If, like the rest of us, you’ve harbored aspirations to one day step up to a major league plate for an at-bat, well, you’re probably out of luck.
But, if you want to try out the next best thing, perhaps video game startup Big Hit Games’ virtual reality baseball game — Big Hit VR Baseball — may pique your interest.
With the requisite VR gear — the HTC Vive headset and tracked motion controllers — you are able to go up against “big league quality” fastballs, sliders, curves and changeups, all in the comfort of your own living room. With upgraded visual swing and hit feedbacks, taking batting practice from the cages to the confines of your home has never been easier.
And, unlike the folks in real life, performance enhancers are encouraged — in-game options allow you to slow down pitches, increase the baseball’s size or juice up a ball’s pop in order to clobber home runs.