VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2019

From steep discounts on Oculus PC hardware, to slashed prices on PSVR bundles, here’s your guide to today’s best VR deals: Image Credit: HTC. In terms of hardware discounts, HTC definitely takes the cake thanks to several impressive deals on its lineup of Vive headsets and numerous must-have accessories. lighthouses. PLAYSTATION VR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated new hardware features , whilst bringing quality-of-life improvements to headset connection and tracking. If you want to read his previous post, you can find it here.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Sales on VR hardware have been few and far between ever since we entered the consumer-age of modern virtual reality. With over one million sold so far already, Sony isn’t exactly eager to cut profits. Not to mention games like Farpoint , ROM: Extraction, and others that all use the PSVR Aim Controller.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The headset didn’t come with many surprises and these have been the specifications : Resolution (per-eye) : 2064 x 2208 Display Type : LCD Refresh Rate: 120Hz Lens type: Pancake Processor : Snapdragon XR2 Gen2 RAM : 8GB Battery Life : 2–3 hours Field of View : 110° horizontal, 96° vertical IPD Adjust : hardware-based.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.

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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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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Looking for this week's VR games and hardware news? There's been interesting developments across VR hardware recently. Quest 3 and Pro can now use hand-tracking and controllers simultaneously , Meta's looking at neural wristbands , while Sony confirmed PC support is coming for PSVR 2. Here's our latest roundup.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

PSVR RISE TO GLORY & SUPERHOT VR BUNDLE ($249.99) : Normally $349.99, the “Rise To Glory and SUPERHOT VR” bundle includes the HMD, Playstation Camera, and two Move controllers, along with a copy of boxing simulator Creed: Rise to Glory , as well as the uber popular time manipulation title, SUPERHOT VR. VIVE PRO DISCOUNTS!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The act of console gaming has always been evolving: controllers got more buttons, then they went from digital to analog control. The biggest change in recent years was the adoption of motion control: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Move, and then Microsoft Kinect. It makes you feel like you are actually there.

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MAY 22, 2023

The report published this weekend is a rundown of the key Apple executives behind the hardware, software, content and marketing of the headset expected to be branded Apple Reality Pro. Even on Meta's Quest platform today, a number of games support controller-free hand tracking.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

He has looked at over 5,000 companies in the space and has invested in 35, including the makers of hit VR games like Beat Saber , Rec Room , and Job Simulator. People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 10, 2023

It’s the 50th SIGGRAPH, so a disproportionate amount of the event was dedicated to retrospectives and such like, though the expo hall was full of the latest VFX, virtual production, and motion capture hardware and software. String theory When it comes to the sensation of holding things, current VR controllers also fall short.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This time we don’t have more info about the hardware, but about the software. And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT. More info (The Last Clockwinder) More info (First Person Tennis) More info (Flight Simulator) More info (Drunk or Dead 2). Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. GREEN: Firmware (“embedded” programs in hardware).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Eye tracking technology detects where a user is looking and simulates that in a virtual space, which developers can leverage for UI, avatar interactions, or gameplay loops.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

Its visual quality is impressive if compared with other similar performances; Reachy , the cute robot by Pollen Robotics that you can control by VR. Samsung original controller design gets leaked. In any case, while we had no further info about it, a new patent shows how its controllers should have been.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. The device does not use controllers at all, instead, Apple believes that with the XR revolution comes increased usability and accessibility via hand/eye-based inputs.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Software always pushes hardware – people won’t invest in a platform where there’s nothing to play. As Sony’s major launch game, Call of the Mountain faces a difficult balancing act in delivering an exciting VR adventure that also stays true to Horizon.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Image by Sony). News worth a mention. It is very cool.

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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. Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). This is not going to turn out well. We have to wait 5 to 10 years for some magic to happen.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Corless takes the opportunity to highlight their third-party publishing efforts with Little Cites and the recently revealed PowerWash Simulator VR , advising me there's another currently unannounced game to come. "We We had an opportunity with Sony to do something kind of exclusive to the headset that really pushed it."

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Sony and Nintendo were all set to release a collaborative game system known as the SNES-CD back in the 90s as an add-on device for the Super Nintendo. Timeline of PlayStation hardware since 1995. It’s been a long time coming and now Sony is finally putting all of its wacky peripherals to use in one immersive experience.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” In addition to the hardware, Vive is also reportedly working on “exclusive VR content experiences” for these IMAX VR centers, and is establishing “an approach to incorporate future HTC Vive technology into IMAX VR centers.”

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. The hardware required for each booth is really a lot and makes the system interesting only for a very small niche market.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

2023 was a packed year for VR, with a bunch of new hardware releases and a plethora of exciting new VR games across several platforms. This year, our Best of VR Awards will highlight our picks for the best hardware and software of the calendar year across multiple categories, with one winner and a few honorable mentions for each.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Walmart has partnered with STRIVR Labs, known for sports training simulations and formed out of Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. The lone console representative thus far in the industry, Sony, is the runner-up in this hardware sales race with almost 430K units (the PSVR requires a PS4 or PS4+ to power).

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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. The game is said to support both DualShock and PS Aim, although the developers haven’t made mention of PS Move controllers yet. Vacation Simulator. Ace Combat 7. Platform : PSVR (2018). Blood And Truth.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

(Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

As a standalone VR headset built on smartphone hardware, Quest can’t compete in the graphics department against high-end PC VR headsets, but there’s no question that it’s the class leader in ease-of-use (a place where tethered headsets are still struggling). Image courtesy Insomniac Games.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Snapchat finally announced their hardware play and changed the company name to Snap, Inc. A PRETTY PENNY FOR THE OCULUS HAND CONTROLLERS. The price of Oculus Touch, the hand controllers for the Rift, has been revealed via a GAME store display in the UK – and the intuitive data input devices will cost you about $200 in the U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Cosmonius High was one of the most awaited games of the year because it is developed by Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind big hits like Job Simulator. The studio is offering a 10% discount on pre-orders Survival simulator Green Hell VR is releasing on Quest 2 on April 7th. Funny link.

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MARCH 26, 2023

Looking to find the best PlayStation VR2 games available on Sony’s new headset? That’s boosted further by eye tracking for tracking and aiming at enemies, alongside haptic feedback support from the headset and controllers. Here’s out full list of the top 25 best PSVR 2 games for PS5.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

While companies like Walmart are preparing for the busiest shopping day of the year with Black Friday VR training simulators , i’m sure all you really care about is how to save some major dough this holiday weekend. Sony announced a $100 discount on all PlayStation VR bundles as well as the PlayStation 4 1TB consoles. Shop on Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters. It so seems that Sony told him about PSVR 2, but now, after Jim Ryan told him that probably PSVR won’t come to light in 2021, these plans have probably changed. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

Reading the description, it is possible to see that the VR integration is a bit weird : there’s probably no integration for VR controllers (really??) Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. News worth a mention.

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