The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) PlayStation VR 2 has been launched This has been the week of PSVR2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has started shipping the headset , and many people in the community started sharing pictures of them using this new device. It looks like a win-win for both companies.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness. Mark Zuckerberg has been incredibly smart in entering this field before all the others, so now he already has a strong headset with a great content catalog around gaming.

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VRWorld

MAY 11, 2016

For example, AMD sealed the deal with THATIC , Chinese government owned investment fund – which will see their x86 processors enter Chinese enterprise and government sectors in a big way. Our baseline was that it’s probably a placeholder for the Nintendo NX console, which should be announced during Tokyo Game Show 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! 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.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The PlayStation Awards took place in Tokyo last night, Sony’s annual award show that rewards PlayStation format titles based on sales in Asia. Whatever the case may be, here’s the top three titles Sony says played a crucial role in selling PlayStation VR headsets this past year in Asia: No Heroes Allowed!

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Peter Graham

MARCH 20, 2020

The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide has sent conferences, festivals and other events into chaos, with most having to cancel due to governments restricting large gatherings in a bid to halt the spread. That saw the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) having to shut down this week’s show in San Francisco.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 28, 2022

Tencent will form the new XR division under its Interactive Entertainment business group and develop the company’s software and hardware solutions under the leadership of Li Shen, Chief Technology Officer of Tencent Games , the sources explained in the report.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

The company also drew attention to its Russia-specific information flags, introduced in 2018, which appear under videos to designate when content is linked to government funding. The panel reads, "funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.". SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Facebook accounts are government by the Facebook Community Standards , and Facebook has confirmed that users violating those standards risk losing access to their headset. If your account is fully disabled as a result of this violation you may also lose access to your [games and content]. But that won’t fly, Facebook says.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For bourgeoning Melbourne-based VR game studio Digital Lode, things are about to change. As we discuss the story of how Espire (and by extension, Digital Lode) came to be, a collection of classic video games and consoles are proudly displayed on shelves behind us. Digital Lode Founder Michael Wentworth-Bell. “I

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. According to a popular Rockstar Games leaker, Meta and Rockstar Games’ partnership goes beyond GTA V.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

Moreover, with significant firms struggling through Q1, official government bodies are also decelerating Metaverse growth out of competition fears. The company faces increased competition from other VR and AR companies, such as Sony and Apple. ” This aims to support businesses and developers in all industry sectors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Firms such as Amazon, AT&T, Meta Platforms, Magic Leap, Qualcomm, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity Technologies, Lenovo, General Motors (GM), and others will take the XR centre stage to discuss how metaverse technologies reshaping enterprises and their operations. .” Immerse Global Summit (@ImmerseSummit) October 13, 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2023

Neil Trevett, President, Khronos Group , explained that interoperability was essential to the Metaverse scaling to its full potential “beyond siloed games, experiences, and worlds.” Some of the top members of the Forum include IKEA, Alibaba, rooom , Adobe, Huawei, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Sony, Unity, and many others.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

Another slightly different example is when they acquire a game studio like Beat Games and they say that “Beat Saber will continue being supported on all current platforms” And this is 100% true. And this also thanks to the non-mandatory but very-much-advised Google login on Android phones. Even if another company (e.g.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2022

Unsurprisingly, all of the important data points are related to the industry’s sole benefactor these days, Meta, which managed to raise the cost of entry to its VR ecosystem, find itself in a new battle with the US government over VR, and announce that it had, again, burnt an awful lot of money on its Reality Lab efforts this quarter.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We’ve discovered extended reality isn’t just a powerful tool for the gaming space. In the last few years, creative professionals and artists have struggled to maintain their relationship with customers in an era of lockdowns and harsh government regulations. In simple terms, the possibilities are endless.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

He provided me with a lot of cultural context, which includes support from the highest levels of Chinese Government to invest in companies working on emerging technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence. There were a flood of Chinese companies at CES showing VR headsets, peripherals, and 360 cameras. Support Voices of VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The 7 September report named Tencent, NetEase, and Bilibili as its top Chinese firms for the Metaverse, as the three have huge amounts of experience with key serious gaming infrastructure, gaming, and social media, the report read. Other Asian firms such as China Mobile, Agora, and Sony reach the list.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 25, 2023

The news comes as the US Government cracks down on Big Tech companies such as Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Apple, among others. This forced Meta to cancel plans for in-game adverts, leading to a $100 USD price hike for Quest 2 and Pro headsets to recoup revenues. Each of the state attorneys offered comment on the matter.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

Notice that we have to be very careful about this news: it doesn’t mean that we had 1M of new headsets sold because of Alyx: that wouldn’t be realistic given the estimated sales of the game (around 1M in that period, according to SuperData), and the limited production of headsets due to the pandemic. Some news on content. Realities.io

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Over the years there have been a lot of pieces of entertainment content, whether it be the mesmerizing tunes of Daft Punk , the dystopian world of Blade Runner , or the retro-futuristic landscapes of countless video games, that all seem to grow out of this idea of an eye-catching future that is still faced with horrible problems.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

Pico aims at having 200 pieces of content at launch , and it is actively seeking interesting applications, not necessarily in the gaming field. Bytedance has huge money, has behind it a powerful and rich government, can sell its headsets in China, and so it has all the means it needs to compete with Meta.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

According to the executive, he said that the President of Madeira Island and its Government had supported the VRARA amid efforts to attract new technology firms and talent to the region, which currently hosts over 2.5 million tourists annually and hosts 250,000 residents. . “We

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 25, 2022

.” Hitting at the news and social media, Hancock explained that just a small number of groups “set the rules of the game for the town square and the public discourse.”

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

Data about Half-Life: Alyx is not included in this survey yet, but looking at its sales numbers, it doesn’t seem that this game has featured a mainstream explosion of VR at the moment. My thoughts and prayers for them. As I always say, we need a VR Killer ecosystem, not a VR Killer app. And Alyx is a fantastic addition to our ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

People are engaged in the device and this means that they buy games, making the Oculus Store a profitable platform for developers. Now some game studios can make a living with VR gaming thanks to the Quest and this is amazing news for the whole ecosystem. Iron Man VR is one of the most awaited VR games of the year.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

Much as I’d enjoyed many experiences and games with the Vive and Index controllers, both had their own issues. With many games now catering for the popular free locomotion movement style, the lack of joysticks seemed an odd choice for a new controller in 2022. Perhaps a new SteamVR controller would finally be “just right”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. There has also been an increase in content as we see more and more games supporting hand tracking, both on consumer headsets and in VR arcades.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. There has also been an increase in content as we see more and more games supporting hand tracking, both on consumer headsets and in VR arcades.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Uniting the Industry Multiple companies, from Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Microsoft, HTC VIVE, ByteDance, Sony and even massive telecoms like Nokia and T-Mobile are chipping in to increase adoption rates for spatial technologies. Startups, experts, and even researchers are equally contributing to its development.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). The Venture Reality Fund has looked at over 5,000 startups in the space and invested in 40, including Beat Games, acquired by Facebook, and Rec Room, the first VR software Unicorn. 13- Amitt Mahajan.

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