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JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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MAY 4, 2017

Sony just added itself to that list. Sony hasn’t said anything else about this year’s briefing, but you can expect to see the latest updates on PS4 and, hopefully, PSVR games at the show. If this E3 showing is half as eventful for PSVR then it’ll still be one to remember.

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MAY 29, 2019

Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 13, 2017

Microsoft aims to hit this growth spurt at just the right time and pick the perfect sweet spot for its VR gear that could leave competitors in the dust. Read more here.

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Road to VR

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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

In the entertainment area of Gamescom, NVIDIA has put some RTX graphics cards on the desks of some booth of partner companies , like ASUS and Microsoft. While at Microsoft booth there was a premium RTX 2080 Ti , that I’ve been able to take in my hands so to make a video where you can see it from all angles.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Microsoft’s Project Scorpio, an upgraded version of its Xbox One console, is coming to market later this year, but we still don’t know much about it. Microsoft is positioning its new beast to push 4K gaming (a 4K UHD Blu-ray optical drive is included) but, as we all know, the system is also going to host VR experiences.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

.” Ready at Dawn has been in development of Lone Echo II since at least 2018. In a 2018 interview with Road to VR , CEO Ru Weerasuriya, said that the studio wanted to continue to break new ground in the VR medium. Image courtesy Ready at Dawn.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Microsoft held a big debut for its refreshed Xbox One console, the Xbox One X , at E3 yesterday, but there was one piece of the puzzle missing: VR support. We know the console will support VR at some point in 2018, so why not mention it at the show?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

billion in 2017 and 2018. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are expected to reduce the prices for their game products in the coming years. billion, the next year it increased to $3.6

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VRWorld

JUNE 13, 2016

At it’s pre-E3 2016 conference, Microsoft announced the long awaited shift of its console model. Microsoft did not disclose the exact refresh cycle strategy, but we would not be surprised if the company decides to use E3 as the place where their annual or bi-annual refreshes will be announced. PC lives forever, obviously.

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MARCH 23, 2017

It’s not a practice you’d expect to see utilized with something as big as the PlayStation brand, but Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) seems to be an exception to the rule. Sony says that PSVR’s success, nearing — if not by now surpassing — one million units sold , surprises even them.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. Microsoft is not playing such tricks. 4 GB of RAM. A graphics card with DirectX 12 support.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft product lineup surprised everyone today, but the biggest surprise was planned for VR fans. Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. Following that, presentation continued with several features using Microsoft HoloLens. Stay tuned.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. This is even more than the 20,000 concurrent users of early 2018 when the app went viral on Twitch.

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MARCH 12, 2022

The company also drew attention to its Russia-specific information flags, introduced in 2018, which appear under videos to designate when content is linked to government funding. The panel reads, "funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.". SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine.

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JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Going into the show, we knew that Microsoft would be revealing its upgraded Xbox One console, now confirmed to be the Xbox One X. Still, Microsoft did later confirm that the box will definitely support VR, and it’s looking likely that we’ll hear more in 2018. Sony’s headset easily had the best showing at E3.

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JULY 24, 2017

Are Microsoft’s Mixed Reality headsets any good? Microsoft seems like the wild card in VR right now. There’s a lot about Microsoft’s approach to VR that sounds too good to be true. Sticking with Microsoft, there’s still much to learn about its refreshed Xbox console, Xbox One X.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

However, the report did lump together Pokémon GO, which earned 96% of all AR software revenue in 2016, and MR devices like the Microsoft HoloLens proving not yet ready for consumers. The report predicts that around 14 million smartphone VR headsets will sell in 2017, rising to 25 million in 2018 and reaching 70 million by 2021.

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JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. The final rule went into effect on January 18, 2018."

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Six months on from its reveal, Microsoft’s Project Scorpio remains a promising mystery for the VR industry. Sony has partnered with Capcom and is utilizing its own first-party studios. Could Oculus be preparing a Rift 2 reveal for (the unannounced) Oculus Connect 4, for release in 2018?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Together with this report, we had another one by Hired.com, that analyzing the demand for specialized workers has noticed that in 2019 there has been a spike of request for AR/VR developers, 1400% more than in 2018. Image by Microsoft). We now know how much Sony has paid for Insomniac Games. News worth a mention.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Developer(s) : Mojang, Microsoft Studios , Sony Computer Entertainment. Platform(s) : PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality. Publisher(s) : Sony Interactive Entertainment. Microsoft Windows , macOS , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , iOS , Nintendo Switch , Android. Epic Games.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2021

Epic Games, the creators of Unreal Engine, said it would consider building a launch title for Sony’s “next VR platform” during negotiations about Fortnite cross-play on PlayStation in 2018. And though Epic hasn’t made any VR games since then, it seems that in 2018 it was still ready and willing.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Check out our list of top 15 VR games of 2018, and find out your favorite game of the year! Fallout 4 VR Fallout 4 VR was one of the biggest VR title of 2017, and seems like it will continue to be in 2018. With this plenty of choices, we put together a list of the very best.

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MAY 25, 2016

So while there is huge long-term potential for AR/VR, there could be just a few billion dollars of revenue this year, a progressive ramp in 2017 and a hoped-for inflection point in 2018 (when AR roadmaps have long enough battery life with cellular capability for telcos to cross-subsidize mobile AR as smartphone replacements).

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The headset is shipping this month (January 2018) to its supporters. #9 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming. The latter did occur — with Oculus demoing a wireless prototype late in the year, and HTC announcing a wireless solution for their headset to start 2018. #5 9 – ZeniMax v. 5 – Oculus vs. HTC price war.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2018

While E3 2018 didn’t technically start until Tuesday this week, much of the big news comes during the pre-show period from Saturday to Monday. Here’s a roundup of our coverage of E3 2018 before the official start of the event. Microsoft Stays Mum on Xbox VR. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Bethesda.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Meanwhile, Sony, Oculus , and HTC continue to dominate the VR hardware marketplace, with an 86% combined market share. Sony is well placed to take advantage of this increasing interest in VR,” said Canalys Analyst Jason Low. Cultural factors also appear to be driving VR demand.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Check out our list of best 15 VR games of 2018, and find out your favorite game of the year! Fallout 4 VR was one of the biggest VR title of 2017, and seems like it will continue to be in 2018. Publisher : Mojang, Microsoft Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Developer : Mojang Platforms : Oculus Rift, HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2019

Switch, despite being substantially underpowered compared to the latest consoles from Microsoft and Sony, has sold tremendously well since its March 2017 launch, reaching 32 million unit sales by the end of 2018.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Sony Playstation VR. COMPATIBILITY: The Sony Playstation VR requires a Playstation 4 gaming console, specifically the PS4, PS4 Pro, or PS4 Slim, as well as a Playstation Camera and Playstation Move controllers. Photo from Microsoft. from Microsoft. Detailed instructions are available here. from Amazon. 399.00-$499.00

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A Microsoft patent application for a ‘virtual reality floor mat’ describes a special mat which defines a virtual playspace and can be used for tracking. SEE ALSO Next-gen Xbox Revealed with No VR in Sight, Sony Forges Ahead with PSVR on PS5. Microsoft’s virtual reality mat patent application is a curious one.

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Mashable VR

MAY 3, 2022

I understood the history of the relationship between Sony and Nintendo , and how that fractured and.gave birth to the PlayStation. I understood what Microsoft was trying to do as they entered the marketplace." Fils-Aimé acknowledged that there are encouraging examples in the industry even now who want to embrace progress.

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JUNE 2, 2017

It’s here that titans like Sony, Microsoft and others do their best to wow us with new announcements on both the software and hardware front. How will Microsoft flaunt Project Scorpio’s VR capabilities? It would be a huge missed opportunity for Microsoft. And will we see the next big game for PSVR?

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