On Xbox’s website, Xbox provided more details about the metaverse version of the basketball court: Players will be teleported to the special Liberty court within the experience to dunk in style and enjoy special, metaverse-only features like pyrotechnics, fireworks, fan chants, and more, all guided by New York native and 11-year-old sports journalist, Pepper Persley.”
In-game prizes can be earned for no cost by players in the metaverse. The basketball court, which can be seen above thanks to a collaboration between Xbox and the New York Liberty, will be used at the Barclays Center on August 2 and August 3 when the WNBA team hosts the Los Angeles Sparks. In addition to building a basketball court in the real world, the Dunking Simulator game on Roblox has also created a metaverse counterpart of the court.
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According to Dunking Simulator’s description on Roblox, Roblox players will be able to “Complete dunks and quests” in the game to receive in-game rewards, including a belt bag, a Liberty jersey, and “XBOX shades.” In addition, the game’s description on Roblox says players can “use codes XBOX and LIBERTY for extra seasonal bonuses!”
