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HTC VIVE And Dave & Buster's Announce Largest Commercial Virtual Reality Arcade Deployment To Bring Entertainment To Consumers NationwideSEATTLE, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HTC VIVE™ and Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. have announced the largest commercial VR arcade partnership launch. At 114 Dave & Buster's locations nationwide, Vive hardware will power the new installations which will offer new and exclusive experiences to the entertainment venue. Through this partnership, HTC Vive and Dave & Buster's have made huge advancements in making premium VR more accessible to consumers across the U.S. Through the deal, Dave & Buster's will deploy more than 500 Vive headsets across their U.S. and Canadian locations available June 14. "VR has proven to be a consistent traffic generator in entertainment venues and we're thrilled to be partnering with Dave & Buster's to take Vive nationwide into their locations," said Daniel O'Brien, HTC VIVE GM for the Americas. "Through our collaboration, we're combining their location-based entertainment expertise and the world's best VR in VIVE. This is a huge opportunity for more consumers to be exposed to VR and amazing VR content." "We're excited to partner with HTC Vive in the largest location-based VR activation in U.S. and to bring the most immersive VR system to our customers," said Kevin Bachus, Senior Vice President of Entertainment & Games Strategy at Dave & Buster's. "Across all of our locations, we know families will enjoy the stunning entertainment that virtual reality offers, and our guests can look forward to experiencing new exclusive content throughout the year." <>The exclusive content, and premium VR Vive headset paired with a proprietary, multi-participant motion platform created exclusively for Dave & Buster's, provides a truly memorable and immersive experience. Combined with Vive's realistic graphics, directional audio and haptic feedback – players will feel truly immersed in the virtual world with realistic movement and actions.This innovative collaboration is the latest in Vive's efforts to bring premium VR to everyone. To try the experience, players can find a Dave & Buster's location in their area or through Vive's Demo Locator. About HTC VIVE About Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. HTC, the HTC logo are the trademarks of HTC Corporation. All other names of companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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