NFL Pro Era Announced for Quest 2

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On Wednesday, Meta held its annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase event. The event was packed with new game announcements coming to the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset in the future. But what many fans were watching for were games that would help continue to grow the Meta Quest and virtual reality's audience into the future. There was perhaps no bigger example than NFL Pro Era, which is an officially licensed NFL game, announced for release later this year.

Few could argue that the NFL branding is one of the most popular licensed properties in video games. Electronic Arts' Madden franchise has been officially licensed by the NFL in 1993, has sold well over 100 million games, and is a massive success with each annual release. Attaching the NFL branding to a virtual reality game brings with it the potential of a very large audience, one that may not have delved into virtual reality prior.

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Of course, potential is only valuable when its realized. NFL Pro Era may have the NFL branding but it's still an unproven experience. Developer StatusPRO believes that it can capitalize on the opportunity, though. It describes a mix of «innovative technology, data, and direct insights from athletes» as what will drive NFL Pro Era's success.

For those curious what that means, mixing technology and data with NFL player insights, StatusPRO does offer a hint. Both StatusPRO and the NFL have previously said that a planned virtual reality football experience, now confirmed to be NFL Pro Era, will prove to be a «complementary» experience to other NFL games. In other words, they imply that NFL Pro Era could tie into the Madden NFL franchise in one way or another. No official