{\"rewritten_url\":\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=nOD\/rLJHOacu0026mid=43993u0026u1=[]vg[p]22756244[m]m-placeholder[s]s-placeholder[t]w[c]c-placeholder[r]r-placeholder[d]d-placeholderu0026murl=https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/2592096760842149\/\",\"subtag_max_length\":72,\"subtag_delim_length\":2,\"subtag_key\":\"u1\",\"subtag_data\":{\"id\":\"nOD\/rLJHOac\",\"mid\":\"43993\",\"u1\":\"[]vg[p]22756244[m]m-placeholder[s]s-placeholder[t]w[c]c-placeholder[r]r-placeholder[d]d-placeholder\",\"murl\":\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/2592096760842149\/\"},\"encode_subtag\":false}'><em>2MD: VR Football Unleashed<\/em><\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=nOD%2FrLJHOac&#038;mid=43993&#038;u1=verge&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oculus.com%2Fexperiences%2Fquest%2F5068085479875775\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" has-subtag=\"true\" data-cdata='{\"rewritten_url\":\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=nOD\/rLJHOacu0026mid=43993u0026u1=[]vg[p]22756244[m]m-placeholder[s]s-placeholder[t]w[c]c-placeholder[r]r-placeholder[d]d-placeholderu0026murl=https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/5068085479875775\",\"subtag_max_length\":72,\"subtag_delim_length\":2,\"subtag_key\":\"u1\",\"subtag_data\":{\"id\":\"nOD\/rLJHOac\",\"mid\":\"43993\",\"u1\":\"[]vg[p]22756244[m]m-placeholder[s]s-placeholder[t]w[c]c-placeholder[r]r-placeholder[d]d-placeholder\",\"murl\":\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/5068085479875775\"},\"encode_subtag\":false}'>licensed title<\/a> featuring Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but it sounds like the NFL\u2019s focus will be on authenticity for the new project. \u201cWe are seeing a growing number of fans engaging with VR and we\u2019re excited to launch the first-ever VR gaming title that complements our existing offerings in the market today,\u201d says the league\u2019s SVP of consumer products Joe Ruggiero in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ZZECIV\">StatusPro was co-founded by former Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins and former college quarterback Troy Jones. The company has taken on high-profile investment from figures including LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, and Drake.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R6UaAi\">\u201cWe are grateful to the NFL and our community of investors and stakeholders who share our vision to create an entirely new standard in sports and gaming,\u201d Hawkins says in a statement. \u201cWe keep the athlete first in everything we do, and as former football players it means even more to be able to recreate what it actually feels like to step out on the field. Through our proprietary technology at StatusPro, we can deliver an immersive experience that helps NFL fans transform into pro athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/23\/22992203\/official-nfl-vr-game-statuspro-announced\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/23\/22992203\/official-nfl-vr-game-statuspro-announced<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The National Football League is stepping into virtual reality with the announcement of a new official VR game. It will be developed in partnership with sports technology company StatusPro, which makes use of player data for an AR training tool already used by NFL teams. 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