Google's Daydream VR System to Feature a New Harry Potter Game

Google showed off its Fantasize Virtual Reality ecosystem today at the Pixel launch event. While we have seen several attempts at virtual reality, it is the lack of VR-ready content that puts users off the new reality. With the debut today, Google plans to have l apps that will be available for Daydream by the end of this year. Those who are more interested in games and are Harry Potter fans, Google had another incentive for them to get their easily on the brand new Daydream View VR headset.

Fantasize to bring a new Harry Potter game - turns controller into a wand

Google announced that Warner Bros. is releasing a short necktie-in to the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is set in the Harry Potter universe. The game will turn your Daydream controller into a wand (which works like a Nintendo Wii remote) and will let you to cast spells. Way to go, Google. With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them landing in theaters in Nov, Daydream View also starts shipping in Nov.

Daydream Harry Potter Exclusive

Google has also partnered with Netflix, Hulu and HBO who will bring their VR ready apps to the platform. VR journalism from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal will as well be part of the upcoming content that is being made for Daydream. Coming to YouTube, Google said YouTube will offering both 360-degree video streaming and support for watching traditional videos on a flat screen. With 50 apps coming this year, Google promises hundreds more volition come subsequently that.

Similar to Paper-thin, Daydream View will besides permit you to browse Google Maps' Street View to "encounter curated tours of over 150 of the world'southward near astonishing places like the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal." Until the developers and game makers make their content ready for launch, Google is relying on virtual tourism and Google Photos to keep users hooked in.

The Daydream VR organisation is uniform with Android phones, including the new Pixel and Pixel Twoscore smartphones. Google's Daydream View VR headset is likewise designed to enjoy the upcoming VR content and offers a physical controller for a more "realistic" gaming and entertainment feel. Daydream View will launch in Nov for $79.