Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Immersive solutions manufacturer HTC VIVE teased its audiences on Wednesday with a photo of an upcoming headset on Twitter. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. . — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. Additional competitors in the VR market include Sony’s PSVR 2 and Meta’s acclaimed Quest 2 headsets.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2022

In short, Kuo posits that Meta is slowing down investment in VR hardware due to looming economic recession, but this will provide others opportunity to play catchup as market share shifts away from Meta to companies such as Sony, Valve, Pico, and HTC. It’s not VR, its Meta’s core business that’s taking a hit.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder and CEO of the Immerse Growth Network and Founder and President of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) , discussed with XR Today the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Europe , an industry-leading event set to take place in Madeira Island, Portugal, which will allow tech firms to showcase their efforts to reach such a milestone.

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JULY 1, 2022

This follows on from a February 2022 announcement that the company was “in negotiation” with Sony to be integrated into the new headset. In 2019, Tobii technology was integrated into the HTC Vive Pro Eye. Tobii says it expects the deal to represent “more than 10%” of its revenue in 2022.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

— VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022. PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Further references.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 The research shows that nearly 70 percent of customers who own a dedicated VR headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Sony PlayStation VR have bought games for it, and more than half of smartphone VR owners bought games for their device.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

That said, the Meta Quest 2 isn’t the only VR headset worth checking out in 2022. Similar to the Quest 2, a handful of built-in cameras power inside-out tracking, removing the need for external trackers like those needed for the HTC Vive, another PC VR headset. Meta Quest 2. ″ OLED displays.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). We are organizing the Future Business EcoLink Conference 2022 and the 7th Golden Gyro Award.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

UploadVR David Heaney Qualcomm announced that XR2+ Gen 2 will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and Sony's enterprise "spatial content creation" headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. ” Wu also noted that HTC VIVE supports OpenXR 1.1 on PC and AIO. On the other hand, Jonathan Wright, senior staff engineer at Meta , said OpenXR 1.1

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MAY 13, 2022

At Display Week 2022 JDI and Innolux presented compact 3K LCD panels for VR headsets. Japan Display Inc (JDI) is one of the world’s largest display providers, formed 10 years ago as a merger of the LCD manufacturing divisions of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. Innolux is Taiwan’s largest LCD producer.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse. HTC has released a trailer video with his vision of the metaverse.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

The end of 2022 marks more than a decade since the Oculus Kickstarter sparked the modern era of VR. While the space has undoubtedly grown tremendously since then, 2022 felt largely like a plateau year, with Meta standing unchallenged as the dominant player in the space—while progressing disjointedly in too many directions at once.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Immerse Global Summit (@ImmerseSummit) September 18, 2022. The VRARA holds a storied history of bringing together the biggest and the best XR representatives for its yearly Immersive Global Summit Series , and IGS Europe 2022 is no different.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

As I liked to say when talking about it, the real event is cool, but in the virtual one, you could finally be on a flying car… that is exactly what 30 years ago everyone was expecting from 2022. I’ve personally met and had a chat with people from Unity and Epic Games, Roblox, The Sandbox, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Rec Room.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

GDC 2022 featured many VR companies, but few announcements. Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. I guess we have to wait a bit more for all the big announcements we are waiting for this 2022. Top news of the week. Image by GDC).

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

AWE Asia 2023 will offer 56 sessions, 30% more than in 2022. Previous AWE Asia conferences have featured sessions from senior leadership at organizations such as #Intel, #Qualcomm, #Microsoft, #HTC, #Lenovo, #IEEE, #Sony, #Niantic, #Walmart, #Oppo, #Unity, #Baidu, and #PTC. AWE Asia has been hosted annually since 2015.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Probably we’ll hear new big shots fired at CES in January 2022. Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Miami continues to showcase enterprises across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) space. ” The IGS 2022 Miami took place from 5 to 7 December at Miami Beach’s iconic Fontainebleau Hotel. IGS and the Future of XR Training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Various headsets and smart glasses from firms such as Meta, HTC VIVE, and Nreal allow users of all kinds to access immersive applications to suit their needs. from 2022 to 2030. On the other hand, headsets like the Pico 4 and PSVR2 by Sony present a range of end-users with powerful immersive headsets.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel. “As

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

” As of 2022, Meta Quest 2 runs completely standalone VR at 120 FPS by enabling the option in a menu, and you can pair the headset with Touch Pro controllers which feature state-of-the-art inside out tracking. ” Iribe added, “all good news to somebody like Carmack who loves crunching out the very best of performance.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Somnium Space included various hardware considerations to power an MR headset that competes with major industry players like Meta, PICO, and HTC VIVE. HTC VIVE Announce Major Meta Quest Competitor. HTC is marketing its new product as a convertible and compact “all-in-one XR headset.”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 14, 2023

The Los Angeles-based firm boasts a team of veteran technologists from SONY, Apple, Disney, Marvel Studios, and others. Qualcomm and the Snapdragon AR2 Platform The news comes after XR Today interviewed Vogelsang on the sidelines of the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

million in 2022. A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream. It is unclear how long these challenges will last.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). Only PSVR2 will be able to exploit the true power of this console , but it seems that this new headset won’t arrive until 2022. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Header Image by Sony). Thank you all for making me feel your warmth, you are an amazing community!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. XR Today: What have been your biggest takeaways from the IGS 2022 Miami? Brian Vogelsang : My biggest takeaway has been the excitement across the industry.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Probably, an affordable Quest 2 based on XR2 may come out in 2022. The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China. HTC Vive releases Cosmos Elite, two models of Vive Pro Eye and creates some confusion. In any case, I’m very intrigued. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). — Ben Lang (@benz145) November 2, 2022. PSVR 2 launch.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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ARPost

MARCH 20, 2023

In the United States, sales in 2022 dropped by 2% , from a year earlier, to $1.1 billion in December 2022. Or it could be the excitement about new headsets coming from Sony, Apple, Pico, and HTC that is keeping potential buyers on the sidelines. billion in 2019 to $3.2 billion in 2024.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. Expected Q3/Q4 2022. Resolution. Refresh Rate.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

pic.twitter.com/KAOb79lneC — Magic Leap (@magicleap) September 30, 2022 An updated version of their first MR device , it features 1440 x 1760 resolution and weighs in at a tiny 260g. HTC HTC is about to release its offering in the form of the VIVE XR Elite with a release date of February 25 and an entry-level price of $1,099.

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