Major League Baseball launches MLB Home Run Derby VR on the Meta Quest Store for Quest 3, Quest 2 and Quest Pro
Major League Baseball today released MLB Home Run Derby VR, an immersive virtual reality game, on the Meta Quest Store. Available for Quest 3, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, users can fully immerse themselves in all 30 MLB ballparks and swing for the virtual fences. This upgraded game offers an exciting opportunity to experience each venue like never before and utilizing advanced motion controls and realistic batting mechanics, users can step into the virtual batter’s box to emulate their favorite sluggers from anywhere in the world. By bringing Home Run Derby VR to the Meta Quest Store, MLB has made baseball more accessible to fans and welcomes them to experience the sport in a unique form.
“To continue enhancing this unique game experience for our fans, our developers have evolved Home Run Derby VR numerous times since first introducing it in 2016,” said Jamie Leece, Senior Vice President, Gaming & VR. “We strive to constantly bring these experiences to more fans and engage new users, so bringing Home Run Derby VR to the Meta Quest Store allows us to do both. We’ve also introduced new features in this launch that offer options, new clubhouse customizations and more, and we can’t wait to hear how our fans enjoy this brand-new version of Home Run Derby VR.”
This launch of MLB Home Run Derby VR introduced key new features, including:
- Expanded player progression: A brand new progression system lets users play up to 100 different levels.
- Online Clubhouse Mode & Trophy room: Transform the Clubhouse into a personalized haven of baseball greatness, showcasing the user’s favorite team's colors and displaying hard-earned accolades.
- Incentives, in-game economy and unlockable customizations: With new achievements and quest systems, every achievement unlocks a cascade of customization rewards, such as cosmetic upgrades for your Clubhouse and Avatars, bat skins, batting gloves, custom ball trails, and more.
- Online Multiplayer & New Multiplayer Tournaments: Challenge friends in multiplayer modes with up to four players. Tournaments allow up to 8 friends to battle it out for Home Run Derby supremacy.
- Meta avatar and notification system integration: Meta avatars are fully supported and they appear in MLB Home Run Derby’s Clubhouse exactly as they do elsewhere in the metaverse.
- Expanded leaderboards: Users can sort by score, longest home run or fastest exit velocity. Rankings reflect quarterly "seasons" and can be filtered by team or rounds from within the Clubhouse.
Throughout the 2024 season, additional leaderboards and competitive enhancements are planned to be introduced. MLB Home Run Derby VR is available for purchase on the Meta Quest Store for $29.99. In addition to Meta Quest, Home Run Derby VR is also available on Rift and Steam VR platforms. For more information, visit the official website, access the press kit for photo assets and watch the launch trailer.