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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.07): PSVR 2 will cost $549, HoloLens are probably dead, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(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. The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. HoloKit X is a plastic augmented reality cardboard.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

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Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. How Augmented Reality Works. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.30): Vision Pro prepares to ship, PSVR 2 sales are stagnating, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Road To VR published some statistics comparing the sales of Quest and PSVR 2 on Amazon US over the holiday season, and the proportion of sold Quests to sold PSVR 2 is 30 to 1! He clearly said that: “I don’t know how to more unequivocally state that we’re continuing to focus on Reality Labs and the metaverse”.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Quest v55 performance boost) More info (Quest Pro getting better eye tracking) More info (The new taskbar capabilities of the Quest runtime) Hexa brings 3D visualization to Amazon pages Amazon has partnered with the startup Hexa to add 3D capabilities to its store pages.

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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

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Recently, Microsoft entered an extended partnership with OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, to expand the tech solution to business clients. Recently, Microsoft and Amazon cut back roughly 10,000 employees, and Meta dismissed approximately 11,000 people. Apple Teases Reality Pro Specs, Disney/Sony Partnership On Monday, Apple Inc.

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Did Microsoft Just Leak Its VR Plans?

VRGames

Microsoft has not expressed interest in joining the VR wars anytime soon but a recent patent filing might be evidence that Bill Gates’ outfit was just being coy with its future plans. Of course, as The Sun points out, none of this means that Microsoft is bringing anything definitive to the next Xbox in the way of VR gaming.