Comcast Bows Xfinity VR App for Viewing Olympics in 8K
Xfinity's U.S. pay-TV customers can access 150 hours of Beijing Olympics coverage in 8K via an NBC Olympics VR by Xfinity virtual reality app, said Comcast Friday. Live and on-demand coverage of six popular sports will be available “in an…
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immersive 180-degree environment,” it said. “Select events will offer viewers the option to switch between different cameras.” Coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies also will be available, as will features and highlights from 10 more sports, it said. Comcast previously used the Olympics as a platform for upscale video and audio experimentation, having announced plans last summer to deliver the Tokyo Olympics to X1, Flex and Stream customers in Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos surround audio (see 2107140035). The Olympics VR app is available for download at the Oculus Meta Quest 2 online store. It supports the Oculus Quest and Quest 2 VR headsets and the Oculus Touch controller, says the store. It lists the app as having been released July 9, which would have been two weeks before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Facebook parent Meta owns Oculus.