Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sony is reportedly lowering near term sales figures for its upcoming PSVR 2 headset, allegedly halving initial sales projections based on lackluster preorders. Citing people familiar with deliberations, Sony reportedly told a supply partner to expect reduced display panel orders, allegedly stating that it only expects to sell 1.5

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced today that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees, or around eight percent of the company, which will affect a number of its first-party game studios. This includes the closure of Sony’s London Studio, which created VR action-adventure game Blood & Truth (2019).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.” I’m honestly finding this report a bit too pessimistic.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sony is working on PC support for PSVR 2, it announced today. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates." Alternatively, Sony could be planning to stream from your PC to your PS5 over your home network, similar to how Steam Link and Virtual Desktop work.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Meta wasn’t the only company churning out VR news this week with the unveiling of its long-awaited Quest 3 mixed reality headset , as Sony tossed out a slew of PSVR 2 game announcements and updates for its surprise ‘VR Day’ on Thursday. Coming to PSVR 2 in 2024. Buy it on PSVR 2 for $30.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2024

Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when , all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. It might be.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2022

Sony just made a few changes to its upcoming release schedule, including the placement of two new horror movies next year. However, it also moved an “Untitled Sony/Marvel Universe ” movie from release in late 2023 into summer 2024, and that has us wondering. is that when Tom Holland might be back as Spider-Man ? Read more.

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XROM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Sony Corporation announced development of an immersive spatial content creation system, which includes an XR head-mounted display equipped with high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays*2 and video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimized for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and precise pointing.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

VR|MR 2024 is well underway, bringing together the best and brightest in the emerging XR technology landscape to network and discuss the future of XR – as it undergoes a pivotal Q1 period this year. VR|MR 2024 There are many vendors at SPIE.AR|VR|MR VR|MR 2024 that provide insights into their latest XR products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 wrapped up last week. At CES 2024, this symbiotic relationship was on the show with new digital solutions that may alter the future of work and life. CES 2024’s list of awarded firms covers an incredibly vast range of technologies.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sony is closing PlayStation London, the studio behind Blood & Truth, and laying off staff in the studios behind Horizon Call Of The Mountain. Before this week, there had been over 6400 estimated job losses in 2024. One Year In, Has PlayStation VR2 Failed, Or Is Sony Just Getting Started? But was it a success?

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Charlie Fink

JANUARY 14, 2024

Xreal, Sony, RayNeo, Zapbox, NRMYW, Solos, Nimio, Tilt5, Pimax, Emdor, Vuzix, RealWear, and Everysight.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ISE 2024 is wrapping up, and visitors are heading home. At ISE 2024, visitors to its exhibition hall could visit Igloo Vision’s booth and see its solution that augments work by immersing employees in a space that surrounds them with XR visualisations. All together, creating a multi-use product.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2024

Sony has a pretty interesting take on how to serve up ‘pro’ style controllers in its recently revealed enterprise-focused standalone , which could point the way forward for Vision Pro. The post Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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APRIL 15, 2024

We're back once again with the latest PlayStation Store charts , where Sony confirmed March 2024's top downloads across Europe and North America on each of its active platforms. PlayStation VR2 - March 2024 Download Charts Despite a joint top showing in the February 2024 charts, ForeVR Bowl completely disappeared in March.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 26, 2024

Sony Dualsense controller: $69.95 If you want to play games on the Vision Pro with a more familiar controller, you can connect a PlayStation controller from Sony to your Vision Pro. The AirPods Pro 2 buds can stream lossless audio via Bluetooth for an exceptional audio experience. This links to the device using the PS Remote app.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

This week, Sony officially entered a partnership with GeniusXR and The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation and Sony exemplifies our commitment to pushing the boundaries of Virtual and Augmented Reality. This partnership with the Alan B. John Wensveen , Ph.D,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

2024 is on, and the XR industry never sleeps. This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 8, 2024

However, this did allow companies throughout the ecosystem to further hone their experiences with mixed reality, artificial intelligence, and display technologies to prepare for a better 2024. Is Meta on the Uptick? Reality Labs, Meta’s XR research division, has reported a quarterly profit for the first time, earning £1 billion.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2023

Apple’s China-based contract manufacturer Luxshare, allegedly the sole assembler of the device, is now preparing to make fewer than 400,000 units of Vision Pro in 2024, according to the report, which cites “multiple people with direct knowledge of the manufacturing process,” including sources close to Apple and Luxshare.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Japan's Sony and Honda have signed a deal to jointly develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), the two companies announced on Friday. Although Sony and Honda are companies that share many historical and cultural similarities, our areas of technological expertise are very different. Tesla is getting another competitor.

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TechCrunch VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But Sony has been an enduring presence in VR for years now, throughout the industry’s various ups and downs (mostly downs, if we’re being honest here). The Japanese […] © 2024 TechCrunch. These days, it seems all anyone wants to talk about is Apple Vision Pro versus Meta Quest. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MARCH 12, 2024

In the latest PlayStation Store charts , Sony confirmed February 2024's top downloads on PS4, PS5, PSVR and PSVR 2. For more details, here's the full charts: PSVR 2 - February 2024 Download Charts As for March, there are a few PSVR 2 games launching this month. Here are our monthly highlights coming to Quest, Steam and PSVR 2.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. Options like the AR All-in-one glasses provide access to 6DoF tracking, RGB cameras and proximity sensors, and an open acoustic design for audio.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and nDreams showed off more of the post-launch roadmap for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023) , the ghostbusting co-op adventure that landed on Quest and PSVR 2 in October.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s 2024, a new year when VR can be dead I renew my best wishes for you, hoping that 2024 will bring you and the people you love everything that you have always wished for. More info One piece of news about content Timeless Heart VR is a narrative-focused game with a Japanese anime style, expected to launch in 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

Before we start, in case you missed my post with my predictions for XR in 2024, you can still read it at this link !) More info (Wedding with the Vision Pro) Sony announces many layoffs Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

During the Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase , Gamedust confirmed that Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station would reach Sony's headset in 2024. Yupitergrad 2: The Lost Station reaches PSVR 2 in 2024. Specifics about any PSVR 2 upgrades remain unknown, though it's not the only recent news we've seen for Yupitergrad 2.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

First Contact Entertainment is shutting down just four months after launching a multiplayer VR shooter game exclusively for Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset. Firewall Ultra followed 2018's Firewall: Zero Hour from First Contact, both made exclusively for Sony's PlayStation-based VR headsets.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Airing on January 31, Sony confirms the latest State of Play presentation will last for over 40 minutes. Presently, Sony has no confirmed upcoming first-party PSVR 2 titles. And we’ll give you a new look at other titles coming to PS5 and PS VR2 in 2024 and beyond.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To a request for further explanations by Upload, Microsoft answered that the future release of Windows that will remove the software will happen in late 2024. Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. And that “ As of Nov.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I said that the winner of the 2016 match has been HTC, but actually, the real winner of the tethered headset market at that time has been Sony , with the PSVR headset exploiting the existing Playstation 4 userbase to sell more devices than the others. What will happen?

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

By 2024, we could be looking at a roughly $300 billion industry. The device garnered praise for its innovative design along with stark criticism for its low durability. Samsung Galaxy Fold / Image Credit: Samsung. Recent market data indicates that the VR/AR market is set to skyrocket over the next several years.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

(Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. According to a new rumor, Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back from 2024 to 2025–26. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Sony announced its first PlayStation Store charts for 2024, revealing January's top downloads on PS4, PS5, PSVR and PSVR 2. Beat Saber reclaimed no.1 1 in January's PSVR 2 download charts. 1 across Europe and North America.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

China-based XR company Xreal (previously Nreal) announced its newest pair of glasses at CES 2024, marking the company’s return to augmented reality right as Apple is prepping its $3,500 Vision Pro for its upcoming launch. ” Here’s a look at the specs: Size Length: 148.5 mm, Width: 48 mm, Height: 161.5

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