The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

More info (Announcement link) More info (News on my blog) More info (Error in one of the screenshots). When I interviewed Facebook’s Sean Liu , he told me that 2019 was an inflection point for VR, and the data around us seems to confirm this statement. We now know how much Sony has paid for Insomniac Games. I’m hyped, and you?

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The PlayStation VR (short: PSVR), formerly known under the codename Project Morpheus, was released in October 2016 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. As the name suggests, the headset is designed to work with Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro video game consoles. Spring 2019. Field of view. Refresh rate.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2019

Sony today announced via its PS blog that seven PSVR titles are heading to PAX East in Boston next week, one of which is the long-overdue adventure game Golem from Highwire Games , an indie studio consisting of former Bungie veterans Marty O’Donnell and Jaime Griesemer, and a team of established industry devs. Falcon Age.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

With the release window then shifted to a more ambiguous ‘Fall 2019’ the studio and its publisher Tripwire Interactive then went a little quiet. The studio released details this weekend in response to a PlayStation Blog post – as well as PlayStation Store listing – last Friday specifying exact dates.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

Some surprises may arrive from Sony (I hope so, but I don’t believe so), but for the rest, I’ve mostly heard about news from secondary operators. in 2019 thanks to new headsets like the Oculus Quest. It’s a new year, and I need your support more than ever to keep this blog running. But some of them are really intriguing.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Last year virtual reality (VR) developer Sanzaru Games launched fantasy adventure Asgard’s Wrath, an Oculus Rift exclusive which became one of 2019’s biggest titles. Over the next year, Facebook may even bring more studios under its wing having also purchased Beat Saber developer Beat Games in 2019.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Ever since Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) began cancelling most of its normal appearances at events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2019 as well as no longer holding PlayStation Experience the American side of the company has switched to its State of Play broadcast. Further afield, Japanese developer Amata K.K.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 25, 2019

Announced during Sony’s first PlayStation State of Play update, No Man’s Sky devotees will soon be able to explore an endless procedurally generated universe in virtual reality. Hello Games’ Sean Murray followed Sony’s news with a bit more color on Twitter. — Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) March 25, 2019.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

When a PlayStation VR version arrived at the end of 2018 the title sat at the top of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) download charts for many months – and still continues to do so. It was in May 2019 when Beat Saber sealed its dominance, fully released for PC VR headsets with a level editor, as well as a version for Oculus Quest.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Pixel Reef’s upcoming PlayStation VR exclusive Paper Beast was the only dedicated virtual reality (VR) title to feature in today’s State of Play broadcast by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Paper Beast is an exploration videogame within the world of big data. .

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) began its State of Play broadcast series back in March, with some editions lasting for 20 minutes while the shortest was only 10. That news will most likely come during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2020, which SIE is rumoured to be attending after its notable absence during 2019.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Today saw Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) broadcast its fourth and final State of Play for 2019 and it was a little light on virtual reality (VR) content. One of the notable announcements came from Media Molecule and its highly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams, with an official launch date now confirmed.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2023

In any other year, there’s every chance that its competition may have included some massive big hitters from studios owned by Meta or Sony. Meta purchased developer Sanzaru Games in February 2020, yet there’s been no news on the studio’s next project after its 2019 PC VR hit Asgard’s Wrath.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 27, 2020

Originally released back in 2016 for HTC Vive, the app has made it to most VR headsets including Oculus Quest in 2019 but PlayStation VR was always notably left out. That has changed with Tilt Brush for PlayStation VR available today worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

SuperData has forecasted an XR market in 2020 that will be similar to the one of 2019, with no actual growth. Various months ago, Jason Rubin told the press that he was investigating an exchange of exclusive titles with Sony : his purpose was the one of bringing some of the best PSVR titles, like Resident Evil 7, to the Oculus Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

With a surprise move, Facebook has acquired Sanzaru Games, the company behind the best VR game of 2019, Asgard’s Wrath. According to Tipatat Chennavasin, 106 games have made more than $1M in revenue, and half of these titles have come out in 2019. In 2019 AR startup Daqri has shutdown. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Today I feature a very interesting blog post about Virtual Reality anime by Fedotov Maxim. But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change. Project Morpheus or Sony PSVR. We will make "Spice & Wolf VR" It is scheduled to be released in 2019. VIVE, Rift, others!!

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Peter Graham

JULY 23, 2019

The studio wants the title to be a great introduction to virtual reality (VR) entertainment whilst helping: “existing VR players to evangelize their technology to the people around them,” says Richard Boon, Senior Game Designer, XR Games on PlayStation Blog. For any further updates ahead of launch, keep reading VRFocus.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2023

Earlier today, Sony PlayStation kicked off its 2023 PlayStation Showcase, teasing a generous amount of highly-anticipated games on their way to PlayStation 5 consoles. You can also visit the official PlayStation blog. PlayStation’s latest gaming event featured a number of PlayStation VR2 announcements.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The PlayStation VR (short: PSVR), formerly known under the codename Project Morpheus, was released in October 2016 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. As the name suggests, the headset is designed to work with Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro video game consoles. Spring 2019. Field of view. Refresh rate.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The total revenues on the Quest Store alone had been $1B since its foundation in 2019, and this shows that many people are enjoying Quest games. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom). Please support this blog. Reality Labs had $2.3B

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2019

Over at the official Oculus Blog , Insomniac detailed Stormland’s co-op feature which is said to seamlessly support two players. SEE ALSO Sony Acquires Insomniac Games, Delivering a Strategic Blow to Oculus Studios in the Process. Insomniac today also affirmed a holiday 2019 release date for Stormland.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2018

Indie studio Hyperbolic Magnetism announced ahead of the Sony conference that their VR rhythm game is on its way to PlayStation VR later this year. The game sold over 100,000 copies in its first month of availability on PC VR devices, and is set to launch on Sony’s platform with a new song, and potentially more content.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Blood & Truth , easily one of PSVR’s top games in 2019 ( our review here ), gets a free update today which will give players reason to dive back in to London’s underground. London Studio detailed the update over at the official PlayStation Blog.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. I have to admit that I thought this CES wouldn’t have brought great news about XR, but actually, we had some nice announcements. Metadonation.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 19, 2019

. — Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) August 19, 2019. Making the announcement via Twitter, Insomniac Games has long been affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and the PlayStation brand, having recently released Marvel’s Spider-Man as an exclusive on PlayStation 4.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

As it is a tradition of this blog , I have read everything I could about the AR and VR technologies showcased there, and I’ve condensed all the news in a single article , that you can skim fast until you find a topic you are interested in. Sony Playstation. Sony was the only VR big player present at the show.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 8, 2019

2019 has been a big year for virtual reality (VR) hardware, with the launch of Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive Cosmos, HP Reverb and Valve Index, giving customers plenty of choices. A big part of the announcement focused on the new controllers, updating the current DualShock 4 device with haptics and adaptive triggers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Reviewed in the United States on 27 December 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

On the 11 th of May, I received an email from Pimax about their new “Sword” virtual reality motion controllers , which had finally become available to purchase, following a reveal way back in January 2019 at CES. A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Approx weight: 25g.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

More info (Wedding with the Vision Pro) Sony announces many layoffs Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees. And a guy created a special app that lets you see your room as if it were in the Matrix, with all the green letters falling down.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

What we have here is two really high-quality cameras and ISPs (image signal processors) from Sony and Socionext. Honestly, we haven’t decided yet on the price, but we will have it available at AWE 2019 (March14-17, 2019). These digitize the world at 26MPIX, 90 fps. Are you working on future accessories?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

This is not the first time I see a similar box (I remember having tested something similar connected to the Vive Focus Plus at Vive Ecosystem Conference in 2019), but it is one of the first times that I see something similar to be actually released in the market. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

I’m trying to solve this issue appealing to Google, but more than ever consider donating money on Patreon to sustain this blog , that takes me a lot of time and various expenses, to keep it alive. Thanks to the popular VR magazine Upload VR, that has organized the E3 VR Showcase, Virtual Reality has had its glorious moment at E3 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

This was the final big surprise of the event: Sony Pictures and Meta, in partnership with nDreams, will bring the famous franchise to virtual reality. It has been the first mixed reality fitness game (we had passthrough AR in 2019), so it’s kinda of a special experience VRrOOm, the XR event studio. Meta releases hands tracking 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

So I’m sorry if in these days I’m not very active on social media and I’m not publishing many posts on my blog… I can’t really find the time. October, 9th 2019. Finally, we know the name of the new upcoming PlayStation: after years of brainstorming, Sony has finally come up with the original name of “PlayStation 5”.

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