Pokémon Company unveils game you have to be asleep to play
During a press conference on Tuesday, The Pokémon Company unveiled a new app that will play off the wildly popular Pokémon GO game. The catch? You can only play while you’re asleep.
Gotta catch ’em all while you catch some Zzz’s, right?
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According to Variety and The Verge, Pokémon Sleep will launch in 2020 and use your sleeping pattern to impact your gameplay.
The app will track a user’s sleeping pattern and then adjust your GO gameplay based off of that pattern.
According to a tweet from the company’s account, the company is looking to turn sleeping into entertainment.
We’re pleased to announce the development of Pokémon Sleep, a new app from @Pokemon_cojp that tracks a user’s time sleeping and brings a gameplay experience unlike any other!
Several Snorlax were consulted on this, in case you were wondering. #PokemonSleep is coming in 2020. pic.twitter.com/nJ7mJY09Dl
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) May 29, 2019
The app will work with the recently announced Pokémon GO Plus + where users will place the device on their pillow while they sleep. The device will then send your sleep pattern via bluetooth to your phone.
⬇️ Pokémon GO Plus + Details ⬇️
☀️ Use it as a Pokémon GO Plus during the day.
? Put it next to your pillow at night to track your time sleeping.
? It sends this sleep information to your smartphone via Bluetooth. #PokemonGOPlusPlus— Pokémon (@Pokemon) May 29, 2019
The company also announced Pokémon Home, a cloud service that will allow players to put all their monsters in one place.
Welcome home, Trainers.
Introducing Pokémon HOME, a cloud service that will work with Nintendo Switch and iOS and Android devices, allowing you to bring over the Pokémon that you’ve shared adventures with throughout your journey. #PokemonHOME pic.twitter.com/fAlodMrRzh
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) May 29, 2019
What do you think about the recently announced gameplay updates? Would you play while you sleep? Sound off in the comments below!
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