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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Sony today announced it’s putting out a new PSVR Mega Pack this year, the Europe-only hardware bundle that includes five pretty legit games. The post New PSVR ‘Mega Pack’ Bundle for Europe Coming Soon with 5 Top Titles appeared first on Road to VR. is now taking pre-orders for £300 (~€340).

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MARCH 11, 2024

pic.twitter.com/on6nJg900F — Luna (@Lunayian) March 11, 2024 Lunayian noted late last week that Pico has also already trademarked the name Pico 4S , a naming scheme that may suggest more of a hardware refresh of the Pico 4 headset, which launched in Asia and Europe in October 2022.

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MARCH 18, 2024

LG is creating a platform for HVAC professionals under its Air Solution Europe division. Despite the recent partnership with Meta, the Menlo Park-based firm is not working with LG on its Metaverse platform; instead, Spatial is providing its hardware-agnostic service for the LG Air Solution Village service.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TPCast, the wireless streaming device that lets HTC Vive owners play VR games cable-free, is now available for pre-order in most of continental Europe starting at €349 (or the regional equivalent). The post Pre-orders for TPCast Wireless VR Add-on Now Available in Europe appeared first on Road to VR. What’s in the box.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder and CEO of the Immerse Growth Network and Founder and President of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) , discussed with XR Today the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Europe , an industry-leading event set to take place in Madeira Island, Portugal, which will allow tech firms to showcase their efforts to reach such a milestone.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Pico 4 ships October 18 in Europe, Japan, and South Korea – starting at €429. This is a significant claim, so we’ll be testing it as soon as we can get our hands on this hardware. Pico told us it won’t launch to consumers outside China, but will be available to businesses in Europe as Pico 4 Enterprise.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Shortly afterwards, the China-based company then released its latest standalone headset, Pico 4, in Europe and Asia to consumers. Seen a direct competitor to Meta Quest 2, Pico 4 still isn’t officially sold in the US; the headset is currently only available across Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most countries in Europe.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

At the time of this writing, Meta officially supports the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and most countries in Europe. ByteDance allegedly won a fierce bidding war against Tencent in early 2021 to acquire Pico, which then went on to release Pico 4 to consumers in Europe and Asia.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Citing people familiar with the situation, the report maintains that TikTok parent ByteDance is canceling Pico’s next VR headset, or what is being referred to as ‘Pico 5’ It’s said this was in direct response to middling sales of Pico 4, the standalone released in Asia and Europe to compete with Meta Quest 2.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Refresh Rate: 72/90Hz IPD Range: 62-72 mm hardware adjustable (automatic) Weight : 586 g (1.29lbs) Field-of-view: 105-degrees Tracking: 6DoF inside-out, eye-tracking, hand-tracking, face-tracking Controllers: x2 Pico 4 controllers Audio: Integrated 3D spatial audio Memory: 8GB DDR 5 Storage: 256GB Ports: USB-C Battery: 2-3 hours WiFi: WiFi 6 802.11.

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MAY 5, 2018

There is no official pricing for the consumer version yet, although it’s doubtful it will stray much further from the quoted price above, since the developer kit is likely to be the exact same hardware. The post Vive Focus Dev Kits Cost €650 in Europe, Devs to Receive €200 Discount Until June 4th appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Johnsen added, “We’re the experts in the hardware. As Mojo Vision develops its AR contact lenses, the firm is working with Adidas to understand and solve potential risks.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

1 across Europe and North America. Instead, Among Us VR came second in North America and third in Europe, while Help Wanted 2 took no.2 9 in Europe. Otherwise, Pavlov , which was recently named the most downloaded PSVR 2 game of 2023 , came third in Europe. 2 in North America and no.9 Elsewhere, Vertigo 2 reached no.8

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Roughing out a $350 average selling price (which is conservative given the generally higher prices in Europe), we can estimate that Sony has pulled in some $525 million in hardware revenue. Software revenue on top of that stands to add considerably more. SEE ALSO Acer Windows VR Headset Review.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

A recent rumor, which alleged that TikTok parent company ByteDance is slated to spin down its XR hardware subsidiary Pico Interactive, is false, the company says. China-based publication EqualOcean reported late last week that ByteDance is set to “gradually abandon the PICO business.”

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As it is today, Meta’s VR hardware is subsidized by content sales, which would make the deal less attractive for Meta on paper. Still, using its VR headset tech to re-enter China, where it might further leverage growth opportunities for other products, may be worth the price.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Sony says its 2020 VR Mega Pack will be available sometime this month through partner retailers across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Apps, Hardware, and Immersive Experience Showcases. Unfortunately, some of these events have required specific platforms or hardware that have excluded some individuals. Similarly, the recent VRDays Europe didn’t require a headset but did require multiple separate desktop applications. A Distribution Platform for 3D Film.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Rec Room seems to have done well across Europe and North America, although it didn’t make the list in Japan. Europe : Rec Room, PlayStation VR Worlds, Beat Saber, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim VR, Resident Evil 7 biohazard. Here’s the regional breakdowns.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

The popularity of PC gaming is at an all-time high, with hardware alone forecasted to exceed $35 billion by the end of 2018, thanks to the introduction of VR and excitement created by Esports and gaming tournaments,” said Bryan deZayas, Director of Dell Gaming in a prepared statement. 12 starting at $1199 and $1299 USD respectively.

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MAY 3, 2017

Today, HTC is appointing a new General Manager for Vive in Europe in former Disney executive Paul Brown. Working for VR isn’t just a hardware role, though; HTC has various other services like its software storefront, Viveport, which recently launched a unique VR content subscription service.

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JULY 25, 2022

Pico Interactive, the VR hardware subsidiary to Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is apparently getting ready to release a new series of standalone VR headsets. As noted by Protocol, Pico appears to have called the new hardware ‘Phoenix’ in the FCC filing, and it’s reported to run on Android Q via a Qualcomm processor.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Featuring a massive 50-mission campaign and fast-paced competitive multiplayer, Above and Beyond will have you traveling throughout war-torn Europe as you engage in large-scale VR battles across land, sea, and air. Those with lower-end hardware may still have the ability to run the game, albeit with occasional performance issues.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 21, 2019

With a solution-driven agenda focused on enhancing the consumer experience of XR and driving its adoption, the XR Europe Conference & Expo will return to London, taking place April 28-29 at the Park Plaza Victoria Hotel.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

1 across both Europe and North America in November , it's completely absent in December's rankings. Instead, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 took the top spot in North America and second in Europe, while Among Us VR mirrored this by taking first in Europe but second in North America.

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JUNE 23, 2022

As reported by Reuters , Tencent allegedly told staff on Monday about the official formation of a unit tasked with building up its XR business, which is said to include both software and hardware projects. The internal XR unit was supposedly launched in secrecy earlier this year.

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MARCH 23, 2023

At the time, a Protocol report maintained the move would usher in “a major focus on content licensing as well as marketing its hardware to U.S. Under the wing of the Chinese ByteDance media empire, Pico not only has the sort of cash reserves to subsidize hardware, but also a growing ability to attract developer interest.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Originally starting out in motion capture (mocap), hardware and software solution specialist then turned its attention to virtual reality (VR) and location-based entertainment (LBE). At the recent VR Days Europe event in Amsterdam, Vicon was in attendance to showcase its latest top-of-the-line camera, the ViperX.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to the filing, Pico, a VR hardware subsidiary to Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is expected to launch two nearly identical VR headsets with the exception of Pico 4 Pro’s additional eye and face-tracking function. Since its founding in 2015, Pico has exclusively targeted consumers in China and enterprise users in the West.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Soon you’ll be able to walk into a regular store in Europe and Canada and pick up an Oculus Rift headset, according to a tweet from the company’s CEO Brendan Iribe. Rift hits retail in Europe and Canada Sept 20, in-store Touch demos begin in October. pic.twitter.com/dJxx8rFsyY.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We learned from Google Glass that cool hardware is not enough to impress consumers. High demand caused an initial early sell-out of the hardware, pushing orders back online. AR headsets need to present a lot of content to keep up with the frankly unrealistic expectations of the mass market. A Sign of Things to Come?

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We don’t build the solutions ourselves, we are a hardware manufacturer. KIA is based in Korea but one of its major design centers is in Europe. Gregory Guillaume – Vice President of Design at KIA Motors Europe. Thomas Unterluggauer, Creative Manager CGI, KIA Design Center Europe.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Pico, a subsidiary of TikTok parent ByteDance, is assembling a team on the US West Coast, which Protocol says has “a major focus on content licensing as well as marketing its hardware to U.S. Technical roles related to VR hardware and software development and R&D are also on offer. Image courtesy Pico Interactive.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While Beat Saber remains resilient across both Europe and North America after Crossfire: Sierra Squad took the top spot in September , Meta's hit rhythm game didn't achieve total success this October. Despite reaching #1 in the US/Canada, Europe's most downloaded PSVR 2 game instead went to The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Earlier this year those suspicions were proven correct when HTC as well as Lenovo announced their own upcoming versions of standalone VR hardware at the Google I/O Conference. and Europe we may now have the official name for HTC’s upcoming Daydream-based headset: Vive Focus. Well thanks to a trademark application in the U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2022

After I published my detailed article about the launch of the Pico 4 in Europe , many developers reached out to me to understand how to apply for the announced $12M fund for developers, dubbed Developer Incentive Program. The program is meant to give developers not only support and hardware but also funding.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We all know very well the VR ecosystem in the US, but many of us from Europe or the US have more difficulties in imagining what happens after you cross the Southern border with Mexico. Sometimes we from Europe or the US don’t realize how is it difficult in other regions to get access to hardware.

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