The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. It has basically created a whole ecosystem of its own through strategic investments : I’m very curious to see what is the final goal of this strategy. More info (Somnium Space 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

In his report, he states that Taiwanese lens manufacturer, Yujingguang is working on next-generation lenses, and these could be installed in the upcoming next-gen PSVR and next-gen Quest (Quest 3 or Quest 2 Pro, depending on Facebook’s strategy). And thanks to the new lenses, they should feature improved clarity and FOV.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies, predicted that tech journalists would start gleefully writing that the virtual reality revolution is over because sales of VR headsets fell short of expectations, and analysts are in the midst of shaving back their predictions. As late as October, the market researcher thought Sony would ship 2.6

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

More info (Vive Cosmos Elite launch) More info (New offerings of Vive Pro Eye) More info (Ben Lang’s editorial on HTC’s strategy) More info (Vive Sync launch). This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity. iPhone 12 may feature a special connection for AR glasses. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has had a virtual summit with developers about its plans for the PSVR 2 because it is looking for content for its upcoming headset. Google Tensor chip is made for AI and AR. I always say that: don’t forget about Google.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. They can’t look nerdy like Google Glass did. Yes, they use similar tools, if not the same tool, as AR developers use: like Unity. They must “look cool.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT. It seems that Sony is hoping for a Q4 release in time for the holidays, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks that delays will bring the release to Q1 2023. We don’t know much about this upcoming content, though. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

Outside VR, the big news to keep an eye on is the dispute between Epic Games and Apple (and Google), which could lead to a complete change in how app stores are managed, even in VR. Is The Sony XRperia coming? Sony has just published a job offer looking for professionals to build an XR headset. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

What Facebook said fits perfectly in its strategy and I personally think it is just one step, and many others are coming in the future. On the web, Google has similar behaviors. And this also thanks to the non-mandatory but very-much-advised Google login on Android phones. It has been a well-studied strategy from the beginning.

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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 company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Presence Capital, he was the founder and CTO of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga) and the founder and CEO of Toro (acquired by Google).

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JULY 7, 2017

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Keynote: The World’s Most Compelling New Experiences (Unity). Tony Parisi | Head of VR/AR Strategy, Unity. Julie Shumaker | Vice President, Business Development, Unity. Driving marketing strategy and sales development across Time Inc. ’s multi-platform virtual reality brand.

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