First-Ever Official NFL Football VR Game Coming To Quest & PlayStation
The NFL has announced a partnership with StatusPRO to produce the first officially licensed football VR game, which is in development for PlayStation VR and Meta Quest devices. This serves as the next step in the NFL's continued efforts to expand its gaming experiences. Of course, the organization remains partnered with Electronic Arts for the ever-popular Madden NFL franchise, providing football fans with a yearly sim experience like no other.
In 2020, the league inked a deal with NBA 2K publisher 2K Games for a non-simulation football series. Such a release will mark 2K's first gridiron-based title since NFL 2K5 hit store shelves in 2004. The new title will not arrive during fiscal year 2022 as previously planned, however. During a May 2021 earnings call, Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff told investors the non-simulation game now boasts a release window beyond March 31, 2022. Neither 2K Games nor the NFL has offered an update on the matter since then. Regardless of delays with other partners, it seems the National Football League has even bigger plans for the license in the years ahead.
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The NFL's next licensed video game will come in the form of its first official VR football title. On NFL Communications (via Engadget), the league announced the news in conjunction with StatusPRO, a sports technology and gaming startup that utilizes "real-time player data to create authentic extended reality experiences." Details remain scant at present, yet the two companies confirmed the project will eventually launch across PlayStation VR and Meta Quest virtual reality devices. The goal centers on allowing players to get as close to the gridiron as
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