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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.
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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Road to VR
MARCH 19, 2017
” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. IDC themselves predicted in 2011 that by 2015, Microsoft’s then new (and now dead) Windows Phone platform would overtake Apple’s IOS as in the mobile phone market.
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.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JANUARY 16, 2017
Last year, the Oculus Rift (Facebook), HTC Vive (HTC and Valve) and the PlayStation VR (Sony) all debuted, and Samsung just announced 5 million of its Gear VR headsets have shipped. With a plug-and-play install base of around 50 million PS4s, and the monolithic might of Sony behind it, it was the best bet the VR industry had.
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
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
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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