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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Sony announced its first PlayStation Store charts for 2024, revealing January's top downloads on PS4, PS5, PSVR and PSVR 2. 1 across Europe and North America. Instead, Among Us VR came second in North America and third in Europe, while Help Wanted 2 took no.2 2 in North America and no.9 2 in North America and no.9

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MARCH 12, 2024

Legendary Tales and ForeVR Bowl took #1 across North America and Europe respectively in February's PSVR 2 charts. In the latest PlayStation Store charts , Sony confirmed February 2024's top downloads on PS4, PS5, PSVR and PSVR 2. As for Europe, ForeVR Bowl had a surprisingly strong month, reaching #1 despite launching in December.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Hot on the heels of Avengers: Damage Control , the next experience heading to VR attraction The VOID is Jumanji: Reverse the Curse , made in collaboration with the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality group. Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The title will come to select VOID locations starting on November 27th.

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JUNE 6, 2017

For the VR industry one of the most important press conferences happens Monday, June 12th, at 6PM PT; that’s Sony’s press conference and the PlayStation VR (PSVR) is expected to be a big part of that show. We don’t know exactly what’s going to be shown this year but we do know it should be exciting.

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MARCH 5, 2020

PSN data obtained by Gamstat indicates that a listing for Tilt Brush has been recently created for America, Europe and Japan regions. Gamstat has recovered the following store identifiers for Tilt Brush: America – CUSA18125_00. All games on the PlayStation Store have an identifier code which is listed in the game’s URL.

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APRIL 29, 2017

In mid-September 2016, Palmer Luckey donated just shy of $10,000 to a recently formed pro-Trump non-profit organization called Nimble America. At the time of his donation, the entire body of Nimble America’s work consisted of putting up a single billboard in the Pittsburgh area [pictured below]. The founder of Oculus is funding them.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Sony has finally revealed how and when PSVR owners can get their hands on a camera adapter to make PlayStation VR compatible with PS5. Sony will provide PSVR owners with one free camera adapter to enable support for the headset on PlayStation 5, and has posted some details here in an FAQ. Americas: Mid-November.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Revealed through the PlayStation Blog , Sony's last monthly round-up for 2023 confirmed PlayStation Store's top 10 downloads for each active platform - PS4, PS5, PSVR and PSVR 2. 1 across both Europe and North America in November , it's completely absent in December's rankings.

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JUNE 27, 2017

In a recent interview with German site Golem.de Sony Interactive Entertainment America President and CEO Shawn Layden noted that it will “probably be some time” before we see the next iteration of the console. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) is a great headset, but it’s definitely got issues.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Pavlov topped the PSVR 2 download charts for 2023, though Sony's criteria means that's up for debate. Every month, Sony posts the PlayStation Store's top 10 downloads on PlayStation Blog for each active platform, with December's charts showing strong debuts for Among Us VR and Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

According to Sparrow News , Mijia houses a single Micro OLED from Sony which boasts up to 3,000 nit peak brightness and 3,281 ppi. While not a household brand in North America, Xiaomi is a top 5 global smartphone manufacturer, offering its competitively spec’d array of handsets in Europe and most of Asia.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Now, announced at a press conference during E3 2016, the long-awaited PlayStation VR release date was revealed for North America: October 13, 2016. Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix.

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MAY 16, 2022

For those who missed the news, Sony revealed in March that the long-running PlayStation Plus subscription program is getting a much-needed update. It's definitely more complex than a single PS+ subscription ever was, but you can simply roll with the Essential plan if Sony's previous way of doing things was enough.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

split across North America and Europe. On that front, Sony is already planning at least one big title: a made-for-VR game set in the Horizon universe. And if it’s set to be a launch title, it’s well positioned to take advantage of all the cool tech Sony is packing into PSVR 2. PSVR Top Downloads – 2021.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Sony Pictures has teamed up with Merlin Entertainments to develop Jumanji theme park attractions in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. With its blend of fantasy, adventure, and gaming , Jumanji is a name brand that’s begging for its very own theme park. And now, it just might happen. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Image Credit: The VOID, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. What’s more fun for moviegoers than to have the chance to live in VR as the characters they love – and, like in the movie, players will have to work together as a team to win the game and save Jumanji,” added Jake Zim, SVP, virtual reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment. “We

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MAY 2, 2017

A collaboration between Sony and The Chainsmokers, the free Paris.VR Virtual Reality Music experience is currently only available in North America and getting some good reviews on Reddit with user feedback being one Reddit user saying, “Whether you’re a fan of EDM or not, I highly recommend checking this thing out!”

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AUGUST 10, 2022

In a recent tweet by the POTUS, Biden said that “the future of the microchip industry is going to be ‘Made in America.’” Google, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony Interactive Entertainment jointly created XRA. The CHIPS and Science Act for the Emerging Technology Ecosystem. It will also increase semiconductor chip supply.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. million units sold in its first three months.

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JULY 14, 2023

Sony's monthly round-up on the PlayStation Blog ranks the PlayStation Store's top 10 downloads for each active platform. Last month, a trio of newly-released ports - Beat Saber , Walkabout Mini Golf and Red Matter 2 - shook up the existing order and took the top 3 positions across both Europe and North America.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Announced through PlayStation Blog , Sony's latest monthly round-up revealed the PlayStation Store's top 10 downloads for each active platform. While Beat Saber remains resilient across both Europe and North America after Crossfire: Sierra Squad took the top spot in September , Meta's hit rhythm game didn't achieve total success this October.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Revealed during Sony’s CES 2023 keynote, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan confirmed the news alongside Gran Turismo 7’s free PSVR 2 update. Despite Meta acquiring Beat Games several years ago, it’s little surprise that Beat Saber’s heading to Sony’s new headset.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Sony's monthly round-up was announced on the PlayStation Blog ranking the PlayStation Store's top 10 downloads for each active platform. 1 across Europe and North America, followed closely by Pavlov , Job Simulator and Hubris. Unusually, July's top 6 results for PSVR 2 are identical between Europe and North America.

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JUNE 5, 2017

PlayStation VR surpasses 1 million units sold Sony has now sold more than 1 million PlayStation VR headsets, the company announced today. The news follows a reveal back in February that the PSVR had topped 915,000 units sold since its debut last October. It’s still just a million units,” he says.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Sony Pictures Entertainment experiences are coming to a headset or location near you. Characteristic of Sony Pictures to release a VR adaptation for feature film releases that make sense in VR, teleporting yourself into the world of Jumanji thanks to VR is a dream come true for so many.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Sony today announced that a new PlayStation VR model is in the works focusing on some issues surrounding ease of use. CUH-ZVR1, image courtesy Sony. Sony says they’ll be sharing details on the launch timing in North America at a later date, and that pricing of the PSVR bundles will remain the same.

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JULY 5, 2023

Developed by Cosmo Machia, Fantavision 202x is a reboot of Sony's PS2 puzzle game where you catch fireworks of the same color. In North America, a standard edition is being sold for $39.99 Fantavision 202x will receive a physical release later this year, but copies are limited. CAD ($30) at Video Games Plus.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

At CES 2017 today, VentureBeat reports that Samsung Electronics America chief Tim Baxter has officially stated during the company’s press event that they’ve officially sold 5 million Samsung Gear VR headsets, which are powered by the Oculus Home platform.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced a new location-based Ghostbusters VR experience developed by Hologate for its Arena and Blitz platforms around the world. ” Sony Pictures Virtual Reality will publish the experience across the 400 venues globally where Hologate experiences are available.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Only players connecting from North and South America can apply, something Against Gravity says has to do with the available PSVR regions Sony is currently allowing them to use prior to launch. The studio says regions could be added in the future however, and will push a separate form if Sony allows it.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! Sony’s owned Insomniac Studios has zero VR-native games planned in the roadmap for this decade. But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week. (PS

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

The PlayStation Awards took place in Tokyo last night, Sony’s annual award show that rewards PlayStation format titles based on sales in Asia. Whatever the case may be, here’s the top three titles Sony says played a crucial role in selling PlayStation VR headsets this past year in Asia: No Heroes Allowed!

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MARCH 14, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse. Reggie Fils-Aimé retired from his role at Nintendo of America in 2019 after a 16-year stint with the company.

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JULY 12, 2019

Set in America in the ’70s, you step into the shoes of renowned psychologist Dr. Stephen Dowell; he’s dealing with a mysterious patient showing “contradictory symptoms” of some serious mental disorders. SEE ALSO Next-gen Xbox Revealed with No VR in Sight, Sony Forges Ahead with PSVR on PS5.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Partnerships include the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Miramax, and others, leading to generative AI work with the film “Here” and further work with America’s Got Talent. For America’s Got Talent, Metaphysic developed hyperrealistic Elvis Presley avatars for the television programme.

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JUNE 17, 2019

While E3 2019 may officially be in the books, it appears as though Sony is only just getting started. Launched originally on Microsoft Windows back in 2017, Luna arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ) in North America followed by European release June 19th. This week is shaping up to be a busy one for console VR.

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