The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In this article, I’m going to tell you all the thoughts I had. The new “Autumn” of VR If you’ve read some of my articles this year, you know I’m defining this moment as an “Autumn” for virtual reality. Bu t the outcome for these headsets is a bit different than expected. Let me tell you why.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

First of all, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki has said that he thinks that PSVR 2 may sell more than the 5–6 million units that the original PSVR sold. This shows that Sony is pretty bullish about its device, and it is confident that it will be appreciated by a good share of its base market.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Whereas Sony's racer supports dedicated steering wheels to compensate, it's unclear whether Frontline 59 will support PS5 HOTAS controllers. Speed is essential and I appreciate the strategy this introduces into fights. Like driving in Gran Turismo 7 , there's no greater interactivity inside the vehicle.

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Upload VR

MAY 25, 2024

As for UploadVR, we recently announced a revised approach to our reviews strategy that includes more reviews-in-progress. Showcasing Quest 3 gameplay against PSVR 2, the team advised the PC VR version features similar visuals to Sony's headset. We believe this will better account for post-launch updates with VR and MR titles.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) was noticeably absent last year, leaving not only a big gap news wise but physically as well. “We will build upon our global events strategy in 2020 by participating in hundreds of consumer events across the globe.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

(Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). I don’t know how many of them will prove to be true, but for sure they all can be something that can inspire you to define your XR strategy for this year. Of course not.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. The second is that “mistaken model of the strategic motivations”, which seems to aim at the fact that Meta has a clear strategy that is not (only) about data mining this time.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The strategy of the company is the one of having an affordable headset like the Quest 2 that can appeal to the masses, and then release a headset with enhanced features (like eye tracking, face tracking, etc…) for prosumers that want to pay for better performances. The second important thing is that Facebook is working on a Quest Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

In his report, he states that Taiwanese lens manufacturer, Yujingguang is working on next-generation lenses, and these could be installed in the upcoming next-gen PSVR and next-gen Quest (Quest 3 or Quest 2 Pro, depending on Facebook’s strategy). I’ve found the news inside an article that was talking about fitness in augmented reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Sony – NYSE: SNE – VR Console, VR Games & VR Headset. Disclaimer: This article is not a recommendation or solicitation for you to buy any of the stocks mentioned above and is purely for informational and research purposes. Starbreeze Games – NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: STAR – VR headset & VR games.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

This week, a rumor spread among XR communities: next-gen PSVR will be announced at a press conference to be held by Sony on February, 5th. The reason is that Sony has already announced that it will launch PSVR 2 only after the PS5 , to not confuse its buyers by selling too many things together. PSVR 2 could be revealed next month.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week in my e-mail, and that was very well done. I suggest everyone consider the possibility of harder times coming when defining the strategy of his own company.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Multi-cloud is an increasingly popular strategy. This is a strategy known as taking a multi-cloud approach, and it offers a number of advantages, including improved flexibility and security. And it helps to create redundancy that reduces the chance of system errors or downtime from causing a critical failure of business operations.

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VR Bites

MAY 15, 2016

I’m rethinking my strategy a little bit. So my plan was to start this website with small articles, guides and mostly YouTube-videos. I didn’t want to focus on long stories, but I could do small bites about them and then forward my article if the reader wanted more information. So I have to think of a new strategy.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Through comprehensive media services (mainly including media coverage, expert consultation, data research, and event and public relation management), it helps entrepreneurs with idea incubation, financing, strategy consultation, and publicity. and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). It is now official: Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed on Instagram that the PlayStation VR 2 headset is going to launch in “early 2023”. If this is confirmed, it means that in 2 weeks, there will be people that will actually try the new headset by Sony. Top news of the week.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

When a PlayStation VR version arrived at the end of 2018 the title sat at the top of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) download charts for many months – and still continues to do so. This also may be a response to Insomniac Games joining Sony Worldwide Studios. Beat Saber on Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!). More info (Report by Bloomberg) More info (UploadVR’s article on the news). I am very excited by this news, but at the same time, I’m very confused. Other relevant news. Image by Magic Leap).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Key to HTC and Valve’s strategy was handing out Pre kits for free: I still remember the cheers when Valve told everyone at the Vision Summit a few months later that they would be getting a free Vive, and I still see people using the Pre today. Surviving on Steam.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. The report keeps saying that this confusion is not beneficial for Microsoft’s XR division: some employees are leaving, taking their expertise to other companies like Meta (that instead has a clear strategy). Two articles on the M-word.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) PlayStation VR 2 has been launched This has been the week of PSVR2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has started shipping the headset , and many people in the community started sharing pictures of them using this new device. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 25, 2016

What started as an April Fools joke on Google Maps turned into a massive business opportunity, addressed well in a Forbes article by Ryan Mac. A lot of that space, however, goes toward providing intense graphics that are nearly as good as on recent Final Fantasy games designed for the Sony PlayStation. to remove ads. Defense Zone 2 HD.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta may be working on a very cheap Quest and very expensive Quest Pro 2 Thanks to Twitter user Lunayian , I got to read an article written by a Korean magazine with some very interesting rumors about Meta. If this strategy is confirmed, by 2025 Meta would have a cheap $200 device (Quest 3 Lite?),

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

More info (Vive Cosmos Elite launch) More info (New offerings of Vive Pro Eye) More info (Ben Lang’s editorial on HTC’s strategy) More info (Vive Sync launch). In the same article, it is also reported the news that Snap has acquired part of the assets and hired some of the people from Daqri. 20 AR trends to follow in 2020.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

This may be Apple’s strategy to make people wear something on their head while they wait for a more complex headset. More info (Article on the new High Fidelity) More info (High Fidelity website). It will come on July, 3rd, but while we wait for it, Sony has released a free demo of the game , that many players are already loving.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

The headset will be much better than Quest, but its problem will be that it won’t be able to have the same great library of content of the Quest , so probably this will become an enterprise headset as well; Sony will tease PSVR 2. Sony has already clarified that it won’t sell the PSVR 2 together with the launch of the PS5.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has had a virtual summit with developers about its plans for the PSVR 2 because it is looking for content for its upcoming headset. Top news of the week. This could give new fresh content to the PCVR ecosystem. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I think Meta hopes to reinvigorate the sales with the new headset… let’s see if this strategy is going to pay off. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset. It’s my first time in such an important magazine and I’m incredibly happy about it!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

More info (Lumus Maximus glasses) More info (In-depth article on Lumus Maximus by Karl Guttag). I already expressed this doubt in a previous article of mine , and I repeat that IMHO the only hope for PCVR is PSVR 2, which may bring back the attention to VR titles with stunning visuals. Discover some cool reviews! But is it effective?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Let me quote the most interesting part of the article: Zuckerberg told me during that interview that Meta was looking to establish two lines of VR devices. “We More info (Leaked Quest Pro video) More info (Meta’s new dual strategy). Sony prepares to have 2M PSVR 2 devices at launch. Some news about the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

And sorry if it took more days than expected to assemble this article… A good year for XR at CES Before listing all the most important pieces of news, let me tell you how XR presence was overall at CES. At CES, it continued with this strategy, and it announced a few new games coming for the headset.

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Upload VR

APRIL 28, 2024

Between getting sued by Sony, going to court for some nasty marijuana possession charges, and just general, anti authoritarian personality traits, George doesn’t have a very good image of cops. He wasn’t attending class, and would instead send me emails planning our strategy or the next session with his lawyers.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

In this article, we’ll give you a brief history of eSports, explain the challenges facing the growth of the industry and look at some predictions for the future, including esports in the Metaverse. The links are there, but how would collaboration work in practice? The investment takes Epic Games’ valuation to around $32 billion.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

In this article, we’ll give you a brief history of eSports, explain the challenges facing the growth of the industry and look at some predictions for the future, including esports in the Metaverse. The links are there, but how would collaboration work in practice? The investment takes Epic Games’ valuation to around $32 billion.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This acquisition signs a new course for Facebook strategy in XR: after having just partnered with external studios for the development of its top-notch exclusive titles (e.g. It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

I was reading Mark Gurman’s latest rumors about the upcoming Apple headset, and I found his article very intriguing. The main purpose for which people buy a Quest is games, and in fact, the majority of articles in VR magazines are about games. Let me explain to you why. I guess in September we will see.

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