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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year. Google Daydream will sell the most premium headsets in 2017, getting 6.8M When it comes to sales from software and services, revenue is expected to increase by almost $1B this year, with high-quality entertainment content fueling much of the growth. billion in 2017, rising to $9.1

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MARCH 14, 2017

You’d think if a division of Sony was making a VR experience they’d be using the company’s own headset, PlayStation VR (PSVR). It’s surprising to learn, then, Sony Music Entertainment is working with a rival headset, the HTC Vive. Tagged with: htc vive , PlayStation VR , PSVR , sony music , SXSW.

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AUGUST 13, 2017

Colaianni told me, “the outstanding nomination process for the VR Awards 2017 is anything to go by, future years will continue to build upon the astounding work our nominees have been producing.” Colaianni says “Our mission of being an inclusive awards body for the immersive sector spans far beyond just entertainment.”

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

Kojima’s split with his once great ally captivated gaming news for months and, now that he has founded his own company in partnership with Sony , his persona is being solidified as something of a digital cowboy. Tagged with: change , culture , entertainment , hideo , kojima , quote. The world, simply, is not ready.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

Drifter Entertainment. 203 (Sony Booth). Cell reception can be spotty in the packed Washington State Convention Center, so attendees may want to download the official PAX West 2017 guidebook (and a copy of this article) ahead of time. The post Where to Find VR at PAX West 2017 appeared first on Road to VR. Oculus, Vive.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

With the latest amazing innovations in VR/AR, VRX 2017 next week in San Francisco is the place to be to hear from those leading the charge. Here are just a few reasons to consider attending VRX 2017: VRX is the most senior-level VR/AR event on the planet: Meet with the top executives from working in immersive tech from across the world.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to widen the gap between it and the Xbox One with a strong 2016. Over the holiday season alone in 2016 Sony announced that more than 6.2 During that same holiday time period, Sony stated that between both digital and retail, over 50 million games were sold.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is upon us, and Sony has today shown off some a few brand new teaser trailers at its PlayStation keynote. Gungrave , the PlayStation 2 title from Red Entertainment , is heading to PSVR in Japan sometime in 2017, with a Western release on the horizon as well. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Sony.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Sony’s Magic Lab are set to demonstrate a new procedural animation system which it says allows VR characters found in VR to “imbue a sense of shared space with the player” with realistic eye, head and body movements. SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR's Killer App with Sony's Head of PlayStation Magic Lab, Richard Marks.

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MARCH 5, 2020

An image was also scraped from the listing, noting that Sony Interactive Entertainment is the app’s publisher. Gamstat has recovered the following store identifiers for Tilt Brush: America – CUSA18125_00. Europe – CUSA18231_00. Japan – CUSA18283_00. Image courtesy Gamstat.

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AUGUST 26, 2017

SLIVER.tv, the leading esports 360º virtual reality entertainment platform, announced the close of a $9.8 million to date, the Series A round was also participated by SLIVER.tv’s existing seed investors, including DCM, Sierra Ventures, The VR Fund, Samsung Next Fund and Sony Innovation Fund. With total funding of $17.5

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JULY 18, 2023

This enormous “multiverse” theme park features a variety of immersive entertainment, official Sony characters powered by conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and a whole lot more. Credit: Toei Animation The world is composed of four primary areas to explore at your leisure.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

This is a VR installation put on by Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Void in New York City. The beautiful string symphonies of Joshua Bell VR earned Sony PlayStation and Vicom Inc. Ghostbusters . The Ghostbusters VR Experience won Best VR live action experience. Dear Angelica. Branded Experience. Tilt Brush.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

We’re going to be playing guessing games when it comes to VR headset sales for a long time yet, but Sony has at least given us a ballpark to play with when it comes to PlayStation VR. The real question is if Sony can’t maintain that lead going forward as PC-based VR continues to lower its barrier to entry.

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JUNE 17, 2019

While E3 2019 may officially be in the books, it appears as though Sony is only just getting started. MARS ALIVE from Winking Entertainment. Launched originally on Microsoft Windows back in 2017, Luna arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ) in North America followed by European release June 19th.

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OCTOBER 22, 2017

Virtro Entertainment – the female-led VR indie game studio out of Vancouver, Canada, today announced the release of Run Dorothy Run – an immersive endless-runner and rhythm VR game, with a cheeky take on the classic novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Run Dorothy Run is a physically engaging, hyper-energetic, action-packed adventure.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix. Created in partnership with indie developer studio Impulse Gear, Sony gave a sneak peek of their PS VR Aim controller. And it will cost $399.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. We wondered the same thing.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

More than 70 virtual and argumented reality companies will showcase their products, innovations and demos at CES 2017, starting this Thursday in Las Vegas. Eight conferences on virtual reality and augmented reality out of all the conference sessions at the CES 2017 will also bring together various players and stakeholders in the sector.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Gran Turismo 7, Sony’s premier racing sim, will arrive on PSVR 2 at launch. Confirmed at CES 2023 by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, Gran Turismo 7 joins Horizon Call of the Mountain as Sony’s second first-party launch game. We had mixed opinions in our Gran Turismo Sport impressions back in 2017.

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JULY 19, 2023

This enormous “multiverse” theme park features a variety of immersive entertainment, official Sony characters powered by conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and a whole lot more. The first project, “DogaStudio1956,” featured a scale model of Toei Doga Studio.

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In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). No one can compete now. Let me show you what are some of them.

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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. We’ll have freer supply in the marketplace,” he says of 2017. “We 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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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. The experience now sits in the hall of fame with Google Tilt Brush , which won the category in 2017. VR Film of the Year.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Although 2017 has come and gone, its impact on the augmented/virtual reality industry will undoubtedly be felt for decades to come. After substantial contemplation, we have picked what we at VRWorld believe to be the Top Ten VR/AR Stories of 2017. 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming. The matter has since moved on to an appeal. #8

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APRIL 18, 2019

In the very near future, virtual reality headsets are expected to significantly shift the way consumers work, experience entertainment, make purchases, and participate in social activities. Image Credit: Sony. Regarding inclusivity, on April 4, 2019, the USPTO published a new patent for Sony that was filed in December 2017.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Technologies like VR are being used widely to make games distinctive and entertaining so that both avid and casual gamers can enjoy their favorite games irrespective of time and place. billion in 2017 and 2018.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

At the end of September, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden would be leaving. Having co-founded Amsterdam-based Guerrilla Games back in 2000, the studio is best known for the Killzone franchise and most recently Horizon Zero Dawn , which launched in 2017 for PlayStation 4.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Last year, the inaugural VR On The Lot brought together major players from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Europe, and China for a two-day exploration of the intersection between entertainment and technology. Roy Taylor , Corporate Vice President of Media & Entertainment at AMD Studios. Jerry Zucker , Director/Writer/Producer.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Developed by : Guerrilla Games | Published by : Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s) : PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 2. Developed by : Quantic Dream | Published by : Sony Computer Entertainment & Quantic Dream Platform(s) : PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 3.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Hailing from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , Firewall Zero Hour launched on August 28th, giving it only four days to vault to the top spot in August , where it surpassed long-time chart toppers Job Simulator (2016), SUPERHOT VR (2016), and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017).

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Leeds, England, Angry Birds Movie 2 VR was its second VR game, coming after their first production, the Cardboard game All-Star Fruit Racing (2018). XR Games previously worked with Sony and Rovio to create its Angry Birds-themed VR title. “We

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are stepping up promotion for the upcoming superhero film with a few Justice League VR experiences of their own. Targeted platforms according to Warner Bros include HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR. The Vive experience will debut at New York Comic-Con.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

The PlayStation Awards took place in Tokyo last night, Sony’s annual award show that rewards PlayStation format titles based on sales in Asia. Only titles released from Oct 1st, 2017 – Sept 30th, 2018 were considered this year. Developer : Sony Japan Studio / Acquire. Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Baobab CEO Maureen Fan revealed this interesting little factoid when speaking in a PlayStation VR (PSVR) panel on Sony’s E3 livestream yesterday. Originally, the short film killed off its fluffy bunny protagonist.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Insomniac Games, the studio behind VR games Stormland (2019) and The Unspoken (2017), announced its acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment back in August, and while we imagined their last independent project was surely the open-world Rift adventure Stormland, it appears the studio had another title sitting ready in the wings for Magic Leap (..)

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