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In January, Meta announced that the company had expanded its partnership with the NBA to offer 52 games in VR (virtual reality). According to TechCrunch, the first local game available on VR was the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game on Sunday, January 29.

As an avid follower of the NBA and someone who enjoys watching basketball games in-person, I had to test this out. The idea, according to Meta, is to give people who own a Meta Quest headset a “front row seat to NBA games,” with additional access to select WNBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League games over the course of the season.

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On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the world to the company’s latest virtual reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro. The device retails at a healthy $1,500 price point and begins shipping on October 25.

Considering the cost, functionality is the name of the game with this new device. While earlier takes on VR headsets have been pitched largely at early adopters, hobbyists and gamers, Meta’s aiming the new devices at large oragnizations – like school districts and corporations – hoping to change the way Americans learn and work from home.

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