Warner Bros. Pictures Aligns With HTC For 'Ready Player One' VR Content

If you’ve been following VR for a while now, there’s a good chance you’ve come across or at least heard of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. The sci-fi action thriller, which takes place in a dystopian future, uses VR as a central theme. The novel was well-received and has been translated into over 20 languages since its publication in 2011. Next year, Ready Player One will be exposed to a much larger audience when it makes its debut on the big screen on March 30, 2018. And HTC is creating VR experiences to go along with the movie.

“Ready Player One is one of the most anticipated movies in the world and has tremendous potential to engage and entertain the worldwide market, showcasing the transformative nature of VR, and what it can and will be,” said Rikard Steiber, President, Viveport. “Vive is delivering on the promise of VR and continues to be the most advanced and immersive VR experience available to consumers, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Warner Bros. to bring these experiences to consumers, on all platforms, around the globe.”

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“The virtual reality world within'Ready Player One'is extremely advanced, sophisticated and engaging, and with Vive, we chose the best system to represent the future of VR. Vive is the perfect partner to bring that to life and also has the broadest reach to global markets for the use of VR in home, mobile and offline channels,” said Blair Rich, President, Worldwide Marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures. “We’re delighted that HTC Vive will be partnering with'Ready Player One'and very excited to work with them leading up the movie’s release in Spring 2018.”

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Kevin Carbotte is a contributing writer for Tom's Hardware who primarily covers VR and AR hardware. He has been writing for us for more than four years.