Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Wipeout Omega Collection launched back in 2017, and brings remastered versions of WipEout HD (2008) , WipEout HD Fury (2009), and WipEout 2048 (2012) together on PS4. Image courtesy Sony Studio Liverpool. The franchise that seemed destined for VR from the beginning is finally here.

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MARCH 26, 2017

Fast forward from 2008 to now. Let’s start with why games did so well back in 2008. For example, let’s say you bought Gears of War 2 in November 2008 when it launched. Of all the game platforms sold in 2008, the two highest performing ones were the strangest concepts. A premium on frugal fun. New is good. Gears of War 2.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Bellevue, WA-based company Innovega has raised $3M to hasten development of its augmented reality and contact lens system eMacula (in development since 2008). PSVR’S SALES NUMBERS REVEALED AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO SONY. The eMacula system is currently pending the FDA review process. …and more.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 13, 2021

Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile. Sony’s Playstation 5 just hit the shelves in China in late April. In 2020, Honor of Kings alone generated close to $2.5 billion in player spending, according to market research company SensorTower.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Dear Esther was the studio’s hit, coming out as a mod back in 2008, a year after The Chinese Room was formed. The studio’s growing visibility and size culminated in Everybody’s Gone To Rapture , a 2015 exploration game created in collaboration with Sony’s Santa Monica Studio.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”. So what’s different now?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. Explore the latest Google news here. Latest Google News Toshiba Known around the world for their computing tools and technology, Toshiba began introducing AR smart glasses to its product portfolio in 2008.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. Toshiba Known around the world for its computing tools and technology, Toshiba began introducing AR smart glasses to its product portfolio in 2008. The most recent development from the brand is the DynaEdge AR100 device.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. Explore the latest Google news here. → Latest Google News Toshiba Known around the world for their computing tools and technology, Toshiba began introducing AR smart glasses to its product portfolio in 2008.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

Funding VR's Indie Expertise Back when the App Store for iPhone was coming together in 2008, the $200 million " iFund " was announced and managed by venture capitalists who offered equity deals to developers at a critical time in the development of mobile phones as a computing platform.

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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

Credit: Sony Classics / TIFF. Milk (2008) In director Gus Van Sant's astounding biopic, Sean Penn stars as activist and politician Harvey Milk. Then-10-year-old Zoé Héran positively dazzles with her lead role. — A.F. How to watch: Tomboy is steaming on Kanopy. A Fantastic Woman (2017). — A.F.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In lieu of any official statement from those in the know at Oculus, HTC, Samsung, Google, Sony or Valve, SuperData’s comprehensive approach serves as our most reliable glimpse yet into the state of these fledgeling product lines. million in 2008 and over 100 million in 2012. The Apple iPhone , for example, sold only 1.39

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