Road to VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Sony has officially announced that John Kodera has stepped down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), making way for previous SIE deputy president Jim Ryan to take the position. Like Kodera before him, Ryan will report directly to Kenichiro Yoshida, president and CEO of Sony Corporation.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Sony’s Xperia Play was clearly a phone ahead of its time. Released in 2011, the device predates the rise of mobile gaming and modern handheld consoles like the Nintendo Switch. But now, years later, it appears an unreleased prototype of the Xperia Play 2 has surfaced, and it kind of makes me wish Sony would revive its… Read more.
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JANUARY 16, 2017
Last year, the Oculus Rift (Facebook), HTC Vive (HTC and Valve) and the PlayStation VR (Sony) all debuted, and Samsung just announced 5 million of its Gear VR headsets have shipped. With a plug-and-play install base of around 50 million PS4s, and the monolithic might of Sony behind it, it was the best bet the VR industry had.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); neither company has a VR user base anywhere close to Sony’s, and their products are either at the low end or a bit too expensive.
Road to VR
JUNE 22, 2023
It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
During the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Sony announced that L.A. Noire which launched as a non-VR game way back in 2011. The VR version of the game is getting a surprise launch on PSVR today, Sony announced during its State of Play presentation. Noire: The VR Case Files will be available starting today on PSVR.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
Bethesda’s VR version of Skyrim (2011) is nearly here, launching on PSVR Friday this week. SEE ALSO Sony Cuts Price of PSVR & PS4 Console by $100 for Week-long Black Friday Sale. All of those things and much more have to work flawlessly for a PC-to-VR port like Skyrim VR to be a success.
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