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Meta Faces FTC Injunction on Within Unlimited Deal

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

An upcoming decision from the organisation has placed Meta’s plans to acquire virtual reality (VR) firm Within Unlimited in uncertainty, according to reports. The FTC has also filed anti-competitive lawsuits against the deal involving Sony Corporation, potentially derailing the latter’s future tech products.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony). I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. Top news of the week. PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Other relevant news. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

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Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Apple was initially slow to provide a path forward for cloud gaming apps from Google and Microsoft, which had previously been outlawed on the App Store. Virginia and West Virginia.

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Voted, Passed and Signed: XRA Commended the CHIPS and Science Act

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The Washington DC-based association sees it as a vital element of the emerging tech ecosystem. XRA pushed for virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, to be part of the US budget. Google, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony Interactive Entertainment jointly created XRA.

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How Are US Regulators Affecting Big Tech’s XR Plans?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Other firms such as Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft have ordered redundancies across their workforces at 18,000, 11,000, and 12,000, respectively. Over the past week, Microsoft’s layoffs have also shuttered its XR ambitions, cutting its entire Microsoft HoloLens 2 and AltspaceVR teams. Not Too Big to Fail?

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