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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

“They have either acquired interesting things like Oculus and Instagram, or they’ve been a fast follower of people’s ideas. It should be noted that during the conversation, Fils-Aimé shared that he favors augmented reality over virtual reality.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. As usual, take this rumor with a grain of salt. PSVR 2 preorders are now open. It’s time to get some VR!

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How Nokia Broke Into Virtual Reality With Its Ozo Camera

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

And after a few years of research, the Finnish company decided to move into virtual reality 360-degree capture cameras. The idea is that, as soon as we identified VR was coming — this was before the Oculus acquisition by Facebook — it was clear that one part of VR would be computer-generated experiences, games being the major example.

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Kevin Williams: LBVR is not dead, it is rising again

The Ghost Howls

The Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the development of virtual reality , and in many sectors (like virtual events and remote collaboration), all companies have had a huge spike in the number of users, profits, and investments. Playing with the Oculus Quest 2 at home (Image by Facebook). Is LBVR dead? ” [cit.

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Super-Detailed Review Of Pimax Sword Controllers!

The Ghost Howls

On the 11 th of May, I received an email from Pimax about their new “Sword” virtual reality motion controllers , which had finally become available to purchase, following a reveal way back in January 2019 at CES. A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Introduction.

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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.