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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.07): PSVR 2 will cost $549, HoloLens are probably dead, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. Some months ago, some important magazines leaked that Microsoft might have abandoned the HoloLens project.

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Is Dwell Time AR’s Next Performance Metric? Part II

ARVR

Next Level To accompany and market the film release of Jumanji: The Next Level, Sony Pictures was interested in creating an AR experience for prospective filmgoers. It was also the first AR experience to integrate Amazon Lex and was a finalist for the 2020 Augie Award for Best AR Campaign. often exceeding 1 minute?—?compare

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.30): Vision Pro prepares to ship, PSVR 2 sales are stagnating, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The same analyst, though, added an important note to these statistics that has been ignored by many magazines: “shipping times remained unchanged 48 hours after pre-orders opened. It indicates that demand may quickly taper off after the core fans and heavy users place their orders”.

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PSVR Exclusive ‘Blood & Truth’ Shows Off New Gameplay

Road to VR

Developed by Sony’s London Studio (the studio behind the excellent Playstation VR Worlds ), Blood & Truth is a PSVR exclusive that aims to make the player feel like the lead character in an action movie. Blood & Truth launches on Tuesday, May 28th alongside a new PSVR bundle [Amazon] which includes the game.

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Open Haptics Ecosystem: unlock a tremendous value for the haptics market

ARVR

Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. Example for end-user focus : Sony is using 2 classes of haptics actuators in their dual sense controller. Market suggestions : Amazon is using haptics in their app when converting from the search list to the checkout.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.02): Meta Quest 3 launched, Vive Ultimate Tracker leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It’s my first time in such an important magazine and I’m incredibly happy about it! Reading the reviews from the most important magazines, I’ve learned that the killer feature of this headset is the new XR2 Gen2 chipset. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites.