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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. The wrist seems to be a very promising point for next-gen haptics and controllers.

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Sony to Discuss PlayStation 5’s System Architecture Tomorrow

Peter Graham

Over the past year, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has released various snippets regarding its next console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) but nobody knows what it looks like. — PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) March 17, 2020. Watch tomorrow on PlayStation Blog: [link] pic.twitter.com/sjqZLCfCBv.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.28): PSVR 2 revealed, Meta working on AI and 5G, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I just hope for peace to come to Europe again soon : I have friends on both sides of the conflict, and no one of them wants this war, but all of them have to stand the consequences. Unluckily my referral gives you a chance of winning only if you are in the EMEA area (Europe, Middle-East, Africa). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2.

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Meta and the next 24 months crucial for its leadership

The Ghost Howls

Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I said that the winner of the 2016 match has been HTC, but actually, the real winner of the tethered headset market at that time has been Sony , with the PSVR headset exploiting the existing Playstation 4 userbase to sell more devices than the others.

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The XR Week (2020.11.16): HP Reverb G2 still haunted by WMR tracking, Quest 2 update brings 90Hz, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony has just clarified that VR “games with unlocked framerates or dynamic resolution up to 4K may see higher fidelity” on PS5 , and some games like Blood&Truth and Firewall Zero Hour have been patched to introduce this feature, but it is not enough for the PSVR community. BHaptics announces TactSuit X Series haptic vests.

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Bytedance announces Pico 4 for just €429, with accessories and BIG developer incentives!

The Ghost Howls

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. vibration Battery Headset : 5300mAh, which lasts about 2.5~3

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Project Caliper: the journey of prototyping optimal controllers for VR

The Ghost Howls

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. As this year continued, I tackled different development areas (Tracking, Ergonomics, Haptics, Mechanical, Software, etc.) Image provided by Rob Cole).