Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2018

It looks like the alleged Sony E3 leak , which showed Resident Evil 2 (1998), Spider-Man, and BioShock Resurgence coming to PSVR, hasn’t gotten its moment of vindication yet, as Sony today announced that a new Tetris game is coming to the PS4 console with PSVR support. The game, which is slated to arrive sometime in Fall 2018, is created by Monstars and Enhance , the minds behind Rex Infinite (2001) and its more recent VR adaptations.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Sony’s London Studio is behind PlayStation VR Worlds (2016) , a collection of VR vignettes for PSVR—including the lauded ‘London Heist’—which was included in some of the headset’s launch bundles. With the success of VR Worlds , Sony’s London Studio is doubling down; now in development of Blood & Truth , the spiritual successor to ‘London Heist’, the studio says VR is its top priority. Image courtesy Sony London Studio.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 3, 2021

Maybe it’s just us, but when we see people in period clothing singing catchy modern pop songs, we’re instantly transported back to 2001.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Tobii, a global leader in eye-tracking, announced it’s currently in talks with Sony to include its tech in the upcoming PlayStation VR2. Founded in 2001, Tobii has become well known in the industry for its eye-tracking hardware and software stacks.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Sony now says the game is heading to the PlayStation store on November 9th, 2018. The game, which includes 30+ stages and 10+ modes, was created by Monstars and Enhance , the minds behind Rez Infinite (2001) and its more recent VR adaptations. Tetris Effect is a single-player adaptation of Tetris for the modern era, boasting support for both PS4 Pro and PSVR. Tetris Effect pre-orders are also now available , retailing at a 10% discount off the full MSRP of $40.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Rubin, who co-founded the game development studio Naughty Dog in 1994 before it was acquired by Sony in 2001, has been at Facebook since he joined Oculus months after its 2014 acquisition was announced. Facebook will soon be the latest tech giant to enter the world of cloud gaming.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Created VR for Samsung, Sony, Sky, U2, FX, Warner Bros, and more. Currently, most clients we work with ultimately choose a custom camera configuration during pre-production, opting for picture quality and a mono footprint (such as the Sony a7s or the Blackmagic cams) over a fully spherical camera format. Four Sony a7S II cameras, four 8mm Samyang FE lenses, and rig?—?$12,000. Custom build / rig with two Sony a7S II cameras.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I am sure the same is true of Halo (2001) , or Grand Theft Auto III (2003) , or whatever. More from the ‘On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App’ Series: Sony’s Head of PlayStation Magic Lab, Richard Marks. Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. From healthcare, education, social, training, cinema, gaming, and more, VR has a lot of Killer Use-cases.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2001, SAS Cube created the first PC based cubic room that then led to the development of Virtools VR pack, a library pack add-on. Not only was Oculus VR company purchased by Facebook, but Sony announced their VR headset for the PS4 under the name ‘Project Morpheus’. In 2017, Sony bundled PS4 consoles with PSVR headsets in order to attract more users. Over the past few years, the buzz surrounding VR has reached an all-time high.

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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Hedwig and the Angry Inch is always best enjoyed on the stage. Credit: Sony Classics / TIFF.

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