Road to VR

JULY 24, 2023

The effort to hack PSVR 2 was initially put on hold earlier this year, which was understandably a let-down for anyone hoping to play PC VR-exclusive titles such as Half-Life: Alyx (2020), or social apps like Bigscreen or VRChat. ” And by now it’s pretty clear Sony isn’t making it simple.

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2020

Oculus is reportedly readying a Quest successor which will iterate on the existing headset with a smaller form-factor, faster refresh rate, and new controllers. Quest was originally released in May 2019, and if a Quest successor was in fact planned for 2020 it would be a very fast turnaround compared to existing precedent.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This unique locomotion system involves using the PS Move controllers to quickly tiptoe your way throughout the eclectic in-game world. The post PSVR Exclusive ‘Winds & Leaves’ Is The Peaceful Gardening Sim We Need After 2020 appeared first on VRScout. For more information check out the official blog post.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The new pack for 2020 is keeping Astro Bot, Everybody’s Golf VR, and PSVR Worlds, and subbing in two other awesome games: Moss and Blood & Truth. PlayStation Camera.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Earlier this month developer Mojang Studios announced that it’s legendary survival crafting game Minecraft would be heading to PlayStation VR sometime near the end of September as part of Sony’s PlayStation VR spotlight. Image Credit: Sony PlayStation. Players will have access to two game modes: Immersive and Living Room.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Here are a few of the best controllers for PS4, including specialized controllers for fighting games, cheaper options, and customizable pads for elite players.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

.” Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge was originally released on the Meta Quest back in 2020. The Enhanced Edition will feature headset-based controller tracking, eye tracking, and 3D audio support as well as headset and controller-based haptics. Image Credit: Sony PlayStation.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It’s been a bit of quiet start to 2020 for PlayStation VR with few videogames coming out and Iron Man VR delayed until May. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) did reveal that 5 million headsets had been sold but a lot of the focus currently is on PlayStation 5.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

See Also: How Will AR and VR Change Industries in 2020. Also, while a PSVR2 is rumored to come out with the PS5 towards the end of 2020, we know virtually nothing about it. Still, as the buzz around VR grows and Sony keeps releasing better and better content, we were definitely talking about the PSVR in 2019. PlayStation VR.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In celebration of the event, Sony Music Solutions is hosting a “mini-live performance” on March 6th at 2pm JST that will feature a mixed reality performance by ReoNa brought to life using a combination of motion capture technology and a virtual camera system referred to as “jeannedarc.” Visit here to get started.

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Peter Graham

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. — PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) March 17, 2020. Watch tomorrow on PlayStation Blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/sjqZLCfCBv.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

The headset, a mixed reality device that’s centered around AR, notably excludes any kind of motion controller—the staple input method for every major XR headset on the market today. The headset also launched alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain , the first native VR game based on one of Sony’s major first-party IPs.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

Interacting with the in-game world can be done using the Touch controllers, though certain games and apps also feature support for Quest hand-tracking technology. The criminally-underrated PC VR device was released in November of 2020 as part of Windows Mixed Reality, which may explain why it flew under the radar for many. Valve Index.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2020

Superhot: Mind Control Delete is four times larger than the original, will be free to existing owners. Available July 14th, Superhot: Mind Control Delete expands on the existing reality-warping formula with new skills, special techniques, hacks, and enemies to experiment with. — SUPERHOT (@SUPERHOTTHEGAME) July 9, 2020.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

We are announcing today Integration of Interhaptics with Hololens 2 Haptic design for all mobile phones early 2021 Upcoming Haptic design for PS5 in 2021 Interhaptics was released to the public in September 2020. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

This week, we look at Sony’s tease for PSVR2, new features in Snapchat’s Lens Studio, and a whole slate of new AR glasses emerge. Let’s dive in… Sony Confirms New Playstation VR2 for PS5 with New Controllers. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. Will it be this year? Will it be next year?

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

billion and in 2020 it has been predicted to achieve $22.9 Equipped with tracking and sensory technologies and hand controllers, the virtual reality devices made playing games highly engaging and reciprocal. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are expected to reduce the prices for their game products in the coming years.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 28, 2023

The company will transfer its patents and R&D operations to Japan Display Inc and will shut down its manufacturing, affecting makers of high-end OLED-based displays and TVs, including Asus , Eizo , LG, and Sony. Also, JOLED sold its panels to Sony and LG and marketed them under its own OLEDIO brand. Currently, INCJ controls 56.8%

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Road to VR

MARCH 3, 2021

VR publisher & developer nDreams, most recently behind Oculus exclusive Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , today announced its next VR title, Fracked. Perhaps Sony is making an effort to tide users over until its next headset? We know that a new PSVR headset is in development , but it isn’t due out until sometime after 2021.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 9, 2022

Sony shared our first look at an upcoming remake of the 2013 hit during the 2022 Summer Games Fest stream on Thursday. Both releases set up the sprawling story we explored in 2020's The Last of Us Part II. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll I see 2020 as a good year of consolidation, where VR will grow linearly before the expected explosion around 2022. In 2020 this trend will continue, and the more content will get released, the more people will start entering VR. The reasons?

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 17, 2020

Originally revealed almost a year ago during Sony Interactive Entertainment’s debut State of Paly broadcast, Camouflaj’s Iron Man VR was due to launch later next month on 28th February. Today, the studio has confirmed that will no longer happen, delaying its arrival by three months. . You’ll be hearing from us again soon!”

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ARPost

MAY 27, 2020

AWE 2020 Day 1 Talks and Panel Discussions. While 2020 may be what Inbar of the Future called the “lost year,” it has been good to the XR technology industry. A panel discussion titled “Who Will Control the Future of Entertainment?” The Future of Entertainment. brought together StoryTech Principal Lori Schwartz, Warner Bros.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sanzaru’s first VR title was Ripcoil (2016) , built as an Oculus Rift launch title back before the headset was bundled with its ‘Touch’ motion controllers. The studio began working with Facebook’s Oculus before the company even shipped its first consumer headset. Going forward, the plan is to be fully focused on VR.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fans want Half-Life: Alyx on PSVR 2 — will Valve and Sony find a way to make it happen? A rumor this week claims Sony bought the rights to have it published in 2023 but not at the headset’s launch. Both features ignite imaginations with how they could be implemented on Sony’s hardware.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

During today’s State of Play presentation, Sony revealed Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge is coming to PSVR 2 in 2023. ” The Enhanced Edition will also include “headset-based controller tracking and eye tracking ensuring that your movements and direction you look are reflected as you play.”

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Sony, Microsoft, EA, and several other major names are reportedly skipping this year’s conference as well. Facebook’s decision to cancel F8 comes on the heels of news that Oculus would be backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference over similar concerns.

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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

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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Its visual quality is impressive if compared with other similar performances; Reachy , the cute robot by Pollen Robotics that you can control by VR. Steam has just published an overview of VR in 2020, affirming that: There have been 104M SteamVR sessions; 1.7M dollars in 2020, accounting for more than 54.7% billion U.S.

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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.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sony has officially unveiled the price and release date for its PlayStation VR2 headset. Cities VR: Enhanced Edition takes advantage of the powerful PlayStation 5 console as well as PS VR2’s Sense controllers to deliver, well, an enhanced version of the game. Almost a dozen new and existing VR games coming to PS VR2.

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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. Thank you all for making me feel your warmth, you are an amazing community! Top news of the week.

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Mashable VR

MAY 23, 2022

One thing about the Xbox Series S is that it's way easier to find than any other next-gen console (even its Sony-made counterpart, the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition ). You'll be saving just under $120 if you factor in the free headset.). SEE ALSO: PlayStation 5 consoles are getting a restock at Walmart. Here's how to get one.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

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. The reason is that Sony has already announced that it will launch PSVR 2 only after the PS5 , to not confuse its buyers by selling too many things together. PSVR 2 could be revealed next month.

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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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