The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

Honestly speaking, I wasn’t expecting interesting news from this CES in AR and VR, while actually we just had one: Sony has revealed almost all the specifications of the upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset and its controllers! The innovative controllers of the PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2023

Sony revealed PSVR 2 outperformed the original PSVR in sales in the first six weeks, taking a strong early lead over the company’s first-gen PlayStation headset. When Sony last released sales figures in 2020, the original PSVR had sold around 5 million lifetime units.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Ingress Prime is now getting a serious update thanks to an amazing new partnership with Niantic and Sony that will blend Niantic’s real-world AR technology with Sony’s latest audio hardware, a wireless headphone called “LinkBuds,” to immerse players even deeper into a game that uses both the real world and a virtual world as a playing field.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2021

According to a patent submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month, Sony is working on a new system that would allow the company to shadow ban players on the PlayStation VR platform. ” Image Credit: Sony PlayStation. Feature Image Credit: Sony PlayStation.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This week, we look at Sony's latest moves the rise of generative AI and all the news from the spatial spectrum. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sony is reportedly lowering near term sales figures for its upcoming PSVR 2 headset, allegedly halving initial sales projections based on lackluster preorders. Citing people familiar with deliberations, Sony reportedly told a supply partner to expect reduced display panel orders, allegedly stating that it only expects to sell 1.5

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VRScout

MARCH 18, 2021

Last month Sony confirmed that it is currently in development of a direct follow-up to its PlayStation VR headset, promising significant improvements to resolution, better tracking and input, and a larger field-of-view. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Earlier this morning, Sony dropped a major bombshell on PlayStation fans with the reveal of a new VR system for the PlayStation 5. ” Image Credit: Sony PlayStation. Since then, Sony’s console-based VR headset has sold over 5 million units. Feature Image Credit: Sony PlayStation.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Meta wasn’t the only company churning out VR news this week with the unveiling of its long-awaited Quest 3 mixed reality headset , as Sony tossed out a slew of PSVR 2 game announcements and updates for its surprise ‘VR Day’ on Thursday. Buy it on PSVR 2 for $30.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sony confirmed today that its latest VR headset, PSVR 2, will see a release date in 2023. Sony today shared one of the last but most important pieces of info regarding PlayStation VR 2… its launch window. The early 2023 launch window (presumably Q1) is a curious move by Sony.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony today announced its next State of Play, the company’s ongoing presentation series where it highlights upcoming games. Sony has announced that its next State of Play event will be held on June 2nd at 3PM PT ( your timezone here ). .” Luckily we only have to wait until next week to find out!

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2022

United States import records from late 2021 onward show that Sony Interactive Entertainment has shipped thousands of boxes containing developer kits from Asia to the US. The exact contents of the boxes hasn’t been specified, however Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset is a very likely candidate.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Sony is hosting an official Sword Art Online fan exhibition in VR from today through March 10th. Starting today and running through March 10th, Sword Art Online: EX-CHRONICLE – Online Edition is a virtual fan event hosted by Sony with cooperation from the official SAO-P Project. Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2022

During Sony’s annual investor day event, the company confirmed to investors that it has a lineup of more than 20 games ready for the launch of PSVR 2—despite having not yet confirmed the headset’s release date. ” Image courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony. Ok so hear me out.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This week, we look at Meta's latest metaverse action, Sony PSVR 2 and VR leisure sports. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2023

Sony released a peek into the prototyping stages that led to PSVR 2, showing off a number of test units for both the headset and controllers. In an extensive interview on the PS blog, PSVR 2’s Product Manager Yasuo Takahashi reveals the development process behind Sony’s latest VR headset.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

today announced a major partnership with Sony Music Entertainment that will introduce its artists’ music to Snapchat’s Sounds library. As per the partnership agreement, these Lenses will feature music from Sony Music Entertainment artists; no specifics on who just yet. Feature Image Credit: Snap Inc.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2021

During an online showcase today, Sony revealed a VR headset prototype with a 4K OLED microdisplay. Today during the Sony Technology Day showcase the company highlighted new technology from across its various businesses. During the event the Sony Group R&D Center revealed a VR headset prototype which employs a 4K OLED microdisplay.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

More than six years after its VR debut, Sony is ready to bring next-gen VR to PS5 with PSVR 2. With PSVR 2, Sony is not just improving on the prior headset, it’s also raising some bars for consumer headsets overall as the first device in its class to bring eye-tracking, HDR, and new haptic capabilities to the market.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sony has officially unveiled the price and release date for its PlayStation VR2 headset. Feature Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. The post 11 New PlayStation VR2 Games Revealed By Sony appeared first on VRScout. Almost a dozen new and existing VR games coming to PS VR2.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2022

Today during Sony’s CES 2022 press conference the company revealed the first details on PlayStation VR 2, including eye-tracking, a “4K” HDR display, and a 110° Field-of-view. For the first time today, Sony confirmed that its next-gen VR headset for PS5 will be called… *drumroll*… PlayStation VR 2.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2021

In preparation for the reveal of its next VR headset, Sony today gave a first look at its next-gen VR controller for use with PS5, something that appears very similar to Oculus’ Touch controller. Sony showed off the new controller today, detailing a few of the most impactful changes coming to its VR ecosystem.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2022

Sony has fully revealed PlayStation VR 2 at this point, but the company has still kept the PSVR 2 release date under wraps, with many wondering if it will come in 2022 or 2023. ” Earlier this week Sony revealed some new software features coming to PSVR 2. Well the company says it’ll finally reveal that info “soon.”

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Today at the very end of the Quest Gaming Showcase, Meta announced an upcoming Ghostbusters VR game in development by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality & nDreams, built for four-player co-op. The post Co-op ‘Ghostbusters VR’ Game Revealed from Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Developer nDreams appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sony plans to release PSVR 2 sometime in early 2023, although exactly when is still a mystery. In late 2019, Sony announced the headset has sold over five million units. By the time PSVR reached that two-million-mark Sony had already sold 70.6

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2022

Last Friday, Sony Interactive Entertainment, the hardware vendor behind the famous PlayStation gaming console brand, announced a technology partnership with eye-tracking provider Tobii for the Japanese firm’s sophomore virtual reality (VR) gaming headset. Sony Filles Hand-Tracking Technology. Sony’s Metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a blog post published on PlayStation Blog, Hideaki Nishino , Senior Vice President, Platform Planning & Management at Sony Interactive Entertainment, has announced that a new PSVR headset is coming for PS5, but not this year. PlayStation 5 and new DualSense controller (Image by Sony). Header image by Sony).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s been five years since Sony released PlayStation VR on PS4 consoles, and to commemorate the anniversary its creators have released the top five most-played PSVR games to date. Bear in mind that none of that’s substantiated, so we’ll just have to wait and see when Sony decides the time is right.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch In contrast to the $3,000 Looking Glass Holographic Monitor , which is decidedly much chunkier due to its optical array and light field rendering tech, Sony’s Spatial Reality Display is attacking the problem of 3D viewing from a different angle.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently published a patent for a VR motion controller that look suspiciously similar to Valve’s Index controllers, aka ‘Knuckles. Image courtesy Sony Interactive Entertainment, WIPO. Image courtesy Sony Interactive Entertainment, WIPO. Here’s to hoping.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Sony has been awfully quiet about the follow-up to its PSVR headset, which was initially released back in October 2016. Hideaki Nishino, Sony’s senior VP of Platform Planning & Management, announced in a blogpost that the next-gen VR headset for PS5 is coming. In short: it’s looking to be a vastly improved piece of kit.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2020

It was more than a year ago—before PlayStation 5 was formally announced—that Sony confirmed its ‘next-gen console’ would continue to support PlayStation VR. Image courtesy Sony. Luckily those plans haven’t changed; following the full reveal of the system last week, the company affirms that PS5 will support PSVR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Veteran VR developer Aldin Dynamics, the studio behind Waltz of the Wizard , says it is pausing development on PSVR titles until Sony clarifies plans for the future of VR on PS5. “Sony apparently isn’t hellbent on keeping 1st gen PSVR away from PS5, but question remains what they’ll do next. ” he said.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset. The post Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display appeared first on Road to VR. PSVR’s OLED display | Photo courtesy iFixit ( BY-NC-SA ).

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2021

Despite being among the early supporters of the OpenXR consortium—the industry group building the open standard for XR devices—Sony so far seems to have avoided making a specific commitment to implement OpenXR on PSVR or its next-gen headset. Sony, however, remains an odd one out. To date, it has chosen not to comment.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

However, Sony may have a trick up its sleeve that could give the headset’s Fresnel lenses a big advantage over the competition. A patent granted to Sony in 2020 proposes a “method of manufacturing the Fresnel lens which can suppress [god rays] […].”

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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