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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Players can use the novel tools to buy and sell in-game content and identify metadata, ownership, and other key details for immersive content. The news comes after the company filed a patent for blockchain technologies for the PSVR 2 to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital content.

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Report: VR in Retail and Marketing to Generate US$1.8 billion in 2022

Tech Trends VR

Retail and marketing companies have realized that virtual reality technology can be an effective tool to further assist consumers with the purchase process and provide them with the ability to visualize and personalize the products more realistically,” says Khin Sandi Lynn, Industry Analyst at ABI Research.

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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

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. A new tool can help you in recording grip poses for your hands. More info.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. VR came into mind as the ideal tool to provide both. Amazon Glow is a video projector for kids. Magic Leap 2 has been teased.