Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

SKYRIM VR BUNDLE ($249.99) : Venture through one of the most popular worlds in gaming history with an all-in-one package that includes the HMD, Playstation Camera, two Move controllers, and a copy of Skyrim VR , a full version of the 2011 classic reimagined in virtual reality. Image Credit: HTC / Oculus / Sony PlayStation / VRcardboard.co.uk.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

He built the first prototype of his VR headset in 2011 and announced it on Kickstarter in 2012. The two most successful VR headsets – from a sales point of view – were Sony’s PlayStation VR and Oculus Go – these two, together, sold around 1.2

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); neither company has a VR user base anywhere close to Sony’s, and their products are either at the low end or a bit too expensive.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

During the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Sony announced that L.A. Noire which launched as a non-VR game way back in 2011. The VR version of the game is getting a surprise launch on PSVR today, Sony announced during its State of Play presentation. Noire: The VR Case Files will be available starting today on PSVR.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Even though the game originally came out back in 2011 it still holds up incredibly well as one of the absolute best and most popular roleplaying games of all-time. Interestingly, Fallout 4 VR is currently only slated for the HTC Vive. It’s really happening.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Room 2011, West Hall. Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. The Holodeck Year 2: Growing the VR Ecosystem in 2017. Room 2024, West Hall.

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