Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2024

Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when , all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. It might be.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (Sony MR headset — Road To VR) More info (Sony MR headset — Upload VR) Shiftall reveals MeganeX Superlight Shiftall (remember to read the f before the t) revealed at CES a new headset: the MeganeX Superlight. The new device, still unnamed, boasts a Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 processor and is said to include 1.3-inch

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s been five years since Sony released PlayStation VR on PS4 consoles, and to commemorate the anniversary its creators have released the top five most-played PSVR games to date. Bear in mind that none of that’s substantiated, so we’ll just have to wait and see when Sony decides the time is right.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2022

Last Friday, Sony Interactive Entertainment, the hardware vendor behind the famous PlayStation gaming console brand, announced a technology partnership with eye-tracking provider Tobii for the Japanese firm’s sophomore virtual reality (VR) gaming headset. Sony Filles Hand-Tracking Technology. Sony’s Metaverse.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Veteran VR developer Aldin Dynamics, the studio behind Waltz of the Wizard , says it is pausing development on PSVR titles until Sony clarifies plans for the future of VR on PS5. “Sony apparently isn’t hellbent on keeping 1st gen PSVR away from PS5, but question remains what they’ll do next. ” he said. ” he said.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

He might not have as recognizable a name as corporate executives from companies like Apple and Microsoft, but next month, Sony will be saying goodbye to Masayasu Ito , who led the hardware development on the PS4 , the PS5, and some of the company’s other notable gaming devices. Read more.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently published a patent for a VR motion controller that look suspiciously similar to Valve’s Index controllers, aka ‘Knuckles. Image courtesy Sony Interactive Entertainment, WIPO. Image courtesy Sony Interactive Entertainment, WIPO. Here’s to hoping.

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2023

Sony announced a new addition to its growing lineup of Spatial Reality Displays. Available for purchase next month, the ELF-SR2 is a 27-inch 4K display that can supposedly deliver immersive 3D content without the need for additional hardware, such as augmented reality (AR) glasses or a VR headset.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sony released a first look at the PlayStation VR2 internal components, tearing down the headset and Sense controllers across two new videos. Following its PS5 console teardown , Sony is doing the same for Playstation VR2 a week before launch. Risk of exposure to electric shock or other injury.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2023

Sony released a peek into the prototyping stages that led to PSVR 2, showing off a number of test units for both the headset and controllers. In an extensive interview on the PS blog, PSVR 2’s Product Manager Yasuo Takahashi reveals the development process behind Sony’s latest VR headset.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2020

It was more than a year ago—before PlayStation 5 was formally announced—that Sony confirmed its ‘next-gen console’ would continue to support PlayStation VR. PlayStation 5 is a Huge Hardware Upgrade for PSVR. Image courtesy Sony. “The current PS VR headset is compatible with the new console.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Furthermore, when the remastered version of Resident Evil 4 has been announced, Sony stated that some VR-related content will be released for it (but it is not clear what). Thank you for your understanding and support! Top news of the week. PlayStation announces four games for PSVR 2.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

Even if Sony managed to sell PSVR 2 units at the same rate as this holiday for the entire year, it still wouldn’t even be 1/3 of the Quest units sold on Amazon US during this holiday period alone. Sony also sells PSVR 2 through other retailers and has a strong direct sales channel through PlayStation.com.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 11, 2022

Sony's Xperia 5 III is a great phone, but offering flagship hardware from a previous generation at a current-generation flagship's price isn't very appealing.

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VRScout

JANUARY 4, 2022

008, a respected Chinese supply chain analyst, Chinese hardware manufacturer Goertek will soon begin mass production of Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 headset. It’s been almost a year since Sony announced a “next-generation” VR headset for the PlayStation 5. According to a report by ????008,

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2019

Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited. Image courtesy Sony. DualShock 4 wireless controller (all colors) – starting at $40. PlayStation Hits games – starting at $10.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As someone who didn't truly get into VR until 2019, a strong set of exclusives like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth kept me invested in Sony's original PSVR, balancing this alongside my Rift S. Software sells hardware, and it's hard to have faith in a platform with no clear roadmap.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

This week, Sony officially entered a partnership with GeniusXR and The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation and Sony exemplifies our commitment to pushing the boundaries of Virtual and Augmented Reality. This partnership with the Alan B. John Wensveen , Ph.D,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

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. Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

The technology field leverages immersive hardware and software stacks, enabling on-set professionals to project realistic virtual environments as backdrops with immersive visualizations viewable by a human’s and a camera’s eye. Moreover, Sony has a DMPC in Los Angeles to provide VP knowledge in the US.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In an era where Sony appears to have a significant lead in console sales already, and with PSVR sharpening the system’s competitive edge, pressure is mounting for Microsoft to figure out its Xbox VR strategy. Gamespot reports Sony’s latest PS4 sales figures (including both PS4 and PS4 Pro) at a whopping 67.5 million units.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2018

According to a report by Silicon Era , Sony expects to increase the number of PSVR games from 150 to 280 over the course of 2018. However Sony says they’ve sold more than 12.2 SEE ALSO Sony Releases PSVR's Top 10 Most Downloaded Games of 2017, 'Job Simulator' Tops the Chart. While it’s unlikely we’ll see a PSVR 2.0

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2024

Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, but it’s clear Apple will need to support immersive hardware input somehow in the future, if only for the greater precision it might bring to industry professionals. The post Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Revealed on the Japanese PlayStation blog , Sony is making a few minor adjustments to new Move controllers, timed with the arrival of the updated PlayStation VR headset. It’s unclear when both updated PSVR and Move will be introduced in the West, although Sony says they’ll be updating soon.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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MARCH 30, 2023

IDC told Bloomberg News that Sony is “ likely” to have sold only around 270,000 PSVR 2 units between launch and the end of March. In October, Bloomberg reported Sony was producing 2 million units for launch. Given the current inflationary period and associated cost of living crisis, will Sony be next?

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2019

Meanwhile, Sony has already confirmed support for PSVR on PS5, and hinted at plans for a next-gen headset. Today at E3 2019, Microsoft capped off their keynote presentation with the announcement of Xbox Project Scarlett, the company’s next-gen console which will bring powerful new hardware to your living room come holiday 2020. .”

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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony will offer a “sneak peek” at upcoming PSVR 2 games in a State Of Play presentation next week. The post doesn’t confirm if we’ll hear any new information on the actual hardware at the show but, typically, Sony does put out disclaimers saying what won’t be at an event, just to temper expectations.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2019

As Sony’s next big title after the hit platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) , the company is putting its best foot forward by featuring the action game in its own PSVR hardware bundle. Blood & Truth is set to launch tomorrow, May 28th. Disc, and both Blood & Truth Disc and Everybody’s Golf VR game voucher.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 24, 2023

For all of their ups and downs in the handheld game console space over the years, one of Sony's bigger successes has been their local game streaming support, better known as Remote Play. To that end, this week Sony unveiled their dedicated remote play companion device for the PS5.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2018

Sony is getting ready to offer big discounts in their 11-day ‘Days of Play’ sale, which will see price reductions on PSVR bundles, controllers, games, and the introduction of a limited edition PS4. From June 8th to 18th, you can snag a PSVR hardware bundle starting at $200 USD ($250 CDN). Image courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution. But what about Sony’s impressive global reach with PS5?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2017

After announcing the company sold over 2 million PSVR headsets to date , Sony is now lowering the price of one of its latest bundles to just $200, which includes PlayStation VR, PS Camera, and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport (2017). Image courtesy Sony. Whatever the case may be, the deal’s simply too good to pass up.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. It hasn’t helped that after a strong launch, Sony doesn’t seem to be giving the headset much attention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Virtual production hardware enables on-set staff to leverage immersive solutions, such as high-quality LED walls or volumes, to create realistic environments for actors to perform. Sony Volume Stages and Virtual Production Tools Sony is attempting to get ahead in the virtual production marketplace.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Sony has officially announced that John Kodera has stepped down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), making way for previous SIE deputy president Jim Ryan to take the position. Like Kodera before him, Ryan will report directly to Kenichiro Yoshida, president and CEO of Sony Corporation.

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