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JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Sony’s Magic Lab are set to demonstrate a new procedural animation system which it says allows VR characters found in VR to “imbue a sense of shared space with the player” with realistic eye, head and body movements. SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR's Killer App with Sony's Head of PlayStation Magic Lab, Richard Marks.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” Best Location-Based Entertainment. The experience is amazing,” said Demos. “I

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MARCH 11, 2020

The title is gearing up to be one of the biggest for the PlayStation 4 headset in 2020 and now it looks like there could be a playable demo on its way. The demo could be similar to the one featured at several events last year.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix. Created in partnership with indie developer studio Impulse Gear, Sony gave a sneak peek of their PS VR Aim controller. And it will cost $399.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Developed by Well Told Entertainment, The Foglands is described as an "anti-Western atmospheric roguelite." It's one of six PSVR 2 games Sony highlighted yesterday, joining Among Us VR , Journey to Foundation , Tiger Blade , an upcoming Tin Hearts demo and the newly announced Heroes of Forever.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. It’s been an interesting demo. And a demo is already live. Top news of the week. But features tell only a part of the story.

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APRIL 13, 2023

First Contact Entertainment gave me something new to experience in consumer VR with a recent hands-on demo of Firewall Ultra. The Firewall Ultra demo showcased a more detailed vision of fast-paced tactical team battles compared with its 2018 predecessor, Firewall Zero Hour.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Here are our full demo impressions from EGX 2023. The full release includes 40+ levels, and the EGX demo showcased a handful. It's straightforward and entertaining, yet these initial stages are almost deceptive as they build up to more complex puzzles. My biggest concern right now is the visuals.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Sony is about to bring the third weapon to the high-end VR fight, and it could have a major impact on the market. The combination of content, pricing, and simplicity may mean that Sony could take a dominant position in the market over competition like HTC and Oculus. What It Means For Sony. VR for Everyone.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

When it comes to big videogame announcements the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles every June tends to be the highlight of every year. However, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) was noticeably absent last year, leaving not only a big gap news wise but physically as well.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are stepping up promotion for the upcoming superhero film with a few Justice League VR experiences of their own. The first taste of the VR experience is already available for Google Cardboard as part of a promotional demo in partnership with Gillette. No word yet on official pricing.

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JULY 17, 2019

Sony London Studio released its action blockbuster Blood & Truth a couple of months ago for PlayStation VR, to near-universal acclaim. If you happen to own the headset and have yet to buy the virtual reality (VR) title then you’re in luck, tomorrow a free demo will be arriving.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

PlayStation VR2 is finally here, but with no backwards compatibility for Sony’s older headset, we’re looking at PSVR games that need PSVR 2 ports. There are many PSVR titles we’d love to see leap onto PlayStation VR2 , like Superhot VR and those published by Sony. It’s an absolute joy that remains the no.1

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JANUARY 27, 2017

One of the leading theater groups in the United States, Regal Entertainment Group, is giving Los Angeles movie-goers a new kind of scare before they even take their seat. We are excited to partner with Sony and Fisherman Labs on this amazing VR experience at LA Live: A BARCO Innovation Center.”.

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MARCH 2, 2023

The enterprise will discuss its collaborative work with generative AI for the gaming industry along with panel discussions, talks, and demos. Head stated that as a visual artist, he wanted to “surprise and delight the viewer” by recreating or reimagining major scenes from entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos. It will be very interesting to discover how the headset actually is, outside of scripted demos. This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home!

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JUNE 29, 2017

Two former members of Sony Interactive Entertainment reunited this week, as ex-PlayStation executive Phil Harrison invested in Dream Reality Interactive, founded by Dr. Dave Ranyard. ” The former Sony exec has a long history in the games industry, having previously worked with Microsoft and companies like Atari too.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

New Technology Walkers (NTW) has released on SideQuest a free demo of HitMotion: Reloaded, a fitness XR game that was already one of the launch titles of the Vive Focus Plus. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). MEGA-GIGA NEWS OF THE WEEK. Image by New Technology Walkers). Hitmotion: Reloaded has been released on SideQuest.

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DECEMBER 3, 2016

That’s why retailers have demo stations set up for HTC Vive and PlayStation VR headsets throughout the United States. Sony Interactive Entertainment has released the impressive-but-flawed VR add-on system for its PlayStation 4 console in its home country, but the publisher is not pushing hard with in-person demonstrations.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Last week Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) made the shock announcement that both Marvel’s Iron Man VR and The Last of Us Part II were to be delayed indefinitely due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Plenty to keep you entertained. Well for those that digitally pre-ordered refunds should be automatic.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the tactical team shooter from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , has apparently celebrated some serious notoriety since it launched late last month on PlayStation VR; Sony has ranked it the top most downloaded PSVR game of August.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The press release also contains a render of the AR glasses, which look very lightweight, and also the mention of the fact that the company “has provided demos to hundreds of users and professionals”. Sony’s owned Insomniac Studios has zero VR-native games planned in the roadmap for this decade. All of this sounds very… futuristic.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In 2022, Gamescom had a sizable VR presence in the public-facing halls, with a giant Pico booth offering demos of games like After the Fall and a decent-sized public booth nearby from Resolution Games, offering demoes of their then-new free-to-play multiplayer title Ultimechs on Pico and Quest headsets.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The event will showcase the future of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), blockchain, the internet of things (IoT), and the Metaverse with a series of keynote speeches, workshops, product demos, and many others. See you in Miami, Dec 5-7 [link] #IGS pic.twitter.com/cXVNb0JvoE.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 17, 2016

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia and Toho have announced, a Godzilla virtual reality experience that will launch on October 13 in Japan as a free for a limited time download on the PlayStation Store. The actual 3D CG data utilized for the movie will also be used for the game in order to created the best possible VR Gojira.

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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. There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience, Fortnite. Going Beyond Gaming.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Those looking for a hotly-anticipated VR experience and a complete VR hardware bundle may be in luck on or after November 17th: according to Sony, not only will that date mark the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, but the title will also be made available with a hardware bundle.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

It starts with a cool demo. A lot of people assume that because AR is about bringing the magic of 3D and animation into the real world, it’s an entertainment thing. But it doesn’t stop at entertainment. I think every disruptive technology starts out like this. tech -> toy -> tool -> totality. Patrick’s Day.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

The way Sony sees it, Santa won’t be delivering many PlayStation VR units this year as a lot of people already have them. Sony’s Christmas promo for its recently released VR headset might not highlight some of the actual games that are available for it, but it’s pretty entertaining all the same.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Jung Sung-hyun, Head of Content Service Division for LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company, added: “We are pleased we can achieve that now once again thanks to Oorbit’s vision to give open access to metaverse experiences in one place on our TVs.”. Sony has also stepped up efforts to develop similar tools with several offerings.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

HeadVantage currently works with major sports entertainment firms such as NBC Sports and Sky Sports, and following its partnership with Tobii, the enterprise aims to offer fans views of athletes performing at sports games and understand their decisions while competing at matches.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

When it comes to sales from software and services, revenue is expected to increase by almost $1B this year, with high-quality entertainment content fueling much of the growth. North America will be the fastest growing market as it reach $403M this year. The report also states that location-based VR is an area ripe for improvement.

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MAY 8, 2017

Comic book giant Marvel Entertainment has already conquered the movie industry, and now its sights are set on videogames including, it appears, VR experiences. Recently, we saw Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demo prototype glove controllers for the Oculus Rift that he said allowed him to “shoot webs” just like Spider-Man himself.

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MARCH 10, 2017

Premium demos are not good practice for VR. Unearthing Mars, from Winking Entertainment. The developer has brought its cult hit to PSVR as a small taster experience that shows what a full game could look like on Sony’s headset. Recommendation: You should pass on this. Here’s our full review. Price: $14.99.

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JULY 22, 2019

London Studio, the British team behind PlayStation VR adventure Blood & Truth may have released a free demo last week to showcase the title but it has much greater plans in store. From start to finish Blood & Truth is one hell of a ride, a finely choreographed John Woo movie that’s all about sheer entertainment.”.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Elsewhere, HTC released the Vive XR Elite face tracker , Sony announced a new enterprise headset and we learned more about the Xreal Air 2 Ultra. Rogue Stargun , a VR Spacefighter with a demo currently available, is entering beta testing soon. We even found a cheap Vision Pro knockoff at CES. Genotype briefly teased an upcoming patch.

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