The Vision Pro were introduced last year as useful glasses for both work and leisure. However, due to the price, its availability (they did not arrive officially in Spain) and its few developers, we have barely had any news about it.
This could change this next year, since, for the following season, Lakers fans will be able to Live your team's matches in a totally immersive waysomething that we have not been able to see until now, and that could change the world of sports as we know it.
Watch the NBA from a Vision Pro
Apple is preparing a new way to enjoy basketball, and Lakers fans They are going to be the first to try it. According to a recent report, the company will stream some Los Angeles Lakers games in an immersive format for the Apple Vision Pro, allowing users to feel like they are inside the stadium. To achieve that sensation, special Blackmagic cameras will be used on the court and under the baskets, offering unique angles and impressive visual quality, with transmissions that will reach up to 150 Mbps. The games can be watched live or on demand during the three days following the game, through the NBA app or Spectrum SportsNet, the channel that has the regional rights to the games. Lakers.
Just having the viewer will not be enough: a subscription will be required activate any of those services. In addition, some broadcasts will be limited to the Los Angeles area due to rights issues, although Apple plans that international users will also be able to access content through the NBA app in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. For those unable to watch the games live, replays and highlights will be available, allowing you to relive the most spectacular plays from any angle. We don't know if a VPN will work, although there are surely ways to at least experience what those types of encounters feel like.
This collaboration between Apple, the NBA and Charter begins an important path in this type of immersive videosas it could come to more sports soon. After concerts, documentaries and visual experiences created for the Vision Pro, the Lakers will become the first great sports experiment inside the viewer. If everything goes according to plan, the first matches will be available early 2026. It will be a completely new way to watch sports: closer, more immersive and with the real feeling of being at the Staples Center, even if you are sitting on your couch.
And you, what do you think of all this? Do you already have a Vision Pro? In my case I think it is something very interesting, and that once we try it we will have the feeling of not wanting to see a simple monitor anymore. However, given that many countries do not have access to this type of glasses, and that it will take time to see teams and competitions adapted to it, it will take a few years until it is something real to talk about, and that for now only a few will enjoy.
