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Sony Music Showcases Multiplayer VR Experience Using Vive, Not PSVR

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You’d think if a division of Sony was making a VR experience they’d be using the company’s own headset, PlayStation VR (PSVR). It’s surprising to learn, then, Sony Music Entertainment is working with a rival headset, the HTC Vive. But the Vive display isn’t the only VR installation from Sony at the show.

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‘Men in Black’ Location-based VR Experience to Debut at Dreamscape in October

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Location-based VR destination Dreamscape and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced they’re launching a new VR experience that puts you and five other friends in the shoes of the Men in Black: First Assignment. Image courtesy Dreamscape, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. Image courtesy Dreamscape, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality.

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Sony Pictures Teams With The VOID on ‘Jumanji: Reverse the Curse’, Launching November 27th

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Hot on the heels of Avengers: Damage Control , the next experience heading to VR attraction The VOID is Jumanji: Reverse the Curse , made in collaboration with the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality group. The title will come to select VOID locations starting on November 27th. Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California.

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Samsung Is Building a $17 Billion Chip Plant in Texas to Fix This Whole Supply Chain Thing

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Samsung is putting on its cowboy hat and heading to the great state of Texas to build a massive $17 billion chip factory. Read more.

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Khalid Debuts Projection Mapped VR Music Video at SXSW

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Sony unleashes VR music video with projection mapping technology at SXSW. If you’re unfamiliar with the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, it’s basically a celebration of, well, everything. Image Credit: Sony. We wanted to bring together a completely new type of immersive experience to music lovers.”.

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2019 Was a Major Inflection Point for VR—Here’s the Proof

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People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers. Sony announced sales of PlayStation VR in January 2020: 5 million headsets over the last four years. It’s difficult to get real data on the VR consumer market.

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Step Into the Jungle When The VOID Opens Jumanji: Reverse the Curse This Month

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To help promote the new film Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) has teamed up with location-based entertainment (LBE) specialist The VOID on an immersive experience called Jumanji: Reverse the Curse. Cinemark West Plano, Plano, Texas. Next month will see the theatrical release of Jumanji: The Next Level in cinemas worldwide.