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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! WMR headsets could have represented a revolution for virtual reality because of their cheap price and ease of use (they didn’t require the installation of any base stations).

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PlayStation VR Demos Coming to Hundreds of US Retailers

Road to VR

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to ‘see it to believe it’, so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. That number is slated to expand to 300 locations across the US and Canada starting June 24th.

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Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse

Mashable VR

It should be noted that during the conversation, Fils-Aimé shared that he favors augmented reality over virtual reality. Reggie Fils-Aimé retired from his role at Nintendo of America in 2019 after a 16-year stint with the company.

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Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios

TechCrunch VR

The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox. Oasis is played via a virtual reality headset. Sony’s Playstation 5 just hit the shelves in China in late April.

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RayNeo Air 2 XR Glasses Review: Sleek Smart Glasses

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Are they as revolutionary as RayNeo says, or will they quickly fade into the background as companies like Meta, Microsoft , and Apple continue to invest in the XR landscape? They feature next-gen Sony Micro OLED displays that can effectively create a “virtual screen” up to 201 inches wide, with a 1080p resolution.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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Investing in XR with GFR Fund’s Teppei Tsutsui

XR for Business Podcast

Maybe just give us a little overview of the GFR Fund, and how this came to be that you’re investing in some of the name brands in virtual reality. We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Teppei: Sure. Yeah, absolutely. Teppei: Sure.