Watching the Warriors in VR was so close to epic

Since the early days of VR, we’ve heard the promise that it could challenge traditional sports-watching. Why watch the Warriors game on your flatscreen TV when you could (virtually) sit courtside and see your sports heroes up close as if you’d paid thousands to hang out with the celebs and venture capitalists?

On Saturday, I strapped on my Meta Quest 3, opened the Xtadium app, and transported myself to the Toyota Center in Houston for the Warriors-Rockets game, one of 52 basketball games streamed in VR for free for the 2025 season.

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