{"id":21568,"date":"2022-07-21T20:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stray-has-captured-the-attention-of-real-life-cats\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T20:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:21:05","slug":"stray-has-captured-the-attention-of-real-life-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stray-has-captured-the-attention-of-real-life-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Stray’ has captured the attention of real-life cats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Stray,” a new game from BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive publishing for PlayStations 4 and 5, allows you to play as a cat living in a dystopian world. Turns out, it’s so realistic looking, housecats have been caught staring at it and mimicking it for hours on end. <\/p>\n

Players are rewarded by existing as a cat in the game. You can do all the things that make cats, well, cats. Gamers can meow, wander around outside, clean themselves, sleep a lot, scratch furniture, knock things off tables, eat.<\/p>\n

“Stray” players have been posting their own cats watching the game on social media, copying the cats in the game, staring at screens.<\/p>\n

there’s even a Cats Watching Stray Twiiter<\/a> account now, with gamers posting their cats reacting to the game. <\/div>\n
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One woman posted a video of her cat blocking the screen, writing, “My cat wont let me play this game.”<\/p>\n

Another wrote “Cats gonna cat.”<\/p>\n

One fan has a houseful of cats gathered around the television watching together, writing, “Let’s start meow button.”<\/p>\n

In the game, human players can also meow on command with the push of a button. One gamer’s cat started meowing back. <\/p>\n

Online reviews for the game have been mostly positive … or should we say pawsitive<\/em>. had to meow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n