The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Sorry to inform you about that. But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2023

The price is very steep, but this is kinda of a unique PCVR headset, with a very small form factor and very high display contrast; Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 7 will have a VR version that will launch with PSVR 2. Image by The Information). A new rumor on Apple headset talks about a very high-end device.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

More information about it is coming “later this year” Project Starline , the booth to have volumetric 1-to-1 calls has been improved and optimized. More info (Ultraleap teasing a new device) More info (Maybe a new sensor is coming) Has Palmer Luckey tried the Apple headset? It’s good to see XR gaining importance again at Google.

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Ryan Schultz

APRIL 28, 2024

Many people are already talking about the death of the Apple Vision Pro…what’s the real story? This report ignited no shortage of opinions on the matter, both pro and con, with some even going so far as to say that the Apple Vision Pro was “dead.” And the Apple Vision Pro memes were in abundance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! Apple released a new trailer for the headset. Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos. Anton Hand told me on X that “it’s already a dead platform”.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Apple way be working on a VR headset. According to Bloomberg, next year Apple is going to release a VR headset with limited passthrough AR functionalities. The HMD should be targeted to prosumers and Apple expects sales in the order of magnitude of one Apple headset per day, per store. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Apple has performed very strategic acquisitions as well, and the news of the week is that Snap has acquired Compound Photonics to gain a key supplier of LCOS and Microled displays. Image by Sony). Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I know, I’m too honest… and this is not good for views on my blog. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. The launch of the headset should come many months before the release so Apple can present the device before the FCC approval. Image from the web).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

(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. Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back to 2025–26. What will be important, anyway, will be the content.

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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. Image by The Information). New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some rumors talk about the board receiving the information about a breakthrough algorithm called Q* (Q-Star) which showed the signs of being able to make maths reasonings, which would mean that it could lead towards AGI. If you want to start using the Apple Polyspatial SDK, start from the links below! Who will it be… Sony or Meta?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info News worth a mention (Image by Google) Samsung may use Google Soli in its headset Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are building together a headset that may compete with the Apple Vision Pro. He’s not very positive about it Learn more Game Informer has written an article about the QA process of virtual reality games.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

There’s a lot of hardware on the horizon, with confirmed and rumored AR and VR headsets abound — PSVR 2, an Apple mixed reality headset, the Lynx R-1 and more. Sony confirmed PSVR 2 last year and have since released further tidbits of information over time. Apple Headset. So what do we know?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. This is the 150th Week Peek!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

My blog has just turned 4 years old and I’m incredibly happy about it! Outside VR, the big news to keep an eye on is the dispute between Epic Games and Apple (and Google), which could lead to a complete change in how app stores are managed, even in VR. Is The Sony XRperia coming? The Sony XRperia is coming.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

He also is aware of Apple entering the market, and said his employees that the battle between Meta and Apple is a battle between open ecosystems vs closed ecosystems. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Disclaimer: DeoVR is one of the Patrons of this blog).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. More info (PSVR 2 unveiled) More info (Official blog post on PSVR 2 headset). Image by The Information). Top news of the week. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. More info A new full body tracking technique Some researchers working with Meta have developed a new technology to reconstruct the pose of the full body of the user using only the tracking information coming from the headset and the controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week in my e-mail, and that was very well done. NVIDIA blog on the Industrial Metaverse More info?—?Video Especially Apple, which everyone is waiting for.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). For every piece of news, I’ll share with you a brief summary and one or more links to go deeper. Now let’s dig into the best news!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Sony is reported to launch a mobile VR headset. According to Xperia Blog, Sony is going to launch a mobile VR headset working out of Sony phones. It sounds kinda absurd and it makes me feel like in 2016 again, but there must be a reason if Sony plans to do such a revival. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT as of 2/3/20 Apple Inc. AAPL) As we previously detailed in depth, Apple has been discreetly working on a number of AR/VR products for several years now and is planning to release its own AR smart glass and AR/VR hybrid headset. One-year price performance for SNAP as of 2/3/20 Sony Corp.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

This week we had another report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that is said to very reliable in rumors about Apple (even if he only made wrong predictions about Apple Glasses, but this is none of my business). More info (Report by Kuo) More info (Report about Apple Glasses). Apple announces minor XR news at WWDC 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

and so I’m here writing you this roundup of the best AR and VR news to keep you informed about what is happening in our ecosystem. Image by Apple). Apple may implement WebXR in Safari. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

After having announced some of the features and the price just before the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, now the company formerly known as Facebook is already working towards the launch of the device. According to the creators of Hubris, Sony is working on solving the issue , but he said nothing about when this update will be released.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

He complained about having to obey platforms and their taxes (clearly hinting at Apple), saying that he had a different vision. This has even been underlined by Apple itself which called out Meta’s hypocrisy after the announcement of the creators’ fee on Horizon. And they don’t want to pay other platforms’ money for that. Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Image by Sony). Sony has confirmed once more than PlayStation 5 will work with the same hardware of the PSVR. What a time to be alive!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Well, good for you that are going to read this text Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Meta’s XR roadmap unveiled The Verge’s Alex Heath has been able to gather information about an internal meeting that happened at Meta, in which the management informed the employees about the roadmap of the upcoming XR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Valve has decided that Virtual Reality doesn’t deserve a dedicated sidebar, and has moved all the VR information about an application into the “System Requirement” section. More info (Meta buying Within because of Apple) More info (FTC against Blizzard acquisition). Sony predicts the next technologies for XR visual displays.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. Moreover, they can leverage AI to come up with more accurate results.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! Unless Apple kills it, of course… Productivity ecosystem. Quest Pro is meant for work (Image by Meta). B2B ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

They could build together something that could seriously compete with Facebook and Apple: let’s keep an eye on them. Sony announces new games for PSVR. More info (All announcements by Sony) More info (Doom 3 VR) More info (After The Fall) More info (After The Fall on announced platforms) More info (Fracked). Some XR fun.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

How Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have responded Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are the three biggest names in console gaming and they've all made moves to cut off Russia, at least to some extent. The actions taken are a little hazier in the case of Nintendo and Sony, both of which are based in Japan. Tweet may have been deleted.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

But this is known since a lot (see all the work researchers are doing with smart prosthetics), and the Matrix is something far more different than it : it would require injecting information into all areas the brain, something for which now we have just very simple experiments. Anyway, see you in Half-Life today! Yes, Android, Google.

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