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Microsoft Reaffirms No Plans to Compete Against PSVR 2 on Xbox

Road to VR

Amid mounting pressure from Sony with the recent launch of its PSVR 2 headset for PlayStation 5, Microsoft again affirmed that it’s still waiting for the technology to mature before offering any sort of dedicated VR software or hardware for Xbox. “I think for us, it’s just a bit of wait until there’s an audience there. .”

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Microsoft to Acquire Bethesda’s Parent Company ZeniMax for $7.5B

Road to VR

Microsoft today announced that it’s entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of game studio Bethesda Softworks. SEE ALSO Pressure Mounts for Xbox's Missing VR Strategy as PSVR Revenue Exceeds $2 Billion. — John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) September 21, 2020.

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Sony Confirms E3 2020 Won’t Feature PlayStation

Peter Graham

However, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) was noticeably absent last year, leaving not only a big gap news wise but physically as well. Now it looks like that trend is set to continue with the company confirming it won’t be attending E3 2020. This also leaves the event open for Microsoft to dominate with the Xbox Series X.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!

The Ghost Howls

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 Top 5 Cloud Computing Trends In 2023

Bernard Marr

Multi-cloud is an increasingly popular strategy. This is a strategy known as taking a multi-cloud approach, and it offers a number of advantages, including improved flexibility and security. And it helps to create redundancy that reduces the chance of system errors or downtime from causing a critical failure of business operations.

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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play “key role” in Metaverse Development

Road to VR

Microsoft announced it’s planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the studio will play a key role in the development of its future metaverse platforms. What is concrete however is company’s VR strategy, or lack thereof.

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Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios

TechCrunch VR

In 2020, Honor of Kings alone generated close to $2.5 The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox. Sony’s Playstation 5 just hit the shelves in China in late April. Oasis is played via a virtual reality headset.