Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR (2018).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Megaton Rainfall (2017) for SteamVR headsets isn’t here yet, and according to Pentadimensional Games , it won’t be until sometime in 2018. Unfortunately for owners with SteamVR-compatible headsets, VR support isn’t a part of the November 17th launch date and won’t arrive until later in 2018.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2017

12 months from the time of this quote would push things out to May 2018 or so. The post Oculus Founder Expects No Next-gen VR Headsets From Market Incumbents Before Mid-2018 appeared first on Road to VR. The hardware will not change. But for VR developers and enthusiasts it will still be a very exciting 12 months.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Facebook today announced it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018). Sony doesn’t allow modding of Beat Saber for PSVR for the same legal reasons. Beat Games is joining Oculus Studios as an independently operated team based out of Prague.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2018

With mostly prior confirmed PSVR titles presenting at E3 2018 , we expected Sony to dedicate a few moments during its E3 2018 keynote to highlight the platform’s upcoming VR games, of course with the understanding that high-profile PS4 titles would mostly overshadow VR titles. Well, that’s a bit of an understatement.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We’ve seen figures in the past that suggested Meta’s latest standalone headset was doing very well—possibly putting it at three times the adoption rate of Sony’s PSVR—but it was still unclear precisely how big of an impact Quest 2 had on the industry overall. “And I’ll point you out that this is already starting.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Unlike other virtual reality (VR) headsets like the HTC VIve Pro Eye which are geared towards enterprise applications, PlayStation VR is solely a consumer-focused product due to its connectivity to PlayStation 4. Well, the patent filing was by SIE Japan, the division which oversees the PlayStation brand rather than Sony itself.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the tactical team shooter from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , has apparently celebrated some serious notoriety since it launched late last month on PlayStation VR; Sony has ranked it the top most downloaded PSVR game of August.

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Road to VR

MAY 10, 2018

JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, today announced the development of a high pixel density, 3.25-inch 60Hz is widely considered the bare minimum for VR headsets, although many PC VR headsets including HTC Vive and Oculus Rift function at 90Hz—a necessity in reducing motion blur and screen flicker.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Don’t be limited. Oculus Rift.

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Upload VR

JULY 1, 2022

This follows on from a February 2022 announcement that the company was “in negotiation” with Sony to be integrated into the new headset. In 2018, for example, the company worked with Qualcomm to develop a standalone VR reference design with eye-tracking. In 2019, Tobii technology was integrated into the HTC Vive Pro Eye.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Those looking for a hotly-anticipated VR experience and a complete VR hardware bundle may be in luck on or after November 17th: according to Sony, not only will that date mark the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, but the title will also be made available with a hardware bundle.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2019

We were a bit disappointed when we found out that you couldn’t properly web-sling as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in MARVEL Powers United VR (2018) last year, but it appears Sony has heard our collective groans and done something about it in their latest VR activation for the new film Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

billion in 2017 and 2018. As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. billion and $9.6

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Speakers from leading companies including Oculus, Intel, Ford, HTC, Paramount, Google, Epic Games, Walmart, Qualcomm and many more, will be present at the event. The event takes place at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis this week on December 7th and 8th. Check out all the latest VRX details here. Not attending?

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Sony Pictures Entertainment experiences are coming to a headset or location near you. Characteristic of Sony Pictures to release a VR adaptation for feature film releases that make sense in VR, teleporting yourself into the world of Jumanji thanks to VR is a dream come true for so many.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

VR didn't do as well in 2018 as many hoped - or expected Click To Tweet. VR didn’t do as well in 2018 as many hoped – or expected. 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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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But you can have high-quality VR gaming experiences on your Playstation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive even on your IOS and Android phones. We rounded up different types of VR games that worth playing on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive IOS and Android to give you the premium gaming experience. Don’t know which VR headset to buy?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, debuted their high pixel density display at Display Week, showing off the 3.25-inch, — Ian Hamilton (@hmltn) May 22, 2018. Japan Display Inc. inch, 2,160 × 2,432 resolution TFT-LCD (120Hz). JDI’s panel features 1,001 PPI.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2018

Hot on the heels of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), which hit the box offices last week, comes a newly announced VR rhythm game that lets you grove to the spooky beats DJ’ed by series’ characters Drac, Mavis, or Johnny. Such a well-loved brand brings in families?—?and and brand-new visitors.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2017

E3 technically starts today, but here’s what happened yesterday, with announcements from Intel, Ubisoft and Sony. Due to launch in Spring 2018, the experience claims to be part game, part movie, and a ‘true collaboration between Hollywood and gaming’, promising a multi-branching narrative and ‘unparalleled presence’.

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Road to VR

MAY 14, 2019

Beat Games today announced that their hit black-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is finally headed out of Early Access on PC. Update (12:30 PM ET) : Beat Games has confirmed in a tweet that the Level Editors is not coming to PSVR as per Sony’s rules.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to Chris Pruet, Oculus’ Head of Development Engineering, mentioned at GDC 2018, the headset’s thermal design allows the processor to run at higher clock rates than any device he’s seen before. Price ranges from $60 to $100, which is rather affordable, compared with Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. HTC Vive ($499).

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

HTC – Vive Pro Eye. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Qualcomm Technologies – Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 Invitations. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. VRgineers – XTAL 5K HMD. Oculus – Rift S. VR Electronics – Teslasuit. HP – Reverb VR Headset. Ninja Theory – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR Edition.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber. IMAX is making clear it is providing a premium experience partnering with the HTC Vive for a series of room-scale pods complemented by Subpac haptic vests and a D-Box motion chair. Photo provided by IMAX.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

While the company had originally collaborated with HTC to create the Vive, this time around Valve opted to handle everything on their own. But it’s also made for an awkward relationship between Valve and HTC who are now positioned more as competitors than partners. Image courtesy HTC. Image courtesy Valve. Vive Cosmos.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2021

Released back in 2018, Assassin’s Creed: The Temple of Anubis is a location-based VR maze by developer Triotech in which players battle their way through a labyrinth-like temple riddled with enemies and traps. This will not, however, be the franchises first attempt at an original VR game. GREEN HELL VR. LONE ECHO 2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

The developer’s team in Atlanta this week confirmed that Sparc will be coming to Sony’s headset first in Q3 of this year. It’s expected to hit both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift too, but it sounds like fans will have to wait either until the very end of the year of sometime in 2018 to get their hands on it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 6, 2017

Introduced at E3 2016, Xbox said Scorpio would be capable of “high fidelity VR”, and back at GDC this month it confirmed that it would be bringing “mixed reality software” to the system in 2018, suggesting VR support won’t be included with the console at launch.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 15, 2020

After the success of 2018’s Pixel Ripped 1989 Brazilian developer ARVORE and original creator Ana Ribeiro announced the sequel the following year, showcasing the title for the first time during Oculus Connect 6 (OC6). ” For further updates on Pixel Ripped 1995, keep reading VRFocus.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. The final rule went into effect on January 18, 2018."

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VeeR VR

APRIL 16, 2018

Check out our list of top 15 VR games of 2018, and find out your favorite game of the year! Fallout 4 VR Fallout 4 VR was one of the biggest VR title of 2017, and seems like it will continue to be in 2018. With control wands and motion trackers that HTC Vive brings can provide excellent VR experience available right now in the market.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The report predicts that around 14 million smartphone VR headsets will sell in 2017, rising to 25 million in 2018 and reaching 70 million by 2021. The Global Forecast for VR and AR Devices report states that the VR market will continue to grow exponentially with both dedicated VR platforms and smartphone VR platforms taking the lead.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Don’t be limited. Oculus Rift.

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