The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). David of Upload says that thanks to its big boost in specifications , PS5 can offer an amazing flat screen experience : better resolution, better framerate, better graphics, better load times, better controller. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

In the meanwhile, I wish you all a fantastic 2020! CES 2020 is going to start soon. Some surprises may arrive from Sony (I hope so, but I don’t believe so), but for the rest, I’ve mostly heard about news from secondary operators. Top news of the week. Image by nReal). But some of them are really intriguing. Let’s see.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Per se, this is not a surprising news (all companies are working on next iterations of their devices), but what is surprising is the timing that the report suggests: a new Oculus Quest should have been announced at the end of 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will come in 2021. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

The game was due to launch in 2019, but has seen several delays, most recently due to Coronavirus , which has pushed the release date into the second half of 2020. The acquisition of Ready at Dawn is the third VR studio to come under Facebook’s control. Image courtesy Ready at Dawn. Facebook Now Owns Three VR Game Studios.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one? This week, a rumor spread among XR communities: next-gen PSVR will be announced at a press conference to be held by Sony on February, 5th. And again… is it possible that this headset can accommodate both forms of tracking ?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The coronavirus is also impacting the production of all the major VR headsets : we’re at the point that Valve’s customer service has no more left controllers to give to people for RMA. Image by Microsoft). This reinforces my belief that Microsoft in 2021–2022 will add VR support to it , to fight the PSVR when the market will be riper.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Both Sony and Microsoft have not given clear plans on their VR offerings for their next-gen consoles , the PS5 and the Xbox Series X, but we have some interesting hints. Sony has confirmed its interest in releasing a new PSVR headset, but it has also confirmed that it will be released after the PS5.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. Microsoft has showcased a great holographic translating technology. (Image by Capcom). Submissions for Sundance festival are now open.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

After a slow start, 2019 rounded out to be an undeniably strong year for consumer VR, setting up a springboard into a big 2020. Here’s an overview of the major happenings in VR over the last year, and a glimpse of what will come in 2020. Stormland’s Innovative Open World and Developer Acquisition by Sony.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 11, 2022

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With big game launches and more VR headsets on that market than ever, 2020 is shaping up to be a huge year for VR, and an excellent time for first-timers to jump in. The Best PC VR Headsets in 2020. Controllers. Valve Index controllers. Jump to: Best PC VR headsets | Best standalone VR headsets | Best console VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

In a Youtube video, he revealed some juicy details, like: The cost of the glasses is $499 + prescription lenses; They are connected to the iPhone, that does all the heavy lifting; They were planned for a “one more thing” announcement for Q4 2020- Q1 2021 , and for release one year later. Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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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. With the company’s next VR headset not expected to launch until at least 2022, it’s unclear if the Sony took up the offer.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. IDC publishes new forecasts for 2020. A new forecast by IDC shows how 2020 will still be a transition year for AR and VR. Someone has disassembled the Index Controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

revenues in 2021 , up from $1.14B in 2020, with a 2x growth over one year period. Zuck noticed that it is slowly losing control of the current technology platform and it is trying to switch to the new one, to dominate it even more. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. The console works in conjunction with the innovative DualSense controller. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. Top news of the week. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Let’s be honest: no one made correct predictions for 2020. But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! 2021 won’t be the year of VR. I know, we all feel like this.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

Sony has acquired Insomniac Games. Sony has acquired Insomniac Games , one of the most talented game studios among the ones focused on Virtual Reality. The studio will so become part of the Sony Worldwide Studios. MRTK, not to be confused with VRTK, is the official SDK to develop for Microsoft HoloLens and HoloLens 2.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Moreover, a recent report from Juniper Research says that the number of hearables in use will grow to more than 970 million units by 2024 (an increase of 270% compared to 2020). Other Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit highlights include calendar management, smart home device control, and music playback. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 10, 2019

VRFocus has seen recent patents appear for a virtual reality (VR) floor mat by Microsoft and a new headset design for Nintendo Switch. Now it’s the turn of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) with possible new designs for PlayStation VR which include possible improved tracking and wireless options.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next it’s the turn of consoles by Microsoft and Sont Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the latter of which has recently confirmed PlayStation 5 as the official name (as if it was going to be anything else) and new controller features.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. We’ve also enabled our hand tracking on cameras that can be shared for SLAM and controller tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. The device does not use controllers at all, instead, Apple believes that with the XR revolution comes increased usability and accessibility via hand/eye-based inputs.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 2, 2022

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 1, 2017

Augmented reality is expected to be a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. To create this eyepiece, multiple approaches have been taken by companies like Lumus (louvered mirrors), Microsoft (surface gratings), ODG (tilted surfaces), Sony (thin holograms), and others.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. Microsoft chose this approach for HoloLens 2, which Quest Pro actually bears a striking resemblance to. Room-aware mixed reality on Quest Pro, however, requires you to manually mark out your walls, ceiling, and furniture with the controllers.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

billion in 2020, projected to grow to US$40.9 In addition to established players like Immersion Corporation , founded in 1993 and active working on haptics applications ranging from gaming and automotive to medical, mobile and industrial, Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Disney and Facebook each have dedicated teams working on new haptics products.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Apple AR glasses may come in early 2020. This week is again the turn of Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that after having said that Apple glasses may come between Q4 2019 and Q2 2020, now says that he is very confident that the glasses will launch in Q2 2020. The PS5 will have some nice features. It’s something.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 25, 2023

Alleged Monopoly Practices According to the DoJ antitrust lawsuit, Google engaged in the following anticompetitive practices: Acquiring Competitors : Google allegedly engaged in “a pattern of acquisitions” to control major digital advertising tools from website publishers. Not Too Big to Fail? billion USD deal.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

This has been on one side amazing to increase the size of the VR market, but on the other side, it is becoming concerning, because Meta has now a de-facto monopoly, controlling all the standalone VR market, and more than 60% of the PCVR market. Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers. When it will launch, it will make a difference.

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