The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

— VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022. PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Now let’s dig into the best news!

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ARVR

JULY 2, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Oculus headsets continue to gain market share on Steam, now claiming 60 percent of the platform’s VR connections. Pavlov Shack gained 3,000 more players after its Oculus App Lab launch. — million to expand its immersive VR work training tech.

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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. These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth. Top news of the week. What a pity!

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to him, the technology can be used for training and delivering first-hand experiences to learners. According to Gajsek, “Anyone that decided to buy from the Oculus store or use Meta’s products essentially becomes a ’subscriber‘ in Meta’s user base.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

You’re going to need them in the new normal and, hopefully, at CES back in the real world, 2022. Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. SenseGloves Nova, which are haptic feedback gloves for professional VR training, were announced at CES.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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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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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This is the last newsletter of this Summer 2022! Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). According to the market research institute, in the Red Country have been shipped 500,000 AR/VR headsets in the first half of 2022. November, 19th 2022 will be again the Virtual Reality Day! Are you excited? Because I am….

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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

AUGUST 4, 2020

The launch on Quest has gone pretty well , and the game has had good feedback from the press (apart from some graphical glitches that can be solved in future updates) and very positive reviews on the Oculus Store. And since the game has trained them for a war scenario, they are also very dangerous. Now there is the Oculus Quest.

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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. The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. The Quest will still be the king.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. I see 2020 as a good year of consolidation, where VR will grow linearly before the expected explosion around 2022. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. Top news of the week. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. Oculus Quest Application SpaceWarp can give apps a +70% boost of performances. I’ll let you travel with me….

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

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. According to Youtuber Sadly It’s Bradley, Project Cambria should come half of this year (Q2 2022) and have MiniLED screens and pancake lenses.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

In his video, it seems that the Pico Neo 3 is exactly what we would expect, that is a good clone of the Oculus Quest 2. There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay). He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

The plan for the end of 2022 is to integrate everything in an even smaller form factor so that the lightfield can fit inside standard frames. Sony and Verizon have partnered to create the next generation of VR concerts and have announced this partnership at CES. Read more about this news on Road To VR and Upload VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

It seems that so the Quest 2 Pro will be at least unveiled during the next Facebook Connect , for a potential launch in 2022. It doesn’t seem to be on par with the Oculus Quest 2, but as a first device by Nolo, it is not that bad. We should rebrand the Oculus Elite Strap Funny link. It looks like a refreshed Vive Focus Plus.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. This means that probably we’ll need to wait at least for CES 2021 or 2022 to see again something that will truly amaze us.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 19, 2021

Currently, no company is competing with the Oculus Quest 2 , which is still bulky and a somewhat expensive investment at $300, and absolutely requires a Facebook account to use. “I think we’re more than a few minutes from the future of VR,” said Sony CEO Jim Ryan, in an interview. “Will it be this year?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

The situation is not as flourishing as at the beginning of 2022, but it’s still doing ok. If we talk about XR in general (including so also AR headsets and smartglasses), we have lots of use cases like training, maintenance, remote assistance, psychology, etc… where headsets and glasses are already used every day.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

As always in January I like to play the speculation game and make my personal predictions for augmented and virtual reality for the new year (2022, in this case). This is still the situation in this first part of 2022. I think that in a good part of 2022 we will just see the VR market growing because of the huge growth of the Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. This training course cost about $3,000 and was mandatory for anyone wanting to use SteamVR. Image provided by Rob Cole). Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

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