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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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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 XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

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The group is composed of executives that come from different teams within the company because the metaverse should be the transformation of the whole Facebook in an immersive setting. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. So he said that if you want to attach to it an Oculus Quest, technically you can.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.04): Big tech companies perform budget cuts, Mojo tests its smart contact lens in-eye, and more!

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I am already dreaming of future mobile headsets (maybe the Quest 4) featuring hardware ray tracing and foveated rendering for amazing immersive graphics. Then, PSVR Without Parole has reported that Sony has learned from the errors of the PSVR 1, and so it has made the cable of the PSVR 2 detachable. Don’t wake me up!

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The XR Week Peek (2021.11.29): Black Friday deals, investments in Niantic, and more!

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You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! I think this news about the new rounding fund is interesting because it gives Niantic new money and credibility to become a serious competitor of all the major companies in the rush to our immersive future.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!

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More info News worth a mention (Image by Sony) Sony shows the behind-the-scenes of PSVR 2 In a recent blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment has shown the internal evolution of PSVR 2, from the initial experimentations to the final release. I suggest you take some time and read this post, because it has very cool insights.

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Family Gaming: VR Experiences Transforming Together Time Under Lockdown

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12 immersive ways to keep your family entertained and fit while at home. For many parents and guardians this means learning to work from home while simultaneously keeping their families safe, happy, and healthy under quarantine. Available on Oculus Store for Rift , PlayStation Store , Steam , and Viveport. Rating: Everyone.

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