The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

This could be interesting when paired with XR glasses Apple has removed the functionality of “removing your room ceiling” from Vision Pro There is a video showing hand-tracking performances on Vision Pro: tracking is good, and occlusion is good, but the lag is incredibly high. inch 4K OLED microdisplays. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sony released a first look at the PlayStation VR2 internal components, tearing down the headset and Sense controllers across two new videos. Following its PS5 console teardown , Sony is doing the same for Playstation VR2 a week before launch. The second video is significantly shorter and looks at the PSVR 2 Sense Controllers.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The original A7Siii was my first Sony camera. I got it when I set out to travel the country in a van because I wanted a full-frame camera that could handle photo and video in low light, because I knew I’d never carry a flash. Over the years, as I shifted more and more toward landscape photography and I began to think… Read more.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2019

Sony looks to cut the cord on console VR. . According to a new patent filed by Sony, the company is looking into wireless functionality for the next iteration of their PSVR headset. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony.

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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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GizModo VR

MARCH 2, 2021

The streaming video business is booming, and while that makes it easier to access tons of content, for some companies like Sony, it makes it less attractive to manage digital storefronts, so at the end of August, Sony is disabling the ability to buy on-demand videos in the PlayStation Store. Read more.

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AR Insider

APRIL 28, 2022

Welcome to Reality Bytes, featuring lightning-round video commentary from AR Insider partner, M7 Innovations. What are the biggest insights and observations in immersive tech & media this week? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Ginza Sony Park, the Japanese tech giant’s Tokyo-based hub for Sony brand promotion, is now playing host to a new Ghostbusters -themed multiplayer experience using a newly revealed Sony AR headset prototype. And yes, they’re shooting proton energy from their hands. Otherwise you can sign up here (Japanese).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Volu lets you take volumetric videos with your smartphone. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Like the Index controller, Sony’s prototype features an open-palm design using a wrist strap. Image courtesy SIE.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. In years past, GDC was used by both Oculus and Sony to reveal the latest versions of new VR headsets and content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last Thursday, global technology giant Sony released a patent for an in-game blockchain infrastructure that supports the trading and selling of digital assets. Sony’s blockchain allows participants to purchase in-game items or characters. Sony’s XR Vision. The sophomore device is due in early 2023.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If you’ve got a PS5 and PlayStation VR2 headset and already set it up there’s no need to have your TV on or even connected to the system, Sony confirmed. According to Sony: “Once you complete the set up, a TV is not required for general PS VR2 game play.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2024

Sony has revealed the development of an XR headset as part of an “immersive spatial content creation system”. Sony has worked with Siemens and Qualcomm to develop the XR system. It said the new product would be available later this year, with information about specs and launch dates to be released at a later date.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2019

Sony actually created its own social VR viewing app for PSVR users in Japan, but it’s certainly no Bigscreen. According to CNET Japan , Sony recently pushed a new update to their virtual theater app Theater Room VR that finally lets users connect with up to three other people in a spacious digital cinema. Image courtesy Sony.

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VRScout

MARCH 26, 2018

Sony unleashes VR music video with projection mapping technology at SXSW. Film, television, video games, art, music, comedy, technology, politics, every influential aspect of our lives all colliding together for nine days of pure cultural ecstasy. Plus, I get to show them an awesome new VR music video. Image Credit: Sony.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2022

As the megapixel wars have died down, the new frontier for dedicated digital cameras is multi-functionality; being able to shoot both still images and capture high-quality video at the same time. To further improve the flexibility of its hybrid digital cameras, Sony has designed a new lens it promises is as just as… Read more.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Besides bringing high-quality VR to PS5, Sony’s next-gen headset also packs in eye-tracking, which is many games are using for easier UI selection and foveated rendering—useful, but not terribly exciting stuff. ” We’ve linked to the timestamp (above) where Arque Gallardo discusses Switchback’s eye-tracking mechanic.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sony has released a set of motion capture (mocap) wearables in time for the holidays, the company announced in a press release. Sony’s Mocopi mocap system uses six coloured tracking devices, which people can wear on their bodies. A photo of Sony’s ‘Mocopi’ device trackers. PHOTO: Sony Corp.

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2021

A year ago, Sony introduced the ZV-1 : a digital camera with video-focused features and a streamlined interface for aspiring YouTube stars to easily churn out professional-looking videos. Today the company announced a follow-up, the Alpha ZV-E10 , which still makes shooting video easy, but allows more experienced… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Just like any other VR headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) leaves plenty of room for improvement, and the company’s R&D division has a few ideas on where to take it on both a software and hardware level. You can see it below, the clip starts at around 43:20.

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Road to VR

MARCH 6, 2024

Sony has a pretty interesting take on how to serve up ‘pro’ style controllers in its recently revealed enterprise-focused standalone , which could point the way forward for Vision Pro. The post Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2020

In the wake of steaming services like YouTube and Netflix reducing video quality in Europe , PlayStation console owners will see a similar slowdown soon, although it’s only slated to impact download speeds. The post Sony to Slow PlayStation Downloads in Europe Amid Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on Road to VR.

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XROM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Sony Corporation announced development of an immersive spatial content creation system, which includes an XR head-mounted display equipped with high-quality 4K OLED Microdisplays*2 and video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimized for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and precise pointing.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sony is the latest. Today it released new software that lets you hook up your Sony camera to a Windows 10 computer with just a USB cable. Given the spike in Zoom calls driven by the global pandemic, several camera-makers have released apps to help you turn your camera into a webcam. Read more.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2023

This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss ChatGPT’s partnership with Microsoft, travel to the Metaverse with Sony and Manchester City, and tune into the YouTube vs. TikTok short-form video battle. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upload VR

JUNE 17, 2022

As first reported by Video Games Chronicle , the Liverpool-based studio Firesprite is moving to a much larger office, likely indicating some form of expansion. Almost a year ago, Sony acquired Firesprite and we later learned that the studio is developing Horizon: Call of the Mountain alongside Guerilla Games.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The VR video experience uses inventive techniques to give you an immersive front row seat to a world-class violinist, featuring positional tracking and impressively sharp visuals. Having watched the immersive video landscape for VR emerge over the last several years, there’s a breakdown of type beginning to emerge.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 16, 2022

With its recent high profile PC releases of formerly exclusive games like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn , Sony seems to be making a shift to marketing its video game arm as a hybrid console-PC company. Now, newly datamined files pointing to a PlayStation PC game launcher could mean the company wants to ape Xbox in… Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Don’t close your eyes… Reviews for the PlayStation VR2 are beginning to surface and so far Sony’s next-gen VR headset for the PlayStation 5 is proving to be a winner. In an official gameplay video provided by developer Supermassive Games, we catch a glimpse of the game in action.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2021

After days of rumors that Sony is adding a video streaming service to its existing PlayStation Plus, the company confirmed today that it’s testing one such service in Poland. I don’t know about you, but I’m so over new video streaming services. PlayStation Now, Sony’s cloud gaming… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 14, 2017

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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Under its new studio, the collaboration with Sony will debut in the virtual world ‘Nostalgia1999,’ which features concepts from a Japanese six-tatami room from July of the same year. Fans can view the messy Otaku character with Sony’s world-renowned anime shows. ／ Beyond Sports develops real-time 3D (RT3D) animations.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 26, 2021

Last year in February Sony had launched the Xperia 1 II , as well as teasing a sibling device called the Xperia PRO. Today, almost a whole year later, Sony is ready to finally to launch the Xperia PRO 5G, with availability starting today at a staggering price tag of $2499. Sony Announces Xperia 5 II: 120Hz Full-Fledged Small Phone.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2020

The post ‘Tarzan VR’ Just Released The Coolest Mixed Reality Video Game Trailer Ever appeared first on VRScout. Players will have the chance to record their own mixed reality adventures when Tarzan VR launches later this year on HTC Vive/Vive Pro, Oculus Rift/Rift S, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality, and PlayStation VR.

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Slashgear

MAY 4, 2020

A video shared by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a prototype controller that tracks the entire human hand. This controller was the subject of research done on overcoming the limits presented by gesture control systems and traditional controllers.

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