Meta and the UFC are working collectively to make a particular UFC-themed expertise in Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR platform, in keeping with a Meta weblog put up on Wednesday.
In the UFC zone, you’ll be capable to watch 4K, 180-degree streams of fights, socialize with different gamers about UFC, see a digital recreation of the Octagon, and compete in in-world video games to get “unique unlockable rewards” and ultimately turn into “a UFC Hall of Famer.” It’s set to launch someday in November.
I’m not a UFC fan, so I don’t assume I’ll be spending a lot time within the zone. But the devoted UFC area in Horizon Worlds is only one of a rising variety of tailor-made experiences from Meta to try to get individuals to hang around on the platform. (It’s reportedly struggled to…