The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

As I said a few months ago , we are in the middle of a paradigm change: the cycle that started with the Quest is arriving at an end, and a new cycle driven by new technologies (mixed reality headsets) and new players (Apple, Google) is starting. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. A just-released report by Snap and Deloitte sees the technology moving to ubiquity by 2025 and promises unprecedented business outcomes, citing a staggering 94% conversion rate on purchases in some cases. by Tony Parisi. Here’s why.

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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 think the AR consumer market will start in 2025 , and in the beginning, AR glasses will work in coordination with smartphones.

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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. And a big company like Google could also afford to sell it at the same price as the Quest 2, hoping for a future domination of the VR ecosystem. PlayStation believes in VR.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. They can’t look nerdy like Google Glass did. Yes, they use similar tools, if not the same tool, as AR developers use: like Unity. They must “look cool.”

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