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MARCH 19, 2021

Despite being among the early supporters of the OpenXR consortium—the industry group building the open standard for XR devices—Sony so far seems to have avoided making a specific commitment to implement OpenXR on PSVR or its next-gen headset. Sony, however, remains an odd one out. After years of development, the OpenXR 1.0

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Expected to be rolled out in phases prior to the theatrical opening on November 17, 2017, the Justice League VR experience will have a four-stage unveiling that culminates with a full blown room-scale experience for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR. No word yet on official pricing.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. In years past, GDC was used by both Oculus and Sony to reveal the latest versions of new VR headsets and content.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sony unveiled a new location-based entertainment (LBE) concept based on The Last of Us game and TV franchise. The trailer gives us a few clues how the company hopes to do this, showing off a group of users carrying flashlights and weapons, the latter of which appear to be tracked by SteamVR base stations via HTC Vive tracking pucks.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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JULY 25, 2024

HTC has released a YouTube video that hints at the impending release of a ‘game-changing’ Vive headset. The Taiwanese consumer electronics company ‘HTC’ posted the video titled ‘HTC VIVE: A Vision for You’ on its company YouTube channel, with what appears to be a silhouette of a new headset at the end of the video.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2018

Sony has announced a $100 price drop to their PlayStation VR headset across the board. Bringing prices that haven’t been seen since temporary sales during 2017’s holiday shopping period, Sony is permanently slashing prices on the PlayStation VR, making it more accessible than ever.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC new products may be the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3. According to a leak discovered by Protocol, HTC may launch two headsets tomorrow at Vivecon: The Vive Pro 2, a premium PC VR headset, priced at €842 ($1,012) The Vive Focus 3 Business Edition, a business-oriented standalone, for €1,474 ($1,771).

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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 game will support all major headsets, with the notable exceptions of WMR headsets, and HTC Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2022

Sony’s two-story location-based VR experience features an immersive vehicle motion simulator and virtual proton packs. Yesterday, Sony unveiled yet another location-based VR experience based on the legendary Ghostbusters franchise. Sony Pictures Virtual Reality is all about making wishes come true.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 12, 2019

Sony is the market share leader for VR hardware revenues according to the latest report from Strategy Insights. That’s followed by Oculus (presumably all variants) at 25 percent and HTC (same) at 22 percent. Sony [PSVR] is making the same play… Oculus could tap into that market with something that’s even more convenient.”.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

HTC’s new headset gets leaked. HTC has been teasing its headsets for a lot of weeks by sharing images of small black corners of the upcoming device. Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. The post The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset. This new money, that has been given by Sony and other investors, has been explicitly gathered to build the blocks of the future Metaverse. Epic Games is paving the road towards the Metaverse. billion valuation.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

In the case of VR, we all remember the competition between HTC and Oculus in 2016, with HTC clearly winning the market until Oculus used Facebook’s money to slash the price of the Rift around 2017. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). No one can compete now. Let me show you what are some of them.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In celebration of the event, Sony Music Solutions is hosting a “mini-live performance” on March 6th at 2pm JST that will feature a mixed reality performance by ReoNa brought to life using a combination of motion capture technology and a virtual camera system referred to as “jeannedarc.”

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ARPost

JANUARY 24, 2022

HTC VIVE Pro 2. Another premium-priced device, HTC VIVE Pro 2 has its place in this list of the best VR headsets in 2022 thanks to its impressive image resolution: 2,488 x 2,488 pixels per eye. The good news is that HTC Vive Pro 2 is compatible with Valve Index controllers (currently one the most advanced on the market).

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming VR will be available for free across all major VR platforms, including PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, starting June 30, leading up to the July 7 theatrical release of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Spider-Man: Homecoming VR was produced by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and developed by creative agency CreateVR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. PSVR 1 setup diagram | image courtesy Sony. Resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). HTC has made an announcement at this CES and it has been a pretty cool one. Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it. Further references.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR 2 launch. The price has been one of the most debated topics online.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2. That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Sony has answered our call, bringing the first in a series of VR Ghostbusters episodes to PlayStation VR today. During a press preview event on the Sony Pictures lot in LA, where even Dan Aykroyd made a surprise appearance, I got an early look at the Ghostbusters VR experience. Well now you finally can—in VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2022

In short, Kuo posits that Meta is slowing down investment in VR hardware due to looming economic recession, but this will provide others opportunity to play catchup as market share shifts away from Meta to companies such as Sony, Valve, Pico, and HTC. It’s not VR, its Meta’s core business that’s taking a hit.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Facebook didn’t release any further info in regards to the terms of acquisition, however the company had some choice words on what it meant to the game’s users on all supported platforms, which includes Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Windows VR headsets.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Appearing this week on the stage of Oculus competitor HTC at the Tokyo Game Show , Oculus founder emeritus Palmer Luckey affirmed that he’s continuing to work on projects within the VR industry. Sony, HTC, other companies. I think HTC is doing the same thing, so of course I’m going to say good things about HTC.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, earned this award for her team’s exceptional forward progress at the intersection of art and science in VR. HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, on a red carpet full of 360 cameras. A beautiful experience created by the New York Times for their celebration of The year’s best actors in 2016.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. times Oculus Rift, 5 times HTC Vive, and many times greater than other headsets like Valve Index, Oculus Go, Pimax, and Samsung Odyssey.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sony is Qualcomm's 5th partner building a headset based on the XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. The new device features 4K OLED microdisplays and is on the way from Sony Corporation rather than Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony "and its partners" will announce specifications, "software compatibility" and details later.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Based on some of the photos provided, it appears a though players will be using HTC Vive Pro headsets during their mission, alongside one of the coolest location-based setups I’ve ever seen. Attack on Titan: The Human Race will be available October 19th to October 26th from 10:00am to 8:00pm JST at the Ginza Sony Park in Tokyo, Japan.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

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. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

We’re still waiting on word from Facebook and HTC/Valve regarding sales numbers for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, respectively, as well as numbers from Sony regarding the PS VR. Last we heard, Sony had outsold “ many hundreds of thousands ” and surpassed initial expectations, which is a promising sign.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Image Credit: Biohazard Cast / Sony PlayStation. According to Biohazard Cast , the working title is currently “Resident Evil: Village.” ” Resident Evil 7 is currently available to play in VR via PSVR and SteamVR. The post Resident Evil 8 Will Support VR According To Reports appeared first on VRScout.

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JULY 23, 2024

HTC is teasing a new Vive headset. 0:00 / 0:14 1× At the end of a new video posted across the company's YouTube channel and social media channels titled HTC VIVE: A Vision for You , the silhouette of the new headset can be seen. It successfully launched in 2016, and at its peak it accounted for two thirds of SteamVR usage.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

HTC HTC is about to release its offering in the form of the VIVE XR Elite with a release date of February 25 and an entry-level price of $1,099. HTC is doubling down on VR glasses for smaller experiences like in-car journey entertainment and movie watching through the VIVE Flow.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sony researchers built prototype VR controllers that can adapt to different use cases, and I got to try them. Since the researchers are building a haptic system, not a tracking system, the controllers were tracked by strapped-on HTC Vive trackers, with base stations set up in each corner. The controllers explore two innovative ideas.

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