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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.07): Samsung is planning to launch an XR device, PSVR may arrive in 2023, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another week has passed by, and while the situation in Europe is always more complicated because of the war, in the XR landscape nothing particularly special has happened. Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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Quest Dominated Black Friday Search Volume in the US, Tied PlayStation VR Worldwide

Road to VR

times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey. Among the leading headsets, only Sony has shared official sales figures for PSVR; the company announced back in March that it has sold-through 4.2 Data courtesy Sony, chart by Road to VR.

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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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Where to Try Vive, PSVR, Rift, Touch, Gear VR, and Daydream for Free

Road to VR

HTC hosts a list of stores across the US and Europe where you can try the Vive for free. In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location.

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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

VRScout

With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. In many ways it’s still doing a whole lot better than America and Europe. million). It’s growing. Just not in the headset market.

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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.