Sony has revealed the development of an XR headset as part of an “immersive spatial content creation system”.
Revealed at CES, the Japanese conglomerate said the system includes an “XR head-mounted display equipped with high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays and video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimised for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and precise pointing”.
It said the new product would be available later this year, with information about specs and launch dates to be released at a later date.
Sony has worked with Siemens and Qualcomm to develop the XR system.
“Siemens is partnering with Sony to enable immersive engineering, a critical building block for the industrial metaverse,” said Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries.
“Together, we are creating an environment where it will be possible to experience the realities of physics without the bounds of time to profoundly improve how our customers work and collaborate.”
The device comes equipped with the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which is the latest XR processor designed by Qualcomm.
This processor powers the 4K OLED Microdisplays and provides user and space tracking features, ensuring that the user’s XR experiences are seamless and immersive, Sony said.
“We designed our Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 to deliver 4K display resolution, cutting-edge graphics, and unparalleled performance to enable creators to build innovative spatial content that will transform all industries for the better,” Said Bakadir, Senior Director of Product Management at Qualcomm, said.
“It’s exciting to see Sony enter the enterprise space with their spatial content creation system and utilise Snapdragon XR technologies to unleash more realistic, detailed, and precise Mixed Reality [and] VR experiences that will help developers and creators push forward an even more immersive future.”
User Experience
The head-mounted display comes equipped with high-definition 1.3-type OLED Microdisplays featuring 4K resolution and a wide colour gamut. Detailed and realistic textures of 3D objects and facial expressions of human characters can now be rendered with high accuracy, allowing creators to review the entire modelling process while wearing a head-mounted display.
When utilising the system, users will have access to a ring controller that allows for seamless manipulation of virtual objects. Furthermore, a pointing controller is included to ensure steady and precise pointing in virtual spaces, with optimised button layouts and shapes for efficient operation.
To model 3D objects, creators can utilise both controllers and a keyboard while wearing the head-mounted display. Simply holding the pointing controller in the dominant hand and attaching the ring controller to the fingers of the other hand will facilitate an immersive experience.
