Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. million units sold in its first three months.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Sony today announced that a new PlayStation VR model is in the works focusing on some issues surrounding ease of use. CUH-ZVR1, image courtesy Sony. Sony says they’ll be sharing details on the launch timing in North America at a later date, and that pricing of the PSVR bundles will remain the same.

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2017

” The report predicts America will be the major source of revenue for the VR gaming market, citing increased awareness and growth brought on by companies such as Google, Samsung and Sony.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The PlayStation Awards took place in Tokyo last night, Sony’s annual award show that rewards PlayStation format titles based on sales in Asia. Whatever the case may be, here’s the top three titles Sony says played a crucial role in selling PlayStation VR headsets this past year in Asia: No Heroes Allowed!

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse. Reggie Fils-Aimé retired from his role at Nintendo of America in 2019 after a 16-year stint with the company. ” It doesn't end there.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. More info (HTC is going to launch a new hardware) More info (Second tweet from HTC) More info (Third tweet from HTC). Chinese VR manufacturer Pico has just got a big round of financing of 242M yuan (circa 37 million dollars) to continue developing its hardware and software platforms.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Sony Interactive Entertainment has released the impressive-but-flawed VR add-on system for its PlayStation 4 console in its home country, but the publisher is not pushing hard with in-person demonstrations. So far, Sony hasn’t managed to set up actual VR demos in Japanese stores,” gaming-industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto wrote in a tweet.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Mirage AR’s new Marvel title is said to let you jump into the boots of six super heroes—Doctor Strange, Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Star-Lord—and battle against super villains in an original story. Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Nova 2S, Xiaomi MIX2, Sony Xperia XZ1.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There are already some OEMs collaborating with Qualcomm on this chip, and we can expect to see the first hardware implementing it in the second half of 2023. Talking about hardware, a great partner of Qualcomm is Niantic , which make two great announcements at the Snapdragon Summit. As usual, take this rumor with a grain of salt.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2022

Sony reveals top-5 most played PSVR games ever. Bank of America rolls out global VR employee training program at 4,300 locations. This process is happening naturally as the hardware base grows. As Mark Zuckerberg often says , content drives hardware sales, which in turn incentivizes more content….and and around we go.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. In many ways it’s still doing a whole lot better than America and Europe. million). It’s growing. Just not in the headset market.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

It also shows that at the moment the idea of subsidizing the cost of the hardware with the software sold in the store is not working, so probably the Quest ecosystem is less healthy than we initially thought. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). Sony has confirmed once more than PlayStation 5 will work with the same hardware of the PSVR. News worth a mention.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Bundle for North America markets only). Sony announced a $100 discount on all PlayStation VR bundles as well as the PlayStation 4 1TB consoles. The Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal will be available online and in all retail locations where Vive is sold. To find a location to purchase Vive near you, click here or head to vive.com.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2016

That’s not what we have in America.” The above concerns however do seem to ignore the advent of Sony’s PlayStation VR, due to arrive on the market in October this year from $399, albeit with the requirement for additional hardware, not least of which the PS4 console itself.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

This Thursday, October 13th, Sony is launching the PlayStation VR worldwide. With this hardware launch, virtual reality will be making a larger push into people’s homes through the familiar path of their game consoles. John Koller, VP of Marketing at Sony PlayStation // Image Source. PlayStation VR is no different.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 14, 2023

Adreno 740 also brings other exciting features, such as support for hardware ray tracing and Vulkan 1.3 The primary shooter is a 50-megapixel camera that leverages Sony's IMX766 sensor with an f/1.9 Meanwhile, the phone is slated to make its way to North America and other markets a bit later, with a looser-defined Q2 launch date.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. This time around, the location is Shenzhen, China – also known as the hardware design capital of the world. As always, the game revolves around the minimum hardware specifications. In meantime.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware. So basically Samsung is bringing to XR what already happens on phones: Samsung makes the hardware, Qualcomm the chipset, and Google the operating system. But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true. headsets in the next year.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. Sony’s London Studio first released Blood and Truth’ s spiritual predecessor with the first PSVR demo disk; London Heist. Ace Combat 7. Platform : PSVR (2018). To Be Announced. 3 Games from Valve.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2022

split across North America and Europe. On top of that, most PSVR hardware bundles have been difficult to find in shops or online, so it stands to reason that a small number of newcomers trailing in throughout the year have driven content sales. PSVR Top Downloads – 2021. Not a single title in either section was released in 2021.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

By 1991, games such as Super Mario and StreetFighter 2, The World Warrior had blown up in North America. Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite raised $2 billion from Sony Group Corp and the family-owned holding company behind the Lego Group, to help advance a Metaverse partnership with the Lego Group.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

By 1991, games such as Super Mario and StreetFighter 2, The World Warrior had blown up in North America. Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite raised $2 billion from Sony Group Corp and the family-owned holding company behind the Lego Group, to help advance a Metaverse partnership with the Lego Group.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Lets split the international LBE VR sector into three core areas (North America, Europe/UAE, and Asia). To be frank I look forward to seeing how the Quest 2 deals in a Standalone market that will have competition next year from the new Sony PSVR2, along with Pico, Panasonic, and Samsung Standalone systems without walled gardens.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Main Markets Domestic Market , North America. These are a common “Sony type” called BXP-01 used in many digital cameras. Regarding grip, the controllers have finger tracking hardware already built in. Trade & Market.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Image courtesy Sony, MWM Immersive, Tequila Works. Arizona Sunshine is a narrative-driven, zombie shooter set in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America. As the player, you use VR hardware in the game to remote-control the Espire 1 drone from the safety of a Control Theatre. Here, you interact with real actors on-stage live.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. So they have a platform on their own app and Sony PlayStation’s, as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company. So yeah like you said, Littlstar’s the content distribution platform.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. So they have a platform on their own app and Sony PlayStation’s, as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company. So yeah like you said, Littlstar’s the content distribution platform.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. So they have a platform on their own app and Sony PlayStation’s, as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company. So yeah like you said, Littlstar’s the content distribution platform.

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MAY 3, 2017

There are plenty of brand new hardware innovations that we could be getting peeks at during the show too. What we’re asking: Vive has consistently shown a greater interest in announcing new hardware components for its VR platform than talking about new games or experiences. PlayStation VR (Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The North-America-only limitation is quite a bummer for us Europeans, but honestly, as a developer, I understand the will of making an incremental deployment to be sure that everything works before expanding the product to many countries. Image by Sony). Sony shows prototype headset with dual 4K display. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. In the USA, it is almost mainstream; in Europe, it is something for people that have some knowledge of gaming or technology; in South America, is very difficult to get a headset.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China-India & the other Asian Nations have some really interesting #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality #startups Innovating across Hardware, Software & Content. BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). 14- Kai Liang. 26- Cher Wang.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Snapchat finally announced their hardware play and changed the company name to Snap, Inc. Luckey has since posted on Facebook, saying he only gave $10K to Nimble America because it has “fresh ideas” for communicating with young voters and that he is actually planning on voting for Gary Johnson. …and more. SEE (AND SMELL?)

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