Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2021

At Oculus Connect 5 in 2018, the company’s annual XR developer conference, Zuckerberg explained that he believed that 10 million VR users was an important milestone for the company to reach in order to make a sustainable ecosystem for VR developers. Image courtesy Oculus.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus sells battery packs and prescription lenses for the Quest. Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. That said, ThinkReality has an industry focus and both industry AR and VR manufacturers are more likely to rely on specialized AR and VR accessories than consumer focused models.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It is understood that the headset aims to compete with the Apple Vision Pro, which comes with an eye-watering price tag of $3,499. Furthermore, Meta has struck several joint ventures with companies like Lenovo, Samsung, and Xiaomi for the company’s Oculus Rift S, Gear VR, and Oculus Go, respectively.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014. VRTUOLUO is the largest Chinese media platform focusing on the XR industry and provides a one-stop service for entrepreneurs. Screengrab of the VRTUOLUO website.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. The standalone VR headset, developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), was one of, if not the hottest item of the holiday season, with the Oculus companion app becoming the #1 download on the Apple App Store. Meta Quest 2. Who saw this coming except everyone?

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Way deeper. Not all of this will be announced at WWDC.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Due to Thanksgiving, this week we had almost no really relevant news for the industry. You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! Apple XR headset may have great processing power. The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player in the industry except Microsoft until now. There are however too reluctant holdouts left; Apple and Magic Leap, but it remains to be seen what either are bringing to the table. image courtesy Khronos Group.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The VR and AR markets are full of companies of various sizes with many roles in the VR industry, when you consider how many verticals there are it can get confusing. Facebook – NASDAQ: FB – Oculus VR, VR headset, VR Camera, VR content, VR platform. Sony – NYSE: SNE – VR Console, VR Games & VR Headset. Unconfirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” Lets be honest, the last few years have seen some pretty wild speculation from industry analysts whilst the excitement and hype surrounding the most recent renaissance in immersive technology has ridden high. ” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. Then, PSVR Without Parole has reported that Sony has learned from the errors of the PSVR 1, and so it has made the cable of the PSVR 2 detachable.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this one, there have been many news about VR titles, some of which are distributed by relevant companies in our industry, and others made by indies. It is an RPG set in an unforgiving world, and the trailer is pretty cool; Vertigo 2, one of the most awaited sequels of the VR industry, is set to arrive on March 30th, 2023.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It was developed by Khronos, the same non-profit industry consortium managing OpenGL. OpenXR includes all the major companies in the space such as Meta, Sony, Valve, Microsoft, HTC, NVIDIA, and AMD – but notably not Apple. OpenXR is the open standard API for VR and AR development. It officially released in 2019.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 7, 2017

Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote made that abundantly clear with their announcement of support for external Metal graphics, HTC Vive, SteamVR and Metal VR. The VR market is only starting and now that all the biggest players in the tech space are engaged including Apple we can consider it a complete market.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2022

For an industry that rarely has major news anymore, this was an awfully big week for virtual reality. Apple seems poised to gain an advantage when it comes to acquiring new startups and products in the VR space, however. Meta’s efforts aren’t taking place entirely in solitude.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT as of 2/3/20 Apple Inc. AAPL) As we previously detailed in depth, Apple has been discreetly working on a number of AR/VR products for several years now and is planning to release its own AR smart glass and AR/VR hybrid headset. One-year price performance for SNAP as of 2/3/20 Sony Corp.

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AR Insider

JULY 19, 2021

Counterpoint’s Global XR (VR & AR) Model Tracker reveals Oculus Quest 2 Cumulative Sales. The streaming giant is going head to head with Microsoft, Sony, Google and Apple. In a recent Twitter thread, Jackson Palmer says the crypto industry exploits the “worst parts” of capitalism. ‘ They estimate Facebook has sold 4.6

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

He also is aware of Apple entering the market, and said his employees that the battle between Meta and Apple is a battle between open ecosystems vs closed ecosystems. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Upload VR).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Like virtually all sectors, the art and entertainment industry has been exposed to significant pressure in recent years. The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. Here are just some of the top XR vendors majoring in this space.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Virtual reality is transforming industries and has so much to offer in terms of exposing people to new experiences they otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy. Furthermore, developments in the VR industry are improving existing technology. Thus, in the future, VR users are less likely to encounter such issues.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The most valuable companies in the world own the metal on which their software applications run: Apple and Microsoft have had their fingers in the hardware pie for years, and even Google was able to build a robust OS business with Android. This is when Facebook struck.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Coronavirus is impacting the whole XR industry. The damn coronavirus Covit19 is ruining the life of millions of Chinese people, and together with this, it is also impacting various industries, XR included. Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. Add custom environments to your Oculus Quest… if you can.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

Within VR, IDC projects the greatest growth for standalones like Oculus Quest and VIVE Focus. Specifically, Sony announced 5 million cumulative units sold in January. Oculus Quest — the fastest growing standalone — sold about 425,000 units in 2019 according to our calculations. Vantage Points.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

The Reality Labs division develops and manufactures Meta’s VR headsets, such as the Oculus Quest 2. The company faces increased competition from other VR and AR companies, such as Sony and Apple. ” This aims to support businesses and developers in all industry sectors.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

Although 2017 has come and gone, its impact on the augmented/virtual reality industry will undoubtedly be felt for decades to come. This came to the VR industry in a big way, when an intellectual property lawsuit saw Oculus on the hook for some $500M in damages in a February ruling. 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming.

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Extended Reality Industry is heating up with #Meta gearing up to launch its new XR headset Meta Cambria in October, #JIO is working on launching its Mixed Reality Jio Glass lite & Jio Glass Pro also in the month of October, SONY's PlayStation VR 2 is scheduled for early 2023 & so is the Rumored #apple Glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. New rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. As usual, take this rumor with a grain of salt. Image by Vuzix).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2017

As the Vice-Chairman of Industry of VR Alliance and President of the VR Venture Capital Alliance , Graylin has a bird’s-eye view not only on the Vive hardware itself, but also on a wide range of VR hardware that’s in development from both startups and large scale business alike. .”

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VRWorld

MARCH 21, 2017

As is often the case, Apple users have been forced to watch from the outside in recent months. Unless you’ve opted for mobile VR and some unsupported apps, the entire Apple ecosystem is excluded from VR. “A lot of people have Apple hardware, especially in the laptop space. Mac Users Can Still Enter New Realities.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

The end of 2022 marks more than a decade since the Oculus Kickstarter sparked the modern era of VR. The biggest near-term event for the VR industry in 2023 will be the launch of PSVR 2 in February. Of course the single biggest elephant in the room has been and will continue to be Apple. The Elephant in the Room.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In 2016 three major trendsetters in virtual reality – Oculus, HTC and Sony – released consumer headsets. For instance, Sony, unlike other companies in the industry, tends to use classic ways to move around games. All four aspects outlined above are related not only to the game industry but other segments, too.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg talks about the future of VR and AR at Facebook’s recent Oculus Connect conference. 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. The tech industry is gearing up for a new paradigm shift.

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