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CES 2021 Switches To All-Digital Format Due To COVID-19

VRScout

Normally held in Las Vegas, Nevada, CES attracts a considerable amount of attendees and exhibitors each year, making it one of the largest and most influential annual tech conferences in the world. “I would say that’s the furthest out that we would see in terms of consumer confidence.”

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Data Dive: VR Finishes Q1 Strong

AR Insider

In fact, signals tracked by our research arm ARtillery Intelligence , indicate VR is on an upswing after declining about 10 percent in 2020. –Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). That decline was Covid-inflected, given supply-chain impediments.

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Spatial Beats: Virtual CES Edition

AR Insider

The Consumer Everything Show as we call it, attracts more than 200,000 people from all over the world to Las Vegas each year. Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. This week, it’s all about recapping the spatial happenings at CES. For audio, the product uses built-in headphones.

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Data Dive: VR Finishes Q1 Strong

ARVR

In fact, signals tracked by our research arm ARtillery Intelligence , indicate VR is on an upswing after declining about 10 percent in 2020. Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). - That decline was Covid-inflected, given supply-chain impediments.

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5 Million PlayStation VR’s Have now Been Sold

Peter Graham

The PlayStation VR has proved to be a success for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) since its launch in 2016, so much so that the company releases sales figures from time to time. During Sony’s press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas today it was revealed that 5 million PlayStation VR’s have now been sold.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The big news of the week is that CES 2021 won’t be physically held in Las Vegas, but will have just a digital edition. We now know that it will surely run on Quest, that you won’t have lightsabers but blasters, and that it is still in track for a 2020 release. The coronavirus stops the CES but gives new power to virtual artists.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.11): CES had some interesting XR announcements, new rumors on Apple and Meta, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV.

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