Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Sony is setting high near term sales figure expectations for PlayStation VR’s rollout. Speaking with CNBC earlier this week , Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company’s confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset.

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AllThingsVR

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.

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VRScout

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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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the tactical team shooter from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , has apparently celebrated some serious notoriety since it launched late last month on PlayStation VR; Sony has ranked it the top most downloaded PSVR game of August.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. The report examines the market size and revenue of consumer VR hardware and software from 2016 and forecasts growth through to 2020. billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. At the same time, despite the general focus on VR’s entertainment prospects, IDC sees the technology’s wider appeal to other verticals as key to its growth predictions. billion in 2016 to $18.6

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

Officially formed February 11th, 2016, The Rogue Intiative is a brand-new AAA production company specializing in VR storytelling. According to a press release, the company is heavily invested in pairing Hollywood talent with AAA developers in an attempt to bring new levels of immersiveness to VR entertainment.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Again, somewhat surprisingly, the HTC Vive trails at 10% recognition among those polled.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 3, 2016

That’s why retailers have demo stations set up for HTC Vive and PlayStation VR headsets throughout the United States. Sony Interactive Entertainment has released the impressive-but-flawed VR add-on system for its PlayStation 4 console in its home country, but the publisher is not pushing hard with in-person demonstrations.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. Why and how has it started?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

At only 4 minutes-long, it’s more of a proof of concept, but it gives us a peek into the future of a kid-focused genre that hasn’t seen much attention until now; preschool entertainment. There’s a few reasons why kid-focused VR content hasn’t popped up en masse since the launch of consumer VR in 2016.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

April 2016. March 2016. October 2016. November 2016. April 2016. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Originally teased at PSX 2015 with a slated release for an October 2016, High Wire Games’ Golem is finally coming to PSVR. Ace Combat 7. Brass Tactics.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) recently confirmed 5 million PlayStation VR’s have been sold since 2016 and the current model will support the upcoming PlayStation 5 console. However, working closely with headset makers including Pico, Facebook and HTC with company doesn’t expect the same issue in 2020.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 6, 2020

The PlayStation VR has proved to be a success for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) since its launch in 2016, so much so that the company releases sales figures from time to time. During Sony’s press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas today it was revealed that 5 million PlayStation VR’s have now been sold.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The five most popular headsets on Steam are: Rift S, HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Valve Index, and Rift. Sony is believed to be the long-running leader in VR headset sales, but the company has not committed to building a next-gen headset, even four years after the release of PSVR. Key Data Points. Key Data Points. Key Data Point.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Not that that’s a problem for Sony, with a tidy 50 million units sold in just over three years on the market. But all the shrewdness Sony has displayed in the past few years makes the risk of PlayStation VR all the more baffling. People see PS VR as a bright hope for the industry in 2016 and 2017. The Price Is Right.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2022

Sony’s two-story location-based VR experience features an immersive vehicle motion simulator and virtual proton packs. Yesterday, Sony unveiled yet another location-based VR experience based on the legendary Ghostbusters franchise. Sony Pictures Virtual Reality is all about making wishes come true.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

April 2016. March 2016. October 2016. November 2016. April 2016. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR 2 launch.

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VRWorld

JULY 20, 2016

to 2 hour experience is coming to HTC Vive through Steam, Valve’s online store and undoubtedly world’s #1 e-tailer for games. During E3, we managed to grab more details about the experience courtesy of our contacts at Valve Software, HTC and Nvidia. The first fully featured, 1.5 Khumball Icefall.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 27, 2020

Originally released back in 2016 for HTC Vive, the app has made it to most VR headsets including Oculus Quest in 2019 but PlayStation VR was always notably left out. When you think of creativity in virtual reality (VR) one app that’s surely going to come to mind is Google’s Tilt Brush.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Not only was Oculus VR company purchased by Facebook, but Sony announced their VR headset for the PS4 under the name ‘Project Morpheus’. 2014 was also the year that Samsung announced the Samsung VR gear that would eventually be released in 2016. . In 2016, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Playstation VR were all released.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Both advancements provided a vast improvement in user experience, and provided the baseline technical platform for the consumer Rift when it appeared in 2016. At MWC in Barcelona in March that year, HTC unveiled the Valve/SteamVR driven Vive headset and arguably went on to dominate the Game Developer Conference (GDC) show which followed.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

He left in 2016 and founded his startup. The rest is our long story… Well, I have time for a long story… Our story began in 2016 when Tao Hu, our founder, and CEO, left Oculus and started the company with VC seed funding and a group of like-minded geeks. This includes but is not limited to HTC, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Mostly they are about entertainment, marketing or training experiences. We have also to consider that in 2019, most of VR companies (Valve, Oculus, HTC, etc…) have already launched their devices, and given that VR headsets have usually a lifecycle of 2-3 years, I’m not expecting them to announce something new next year.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Last year, we rounded off a list of 35 VR games we couldn’t have to play in 2016. We’ve had some great times playing great games, and last week we picked the best of the bunch with our 2016 Game of the Year Awards. But VR has only grown in 2016 and so it’s only fair that our 2017 list grows too. Ace Combat 7.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

. • VR was “the biggest loser” in sales this year, PSVR sales forecast greatly lowered – SuperData. • The holiday season seems to have given virtual reality a reality check. • Despite slow 2016, VR is still forecast to hit $14 billion in consumer software sales in 2020. Sony – PlayStation VR. HTC – Vive. Photo courtesy B-Reel.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

This year was awesome for VR gaming, but 2019 is looking even brighter with a slew of highly polished titles coming to PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Population: One is an upcoming battle royale shooter from the studio behind VR indie hit Smashbox Arena (2016). Developer : Respawn Entertainment. Developer : BigBox VR.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Unless overuse of VR headsets has granted them telepathic super powers, it would have been pretty hard for any one person to predict everything that happened to the VR industry in 2016. 2) 2017 needs to be about experimentation, just like 2015 and 2016. 4) VR is here, 2016 was the year of VR availability.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The annual Tokyo Game Show (TGS) will return next week with Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia (SIEJA) having a big presence at the event for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. Last Labyrinth will have gone full circle, originally revealed during the Tokyo Games Show (TGS) 2016. Japanese developer Amata K.K.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Uniting the Industry Multiple companies, from Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Microsoft, HTC VIVE, ByteDance, Sony and even massive telecoms like Nokia and T-Mobile are chipping in to increase adoption rates for spatial technologies. Startups, experts, and even researchers are equally contributing to its development.

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VRWorld

MAY 27, 2016

Just in time for E3 2016, WorldViz will bring support for Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 5 on most popular devices such as Google Daydream VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Sony PlayStation VR. The capabilities for professional and entertainment use are immense. meters i.e. 26,910 sq.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Make no doubt about it though: Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality is an inherently flawed and conflicted game that struggles with core fundamentals that a VR game released at the end of 2016 probably shouldn’t struggle with. Luckily, it’s since been updated to alleviate the main issues on Sony’s VR device.

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Applying VR-based technologies to traditional fields, and then spawning new entertainment products-in the foreseeable future, we believe that the ultimate entertainment products will be born. ” The value of VR theme park lies in: Representing the future of entertainment. An important offline channel in the VR era.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

Time Warner’s involvement here is crucial, as its influence shaped the technology into the perfect medium for the entertainment industry. And to explain at least a small portion of this sudden success, I’m going to look at another piece of technology at the time, Sony’s Playstation 2. By 2016, a total of 6.5

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Holidays: Christmas VR (2016). Creative Control (2016). Captain America: Civil War (2016).

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