WNBA 2025 Season Begins on Quest with 20 Livestreamed Games This Week

Look, I don’t know why this stuck with me, but here it goes. The 2025 WNBA season is kicking off, and Meta—they’re that tech giant playing with VR, right?—is doing their livestream gig again. Apparently, you can catch a bunch of these games on the Quest through this Xtadium thingy and something called Horizon Worlds NBA Arena. Yeah, I’ll explain.

So, if you’ve got one of those VR headsets, you’re in luck. 20 live games! Can you believe that? And five of them are these fancy 180-degree videos. Imagine being all up in the game, but not really. It’s like having courtside seats, minus the popcorn.

Now, let’s talk apps. Xtadium, only in the US though. They’ve got this live and on-demand setup, so I guess you can catch up when you’ve got a moment. And, here’s a twist for you, there are these private watch parties. So you can, you know, hang out with friends and pretend like you’re all in the same room. Meanwhile, public watch parties are happening in the NBA Arena on Horizon Worlds. That’s Meta’s version of social VR. Free, I think? Sounds like a virtual hangout spot anyway.

Oh, starting May 27th, your avatars? They can get all dressed up in WNBA swag. Because who doesn’t need virtual merch, right?

But, here’s the kicker—geo-restrictions. Ugh, the bane of, well, everyone. If you’re close to where the game’s happening, you might be out of luck watching it online. Weird rule, but what can you do?

Here’s some sort of schedule they threw out there:

– May 18: Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks, 3:00 pm PT
– May 22: New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 5:00 pm PT
– May 27: Immersive Game: Sky vs. Mercury, 7:00 pm PT
– And the list keeps going—kinda like this thought process.

Honestly, I could lose my train of thought with these games lined up. Immersive this, immersive that. Your guess is as good as mine on whether I’ll keep track. Maybe grab some popcorn?