Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. In years past, GDC was used by both Oculus and Sony to reveal the latest versions of new VR headsets and content. We look forward to participating in GDC in the future.”

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Where many high-end VR platforms pride themselves in touting the latest advances in hardware and the highest resolutions, Sony has instead chosen to focus their efforts on content, establishing a solid library of engaging VR experiences in the process. Image Credit: Sony Playstation.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Without further ado, Road to VR’s 2019 Game of the Year Award winners: Asgard’s Wrath. Release Date : October 10th, 2019. Release Date : November 7th, 2019. Release Date : March 28th, 2019. SEE ALSO ‘Blood & Truth’ Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Sony's London Studio. Pistol Whip.

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MARCH 25, 2019

During Sony’s inaugural ‘State of Play’ livestream, the company today announced a number of PSVR games with official street dates, many of which we’ve been salivating over for the past year. Jupiter & Mars – 4/22/2019. Jupiter & Mars – 4/22/2019. Falcon Age – 4/9/2019.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Sony is closing its Manchester, UK-based studio, the very same that was opened in 2015 to produce ‘AAA’ PSVR exclusives. Sony had posted job vacancies for their Manchester Studio up until its closure, with one such listing announced last month for UI Artist.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Sony today revealed its latest PlayStation VR sales milestone of 4.2 Sony announced today that it has reached 4.2 million PSVR units sold as of March 3rd, 2019. Data courtesy Sony, chart by Road to VR. And Sony’s push for more quality PSVR content doesn’t seem to be waning. Sony has been totally silent.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Sony today announced a number of games coming to PS4 and PSVR, among which was Marvel’s Iron Man VR. Image courtesy Sony. The company says Iron Man VR should be landing on PSVR headsets sometime in 2019. The post ‘Iron Man’ is Coming to PlayStation VR in 2019, Trailer Here appeared first on Road to VR.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 12, 2019

Sony is the market share leader for VR hardware revenues according to the latest report from Strategy Insights. Sony [PSVR] is making the same play… Oculus could tap into that market with something that’s even more convenient.”. But the proof will be in the next 12 months of sales, including the 2019 holiday period.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As someone who didn't truly get into VR until 2019, a strong set of exclusives like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth kept me invested in Sony's original PSVR, balancing this alongside my Rift S. I remember the excitement that came with PSVR 2's launch last year.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2019

Today at E3 2019, Microsoft revealed its next-gen Xbox ‘Project Scarlett’ but had nothing to say about VR on the console. Meanwhile, Sony has already confirmed support for PSVR on PS5, and hinted at plans for a next-gen headset. Where the two consoles majorly differ right now from a feature standpoint is VR support.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Monday that the company is acquiring Insomniac Games, a storied game studio and one of the most experienced in VR development anywhere in the world. The studio has developed three Oculus exclusive titles, with its fourth and largest yet, Stormland , still due to launch in 2019.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

With the new year upon us, let’s take a look at the VR headsets that caught our attention in 2019. Still, as the buzz around VR grows and Sony keeps releasing better and better content, we were definitely talking about the PSVR in 2019. 2019 was an exciting year for VR. VR headsets are just the tip of the XR iceberg.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Sony believes there’s a “good chance” PSVR 2 can outsell its predecessor, according to its Chief Financial Officer. Following a high-profile launch late last month, Sony hasn’t released PSVR 2 sales figures yet but it’s already talking up favorable comparisons to the original headset.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The original Quest, which was released in 2019, is currently on its way out. For scale, Sony has shipped over 32 million PlayStation 5 units and over 117 million PS4 units to date; the PlayStation platform as a whole garnered 112 million monthly active users in Q3 2022.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Sony’s London Studio, the team behind trailblazing PSVR content PlayStation VR Worlds (2016) and Blood & Truth (2019) , are making a new online co-op combat game that the studio calls its “most ambitious title to date,” but it doesn’t feature VR support. So we’re really excited.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Acquired by Meta in 2019, developers Beat Games have released a wide swath of paid and free DLC, something it can owe to Meta’s deep pockets which has allowed it to cut deals with a number of record labels and high-profile artists. The Journal maintains the documents included another staggering figure: Beat Saber was played by 1.47

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. The twisted puzzle adventure game beat out more recognizable titles including ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , Vacation Simulator , and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission has experience as a runner-up.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recently a Sony patent appeared indicating plans for upgrades to PlayStation VR, adding features like inside-out tracking and wireless capabilities. Spotted by the masters of patent hunting Lets Go Digital , this particular AR patent comes from the Japan Patent Office (JPO), published on 11 July 2019.

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Road to VR

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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DECEMBER 6, 2019

US search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Worldwide search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Most searched for headsets by region, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Data courtesy Sony, chart by Road to VR. Peak search volume for Quest in the US was 1.6

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MARCH 17, 2020

Over the past year, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has released various snippets regarding its next console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) but nobody knows what it looks like. It then when even further by ditching its attendance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2019 and 2020 – and now E3 2020 has been completely cancelled.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Ferrara collaborated with Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters to create a fun WebAR experience that lets families hunt for ghosts (and candy!) This year, we’re thrilled to work with Sony Pictures and the iconic Ghostbusters franchise to offer a virtual spin on the classic neighborhood trick-or-treating experience. Play the Haunted Candy Hunt.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Australian publication Stevivor recently sat down with Xbox head Phil Spencer to broach the subject of whether or not the company’s upcoming next-gen console would be matching Sony’s continued VR ambitions with PlayStation 5. — Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 26, 2019. It's just not our focus with Scarlett.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) never usually fails to disappoint when it comes to both hardware and software discounts, and 2019 is no different. PlayStation VR. PlayStation VR Starter Pack – £179.99 (was £259.99) – includes PS Camera & PS Worlds – GAME , Argos , Smyths , Amazon.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It’s thought that PSVR 2 will release sometime in late 2022, which may possibly coincide with the holiday season, however that hasn’t been confirmed by Sony. If so, that.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

In 2019 Samsung unveiled its first commercially-available foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2022

If you play video games and own a PlayStation (or a PC ), you may remember Days Gone , a 2019 game from Sony Bend where you played a biker fighting hordes of zombies in Oregon. Even with a mixed reception at launch, the game went on to sell several million copies in its lifetime, but not enough for Sony to approve a… Read more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Available exclusively at select VOID locations beginning November 27, 2019 , the interactive free-roam VR adventure will have four players teaming up on a mission to rescue the Red Jewel of Jumanji housed within the Scepter of Se’payu and return it to its original temple. . Image Credit: The VOID, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

There’s a lot going on over at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) currently, with the company currently shaking up its promotional events by hosting State of Play broadcasts and not appearing at events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). — PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 30, 2019.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 25, 2021

Sony is hosting a huge sale with more than 200 games discounted, including 50% off of some of its best exclusive titles through September 8th. Similarly, Blood & Truth ( our review ) got our PSVR Game of the Year award in 2019, and Iron Man VR ( our review ) got it in 2020. Looking for some Summer fun in VR?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The sale will most likely find its way to other big box stores and online stores too in due time, as Sony tends to keep its Black Friday pricing pretty even across the board. We first saw the deal for a PSVR bundle + five games for $200 at Target as a part of their Black Friday ‘Door Buster’ sale.

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APRIL 27, 2023

Since launching in February, PSVR 2 was only available through PlayStation Direct , excluding countries where Sony's not yet opened Direct, but that looks set to change. Sony stated, “we have not cut PlayStation VR2 production numbers”. Come mid-March, Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki offered a more positive outlook.

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MAY 27, 2019

Last week Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, opened up about this thoughts on the future of VR at the Collisson 2019 conference in Toronto. SEE ALSO Sony Hints Next-gen PSVR Could Bring HDR, Wireless, Eye-tracking & More.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Sony has decided to put an official expiration date on the title: July 25th, 2019. Sony released word via the StarBlood Arena info page : Please Note : Multiplayer and all online features for this product will be terminated and will no longer be available on 07/25/19.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Sony today announced it’s putting out a new PSVR Mega Pack this year, the Europe-only hardware bundle that includes five pretty legit games. Sony says its 2019 VR Mega Pack will be available through select retailers across multiple European countries sometime this fall. is now taking pre-orders for £300 (~€340).

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AR Insider

AUGUST 17, 2020

As background, these exercises are compelled by the fact that companies in early-stage sectors like VR don’t disclose unit sales ( except Sony ). — Sony’s last unit-sales disclosure was 5 million in January (see our coverage here ). — This leads to the estimate that Sony has generated about $1.75

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GizModo VR

APRIL 8, 2022

The hilarious Twitter account @PoorlyAgedStuff pointed out that back in 2019, when Sony officially announced a sequel to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: … Read more. In another multiverse where the entire world wasn’t put on hold due to a deadly pandemic, we’re all in a theater right now, seeing what’s next for Miles Morales.

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