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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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Your VR Guide To Black Friday Deals

VRScout

Bundle for North America markets only). Microsoft ‘Mixed Reality’ Headset Discounts. Microsoft’s Windows “Mixed Reality” headsets are now on sale for up to $100, bringing the cheapest among them to just $300. Samsung HMD Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $500 $449. Samsung Gear VR Price Cut.

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Report: Global VR Gaming Market to Jump 84% in 4 Years

VRScout

” 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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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

VR Playhouse

In 1997, the first DVD player was released in America. And to explain at least a small portion of this sudden success, I’m going to look at another piece of technology at the time, Sony’s Playstation 2. By 2002, the PS2 made up a total of 32% of all DVD players in America. It was exciting, right? Apparently so.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.13): Horizon Worlds is now in open beta, Among Us VR is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. Samsung Odyssey+).

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2022

The Ghost Howls

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. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). At the moment, the adoption of VR is very different in different parts of the world.