The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Of course, existing WMR users can still use the devices if they do not upgrade to a version of Windows that does not have the software anymore. Sony’s owned Insomniac Studios has zero VR-native games planned in the roadmap for this decade. And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. Of that group, 69% were men, 31% were women. Nielsen’s ‘ U.S

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. I’m pretty sure that Sony is waiting the next few months to make some moves, there’s still the Black Friday and the Christmas Holiday that have to happen, but at the moment I do not see this device as disruptive to our ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I’m trying to keep expectations in place not because I want to be negative about VR (I’m a strong believer in the tech), but because in the past I’ve already seen that trend of setting unrealistic expectations and then writing “VR is dead” the day after when the market of course haven’t reached those results.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2021

I had the great pleasure to interview SVP of VR at Sony Pictures Jake Zim on his experience with developing, producing, and launching VR games inspired by Sony Pictures’ movies Spider-Man , Jumanji , Groundhog Day , and most recently, Zombieland. Here at Sony Pictures, we publish VR games and experiences across all platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Arcturus for work created for Mercedes- Benz USA as a MR (mixed reality) new model course that enabled learners with X-Ray vision to see components working together inside the vehicle. The Vega Digital Awards serves as a platform to celebrate and honor leading professionals in the creative fields of digital media.

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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. Check it out! Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

If you want to start playing around with these tools, of course, you need a Mac , and if you are a Windows guy like me, you are SOL (S**t Out of Luck). Unity has already sent an email to all of us to say that the distribution of the Beta will start next month (July) and will be gradual starting from a small group of developers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. Well, this is unfolding in front of your eyes… And just to be clear: of course, Facebook does its business. And thanks to the new lenses, they should feature improved clarity and FOV.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Tethered VR will stay as a niche Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) Tethered VR has been superseded by standalone VR: there are many more standalone VR users than PC VR ones. Of course not. The PC community is very strong and dedicated, while the standalone one is more casual.

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MAY 9, 2023

Even major entertainment awards ceremonies and groups are beginning to recognise the impact of immersive solutions on the landscape. VR movie apps like Plex VR and Bigscreen support consumers in bringing movies and shows developed with immersive tech into their homes.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. These may be upcoming features or possible features Oculus is experimenting with a selected group of beta testers.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

I’m a man, so of course, I don’t cry, but “a friend of mine” had his eyes become very wet while watching it. I’m of course referring to the Dead and Buried demo showcased at OC5. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. So, we can expect delays for all headsets, and Oculus warns that it may have delays as well.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I’m in the group of people that thinks at $549, it is fair.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Gaming studio Mighty Coconut has released a new virtual reality (VR) board for its Walkabout Mini Golf Course based on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which will debut on the Meta Platforms’ Quest and Rift headsets , the company announced on Thursday. Concept sketch art from the Nautilus golf course. PHOTO: Mighty Coconut/ Meta.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Speaking during a session at GDC 2018 last month, Richard Forester, Senior Team Lead at Sony’s Research & Development West group, chronicled a range of explorations in advanced livestreaming and sharing features for PSVR. Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 7, 2023

That innovation still exists, of course, although, following a slow first half of 2023 for the immersive industry, a breakout AWE 2023 and Apple Vision Pro announcement brought new life to the market. Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers when it hosted WWDC 2023. Are the XR races starting again?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change. Project Morpheus or Sony PSVR. At the end of the day, while it gives us a glimpse of what a well-made turn-based RPG in VR could look like, it fell short due to limited game mechanics, linear story and of course lack of multiplayer.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. fast assistance in case of problems). And no unique personal identification mechanism is needed to use Pico 4 Pro.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

In 1971, multiple students from different courses came together to compete in a battle of Spacewar , a space shooter game created a decade earlier. Audiences The age groups of eSports and the Metaverse also match up, with most players aged 10-35. A Brief History of eSports eSports first appeared in the early 1970s.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

In 1971, multiple students from different courses came together to compete in a battle of Spacewar , a space shooter game created a decade earlier. Audiences The age groups of eSports and the Metaverse also match up, with most players aged 10-35. A Brief History of eSports eSports first appeared in the early 1970s.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I have people play, I like to get a group together, turn up the external sound and keep the headphones off the player so we can all share the game space. And then of course there are some crazy hard shots that I hope people will just record themselves nailing for the pure glory of it.

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MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. The two designs will be licensed to a select group of commercial partners… and the x24 claims to shoot 8K with 6 degrees of freedom.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Sony arguably lost its footing as the console king when it launched the PlayStation 3 at $599 in 2005, and now here was a system that wanted considerably more cash for an experience that would still be foreign to many and a big financial risk for people to support. Surviving on Steam.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. Image from Khronos Group).

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. Best Collaboration Tool Sony Electronics Head of XR Business Development Thaisa Yamamura was “honored to present” the Auggie Award for Best Collaboration Tool. She also presented the winner with a 15.6in Sony Spatial Reality Display.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Every year since when I entered VR, someone says that “this will be the year of VR” and then of course this never happens. And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. It is cool, but pretty old now (Image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta launched Quest 3 The main piece of news of the week is of course the launch of the Meta Quest 3 at the Meta Connect. The last big feature is of course mixed reality: Zuckerberg defined the Quest 3 as the first consumer mixed reality headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay). Of course consider this with a huge grain of salt, since it is all speculation!). If you are part of an R&D group inside a University, I suggest you give it a look.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s been a while since we first busted ghosts in VR , but this time around veteran VR studio nDreams and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality are serving up an at-home co-op game for Quest and PSVR 2 that will finally let you strap on a proton pack and go head-to-floating-head with a good variety of belligerent specters.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

Stormland’s Innovative Open World and Developer Acquisition by Sony. While Facebook scooped up Beat Saber’s Beat Games, Sony acquired Stormland’s Insomniac Games in 2019. On that note, Vader Immortal —which was released in three parts over the course of 2019—hits all the right notes. Oculus Rift 2.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

These people, of course, love MacOS, and they would find it great to be able to use a VR headset for improving their creative creations. Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers. Of course he has a green-screen room, but even with just a green blanket you should be able to obtain very good results. Funny link.

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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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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Sony’s Richard Marks weighs in on where we might come to find it. Today we hear from Richard Marks, Senior Research Engineer on R&D at Sony Interactive Entertainment. Marks heads the PlayStation Magic Lab within Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Research & Development group. Dr. Richard Marks.

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