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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

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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. Image by Microsoft).

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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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Featuring over 200 speakers, the event will cover in detail some of the most important topics in the industry, such as: VR/AR in the age of pandemics; Museums of the future; VR for good; Immersive arts and design; AR Cloud; Training in the workplace; Location-based entertainment; VR tourism and hospitality; Social VR.

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A journey in some interesting Italian VR startups at Milan Games Week 2018: AnotheReality, Beyond The Gate and many more!

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They were mostly made by Italian indie developers and startuppers , but there was also the presence of some big brands like Sony that made people try Astro Bot and Moss with PSVR. The first startup that I interviewed has been AnotheReality , that is an interesting VR company in Milan, Italy. He is training to become a thief.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

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Image by Sony). HoloLens 2 availability has been expanded to 15 new regions : Italy (YESSS!), Rezzil Player 21 offers realistic soccer training that you can perform at home with a VR headset and a Vive Tracker on your foot ! Header Image by Sony). Thank you all for making me feel your warmth, you are an amazing community!

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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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What a fun thing, this is the power of the intern… no, sorry, of the metaverse. (And if you were wondering, yes, I’m very happy about the two amazing gold medals that Italy won yesterday at the Olympics!). Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). News from partners (and friends). Kudos to them!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.10): Lynx launches MR standalone headset, Facebook acquires Scape and much more!

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Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony is closing its Manchester-based game studio, that it opened in 2015 to produce ‘AAA’ PSVR exclusives. It is to be understood if the projects it was working on have been scrapped or they have been transferred to another studio internal to Sony.

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

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If you were wondering, we in Italy do not celebrate Thanksgiving, but I would love one year to participate in its celebration hosted by an American family. The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony. Mr. Kuo says that the headset should be released in Q4 2022. News from partners (and friends). Learn more.