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MARCH 8, 2017

Since its reveal at E3 2016, we’ve watched Sony’s new Aim Controller for PlayStation VR (PSVR) with much intrigue. The device is shaped like a two-handed gun with the same glowing orb at the end seen on the PlayStation Move motion controllers, which are also used with PSVR. in the US and May 17th for £74.99

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Steam now support VR tags. After last week’s drama, finally Steam added two new tags for its games: “VR only” and “VR supported”, so that users know if a game requires VR the moment they buy it. Resident Evil Village will be a free DLC for PSVR 2. More info (Space colocation) More info (Traveling between apps). Some XR fun.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Did you know you can play almost all of your PS4 games inside PlayStation VR (PSVR)? The trouble is viewing these images through PSVR isn’t as clear as watching them through your TV, as the headset’s screen door effect, where the gaps between pixels are visible, comes into consideration.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Bravo Team isn’t the only PlayStation VR (PSVR) game that Supermassive Games had to reveal at E3 today, it also had a new horror game to debut in The Inpatient. Tagged with: e3 , The Inpatient Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Here’s the trailer: We’ll have more details when they arrive.

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MAY 18, 2017

This time around Capcom is creating a free PSVR experience for the upcoming CG movie, Resident Evil Vendetta. Judging by the promotional art work, it appears to be called the “Z Infected Experience” and information is only available on the Japanese PlayStation blog right now. h/t: Push Square.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The posts on social media and on the blogs of gaming studios and platforms (including SideQuest) in which people express their disappointment are countless. Others have even threatened the safety of the employees. Others are working on legal actions. Many journalists talked negatively about this news. This is a small win for us.

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MARCH 16, 2017

A detailed run through is available on the Google blog , but the image above shows you some improvement, however marginal. YouTube is available across a range of VR headsets, including Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR), but the quality of the videos can often deter people from spending much time watching them.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The San Francisco-based company recently announced that Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin will be launching on PlayStation VR (PSVR) on February 21st. Double Fine also has a new 3D 360 video screenshot for the game, which you can check out on PSVR itself using the YouTube app, or watch on a smartphone or browser.

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JULY 13, 2017

Revealed on the official PlayStation blog including a statement from Polyphony Digital’s president Kazunori Yamauchi, Gran Turismo Sport will be coming to PlayStation with limited and digital deluxe editions in addition to the standard edition. Tagged with: gran turismo sport Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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JUNE 26, 2023

More info Sony is working on reprojection improvements for PSVR 2 One of the biggest issues of PSVR 2 is the reprojection that is causing ghosting and other artifacts. It is remarkable that there was no “VR category” this year, but VR was just a tag that games may have.

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JUNE 12, 2017

on PSVR and HTC Vive, a far cry from the non-VR game’s original launch price of $59.99 While the non-VR Doom has since gone down in price (now $29.99), it comes to us from the same parent studio, Bethesda, that just priced the upcoming Fallout 4 VR at a full price tag of $59.99. just last year. You might be wondering why.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In a blog post today, Ubisoft ( Assassins Creed , Watch Dogs ) announced that it will be bringing cross-platform multiplayer functionality to its growing list of virtual reality games. ” Tagged with: bridge crew , cross-play , Eagle Flight , multiplayer , online , star trek , ubisoft , werewolves within.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Gorilla Tag is coming to the Quest Store! The ultra-popular indie game Gorilla Tag is finally coming to the Quest Store! More info (Compound) More info (TWD 2 for Quest) More info (TWD 2 for Steam and PSVR 2) More info (Jungle Passthrough) More info (AmazeVR). Prepare to return to monke. Other news. Learn more. Funny link.

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JUNE 19, 2023

More games are experimenting with Gorilla-Tag-like movement mechanics , and 2. More games are experimenting with mixed reality, which is the trend of the year. Big kudos to all the VR game studios involved! More info Some news on content Pixel Ripped 1978 has launched with a new trailer.

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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! If he’s right, what surprises me the most is the $499 price tag.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

CCP has a long list of other tweaks and balances over on the a blog post it released yesterday. Look for the update to drop next week on PSVR, Rift and Vive. Look for the update to drop next week on PSVR, Rift and Vive. Tagged with: ccp games , EVE Valkyrie.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

I know, I’m too honest… and this is not good for views on my blog. Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Gorilla Tag reaches 1.5M players milestone.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Border Bots VR, a game that got some praise in the previews, is coming to PSVR 2 and SteamVR on September 28th. It’s interesting to read that our friend Thrillseeker has helped in the testing and refinement of the game Platformer with Gorilla-Tag inspired movement “Toss!” In a few weeks, there will be a free alpha test open on SteamVR.

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MARCH 16, 2020

And if you need some pieces of advice regarding how to professionally survive this quarantine, I have written a blog post on the topic you can read. It seems that the company has chosen a price tag around $10B and has already proposed to some companies including Facebook and Johnson&Johnson. Some info on content.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

While the price tag dropped during the Black Friday sales, it is still at 699€ in Europe (US $600) and requires at least some decent PC hardware to perform smoothly. To sum up, the HTC Vive offers the most you can get out of VR at the moment but has a high price tag and needs some of the available add-ons to enjoy the full experience.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I really hope you are having a great time, maybe with a newly bought PSVR 2 headset. More info (Hands tracking video) More info (Official blog post) News worth a mention Meta Quest gets foveated rendering, hands interactions, and more The Meta Quest family just got a slew of interesting updates.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

While the price tag dropped during the Black Friday sales, it is still at 699€ in Europe (US $600) and requires at least some decent PC hardware to perform smoothly. To sum up, the HTC Vive offers the most you can get out of VR at the moment but has a high price tag and needs some of the available add-ons to enjoy the full experience.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

It has all been because of these three pieces of news: My blog is now 5 years old ! This means that provided that you have a big enough space, you and your VR friends can meet in the same place, and have fun as if you went to a laser tag game. Yesterday was the 5th birthday of my blog! Hello everyone! Make me a birthday gift!

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MARCH 8, 2021

Gorilla Tag is the last VR phenomenon. The indie game Gorilla Tag, which has been developed for fun by a solo dev has exploded in the last few days. Sony announces new games for PSVR. Among these titles only Doom 3 and Fracked are PSVR exclusives, but all of them look very interesting. Some XR fun. Funny link. Funny link.

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MAY 11, 2017

Minutes after posting this story, a PlayStation Blog post confirmed Arizona Sunshine hits PSVR in June with PlayStation Aim support. PlayStation VR (PSVR) owners are constantly asking for bigger and better games to show off their headset with, and it looks like they might soon get a big one: Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

PSVR 2 is one of the most awaited headsets of 2022. Since PSVR 2 will work only with PS5 , it must be sold when there are enough players out there with a new-generation console. More info (Sony not confirming a 2022 release date for PSVR 2) More info (Sony producing PS4 in place of PS5 units). Other relevant news.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

More info Another Axiom is building the spiritual successor to Echo VR The studio behind the super-hit Gorilla Tag is working on a game, codenamed Project A2, aimed at becoming the “Spiritual Successor to Echo VR”. The game shouldn’t feature the same graphical quality of Echo, but it should bet a lot on community-making. Happy Birthday, Tom!

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MARCH 9, 2017

Starblood Arena and Farpoint are set to keep PlayStation (PSVR) players happy in the coming months, but we don’t really know much about what’s coming beyond that. Writing on a PlayStation Blog post , the studio compared it to a MOBA with a difference. Tagged with: Ancient Amuletor , PlayStation VR , PSVR.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

This is the week of this blog’s birthday and so I’m publishing a very special post, that I’m going to split into two parts. Apart from PSVR, they were all the VR headsets available at that time. If you are not into VR, don’t worry… most of these rules apply to all kinds of companies. It is a mess.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my spare time, I enjoy training and running full marathons around the world and playing games on my PSVR. I think that any traditional sports based LBE (such as laser tag, or paintball) will greatly benefit from technosports. I’m currently hooked on AstroBot and Moss , having just finished Déraciné. What is Meleap?

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AUGUST 8, 2023

It is a great mix of Gorilla Tag and Rocket League! Learn more Some XR fun This hurts Funny link The resemblance is striking Funny link Donate for good Like last week, also this week in this final paragraph I won’t ask you to donate for my blog, but to the poor people that are facing the consequences of the war.

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MAY 10, 2017

Today Google announced via their blog that they’ve acquired Owlchemy Labs, the creators of Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. “We set out on a journey over six years ago to build the kinds of games we wanted to see exist,” states the Owlchemy blog post on the topic.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

All the reviewers highlight it is better than Quest 2, but for most people, there is no real value to justify the $1500 price tag yet. Visually stunning adventure game Hubris is coming to PC VR headsets on December 7th, and on Quest and PSVR 2 in 2023 Wooorld is now available for Quest 2 and Quest Pro for $15 on the Meta Quest Store.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset. Annual subscribers can get for free Primal Hunt, Until You Fall, and Fracked, while monthly subscribers only Fracked. The offer is available both for existing members and new members joining before October, 8th.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

They have hired the popular singer Madison Beer (I had no idea who she was, honestly) and have made her perform inside a virtual venue for a virtual concert that won’t be available only in streaming, but also via Oculus and PSVR headsets. Read more about this news on Google Blog. and I am myself impressed by this performance.

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MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. In our latest blog post, we explored the rise of hand-tracking technology in VR devices and the price drop of VR headsets that support this feature.

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