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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As we head into the next generation of XR hardware, here are some of the big developments and releases coming out of the industry. But at last, we are seeing a shift from dedicated platform-specific hardware to agnostic all-in-one devices that makes sense for all involved. Where Is XR Heading? Guest Post

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APRIL 13, 2024

Seeking this week's major VR games and hardware stories? It's been a quieter week for VR hardware, though a few developments remain worth noting. Pimax Frontier Teases New Hardware Reveals Next Week Pimax will host its Frontier presentation next week. Here's our latest news roundup. Tin Hearts VR reached Vive XR Elite.

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MAY 25, 2024

In VR hardware news, LG and Meta's upcoming headset was reportedly delayed until 2027. Showcasing Quest 3 gameplay against PSVR 2, the team advised the PC VR version features similar visuals to Sony's headset. Searching for this week's biggest VR news? Here's our latest roundup with a few stories you may have missed.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

I like a lot what I know about it, but VR hardware must be tried to be judged, so I’ll wait for the first reviews before expressing a true opinion about it. Japanese magazine Famitsu interviewed Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Hideaki Nishino and asked him many questions about PlayStation 5 and PSVR 2.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Following a busy week for VR games and hardware news, here's our latest roundup. We've seen some big developments across VR hardware. With VR gaming, Sony shut down Blood & Truth studio PlayStation London as layoffs hit Horizon Call of the Mountain's two studios. Multiplayer support has arrived in Track Craft.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fans want Half-Life: Alyx on PSVR 2 — will Valve and Sony find a way to make it happen? A rumor this week claims Sony bought the rights to have it published in 2023 but not at the headset’s launch. Both features ignite imaginations with how they could be implemented on Sony’s hardware.

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MARCH 8, 2021

HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. More info (HTC is going to launch a new hardware) More info (Second tweet from HTC) More info (Third tweet from HTC). Chinese VR manufacturer Pico has just got a big round of financing of 242M yuan (circa 37 million dollars) to continue developing its hardware and software platforms.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

To do PS VR right, and we mean really right, here are five tips covering both setup and experiences that you might not have thought of yet. There’s our five main tips to help make sure you’re all set. Make Space. There are plenty of 360 videos to watch through various hub apps too, like via Within.

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MARCH 21, 2017

This short-form PlayStation VR (PSVR) experience from Sony Pictures Virtual Reality avoids some of the largest pitfalls of film-based video games. Moogly, voiced by Patton Oswalt, pops out of the bricks of Ghostbusters HQ with a few tips for an aspiring buster like myself. Who You Gonna Call? Don’t Cross the Streams.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Check out our detailed hands-on with PSVR 2 hardware. Developed in conjunction with Sony’s first-party Guerilla Games and Firesprite Studios—it’s clear that not only do the people building the game ‘get’ VR, but they get it well enough to think outside the box and introduce novel VR mechanics that are quite promising.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony Interactive Entertainment has l et many famous journalists and influencers (like Mike Virtual Reality Oasis) try the new headset in dedicated sessions where they could play four upcoming games: Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners?

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AUGUST 1, 2022

It also shows that at the moment the idea of subsidizing the cost of the hardware with the software sold in the store is not working, so probably the Quest ecosystem is less healthy than we initially thought. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR).

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JUNE 12, 2016

E3 2016 kicks off this week; it’s the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. With the launch of the Rift only a few months under their belt, don’t expect anything new in the hardware department from Oculus. Sony PlayStation.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

you should consider upgrading to this new one. (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). Image by Sony). Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). News worth a mention. PlayStation 5 price has been revealed.

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JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. I found the news a bit worrisome because Facebook currently owns the most used hardware, and is acquiring all the studios creating the best content for the headsets. News worth a mention.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Apple wants to reduce the price of the display by a 50% factor and is also trying to have other suppliers of displays beyond Sony (e.g. It is always a matter of money and I think this case makes no exception, especially because Meta subsidizes hardware costs with the Store sales. BOE or SeeYa) to increase production.

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JULY 6, 2020

Of course, this is still a research project, so, for instance, it works only with green light (I mean, there is also a prototype with all three RGB colors, but it is bigger and only sits on a desk), and there is no hardware on the glasses (no SOC, no tracking cameras, etc…). Sony Dreams adds PSVR support. Get ready to create!

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

And the price of the wireless add-on is even more suspicious: speaking with a hardware manufacturer, they told me that ONLY THE ANTENNAS of a Wi-Gig connection for VR streaming (like the one of the Vive Pro) costs around $100… so how can the whole wireless streaming device cost just $50?? Tips & Tricks for the Quest 2!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

New Steam hardware survey highlights that the number of VR headsets has grown again, and now according to Road To VR there are 1.6M Thanks Leywes for the tip). Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. This means that you may buy them directly, without passing through selected hardware resellers.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, Pico 4 now represents 0.67% of the player base on Steam. Thanks to Ivan Aguilar for the tip). Sony predicts the next technologies for XR visual displays. More info (GameVroom). Other relevant news. Image by Pico). Pico 4 market is growing. SIGGRAPH ASIA has just taken place. Learn more.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

It is the home country of Sony, so PlayStation VR and Meta itself have clearly expressed its interest in penetrating the market. Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip!). The hardware required for each booth is really a lot and makes the system interesting only for a very small niche market. Manus launches Polygon mocap system.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Image by Sony).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

It’s important to remember that every VR device fits one of three categories: mobile (meaning it uses the user’s smartphone to produce its virtual world), tethered (meaning the device must be hooked up to a PC or console) or more recently, “all-in-one” (meaning the computing hardware is built into the headset itself). Sony Playstation VR.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Everyone knows about VR, there are TikTok influencers that talk about VR games, but there’s not the right combination of affordable hardware and compelling games that makes people run to buy headsets. Impressive numbers for sure. (Thanks Tony VRrool for the tip on the Chinese VR market). billion U.S. of the global market share.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now, a little under four years since the big names in hardware released their first generation consumer headsets, we live in a time when a number of VR games have actually approached the best that any gaming platform has to offer. SEE ALSO ‘Blood & Truth’ Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Sony's London Studio.

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JUNE 7, 2021

We have no clue of when it will be released, but if you remember, last week Youtuber Eric For President revealed that some sources of his talk about a September reveal for the “VR hardware we want” from Facebook. Some reviews of VR hardware. If you love technical hardware details about XR devices, I recommend you read this article!

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

SEE ALSO Sony Announces Powerful PlayStation 4 Pro with Enhanced PSVR Support. And despite being based on demonstrably less powerful hardware, PSVR delivers a VR experience that punches above its weight class and makes a strong argument for both existing and new console players to jump into VR right now. Headphones.

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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. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Don’t take this as sure news (Thanks Niclas Johansson for the tip!);

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. This seems a smart decision to me: Meta needs this kind of partner to be able to improve its hardware manufacturing capabilities, and LG is a solid one. Thanks Nova for the tip!) Good luck, Stan and team!

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JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. Let me quote the article: “We were giving away the hardware but making money on the data,” he said. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. The HTC Vive (DK1), SteamVR Controllers and Laser Basestations.

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MAY 31, 2021

Youtuber Eric For President has twitted some days ago that “September is the VR hardware you want”. In the comments he has hinted about a great piece of hardware, that will be affordable because heavily subsidized by Facebook, which will be revealed. Hat Tip to Nathie) Funny link. He cites personal sources hinting at this.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Thanks to Rob Cole for the tip). Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip). Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). High-quality AR hardware set, i ncluding glasses and smartphones, for each participating team. Other news.

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JUNE 20, 2017

You’ve partnered with Oculus, Sony and Microsoft, but there’s so much excitement for room-scale VR and you’re not there yet. What we first saw in Lucky’s Tale was this opportunity to create an entry point for people encountering this phenomenal new hardware and yet to play something familiar and comfortable.

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