NFL Announces Partnership with StatusPRO to Develop Annual VR NFL Licensed Football Game

[Steve_OS]

The NFL has partnered with StatusPRO to develop an annual NFL licensed VR football game on...

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[Freebirdz]

This is interesting with the whole EA simulation contract.

[Big Bankhead]

I’m all for more options out there. Hopefully this puts one step closer for other companies being able to make NFL simulation football games.

[GlennN]

Quote: Originally Posted by Freebirdz

This is interesting with the whole EA simulation contract.

I am assuming the fact this is specifically noted to be a VR game puts it in a different category. EA still has exclusivity for a sim game.

[toodles2you90]

I guess it's time to dust off the ole high school jersey and run some routes in the back yard. Maybe hit a treadmill a couple times as well.

[Freebirdz]

Quote: Originally Posted by GlennN

I am assuming the fact this is specifically noted to be a VR game puts it in a different category. EA still has exclusivity for a sim game.

This will probably be a throwing drill-type game. Doubt it will be a First-Person football like 2k. As I posted in another thread I'm starting to think the only thing considered NFL sim is 11v11.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by GlennN

I am assuming the fact this is specifically noted to be a VR game puts it in a different category. EA still has exclusivity for a sim game.

This will be a sim game, but what the game actually ends up being remains to be seen.

They currently produce VR training used by players to supplement actual practice, presumably they'll make a consumer-centric version of those products.

There's always been a bit of nuance w/ the exclusivity, a number of NFL licensed mobile games have come and gone for example in the last decade or two.