VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

In 2019 Samsung unveiled its first commercially-available foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The layoff round comes amid two high-profile projects currently in production by the studio: Zombie Army VR , a VR shooter based on the popular franchise from Rebellion, and Starship Troopers: Continuum , an online co-cop shooter created in partnership with Sony—announced just a day before news of the layoffs first broke.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

May 21 st , 2019 will go down in history as an incredible day for VR. Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2020

DigiLens most recently closed its Series C financing back in May 2019 to the tune of $50 million, which saw Samsung Ventures join alongside UDC Ventures, Niantic, Continental AG, Sony Innovation Fund, and Diamond Edge Ventures, the VC arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation as investors.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Layoffs spanning 2023 and 2024 included a number of top publishers and studios, such as Embracer Group, Unity, Microsoft, EA, Sony, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive and Riot Games. The post Veteran VR Studio nDreams Announces Layoffs Amid “challenging VR games market” appeared first on Road to VR.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

US search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Worldwide search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Most searched for headsets by region, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. Data courtesy Sony, chart by Road to VR. Peak search volume for Quest in the US was 1.6

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. Image Credit: Sony. Regarding inclusivity, on April 4, 2019, the USPTO published a new patent for Sony that was filed in December 2017. Image Credit: Sony/USPTO. Microsoft, Intel, and Sony are the three strongest VR and AR-related patent owners. WHAT IS A PATENT?

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

By the end of 2019, it had been expected to reach $15.1 The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are expected to reduce the prices for their game products in the coming years. billion, followed by $5.8

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2019

While E3 2019 may officially be in the books, it appears as though Sony is only just getting started. Launched originally on Microsoft Windows back in 2017, Luna arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ) in North America followed by European release June 19th. This week is shaping up to be a busy one for console VR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2020

Before the postponement, a litany of companies stepped back from GDC 2020 such as Epic, Microsoft, Unity, Sony, Electronic Arts, Facebook, and Kojima Productions.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The total revenues on the Quest Store alone had been $1B since its foundation in 2019, and this shows that many people are enjoying Quest games. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. Reality Labs had $2.3B

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. This means that the wireless noise-canceling headphones from Sony not only let users stream music but also handle calls and get information on demand. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables. In-Ear Devices for Simultaneous Interpretation.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2019

XR Games , the studio behind couch co-op VR game The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure (2019), has secured $2 million (£1.5 XR Games previously worked with Sony and Rovio to create its Angry Birds-themed VR title. “We SEE ALSO Microsoft Launches HoloLens 2 for Enterprise Customers.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2020

The game was due to launch in 2019, but has seen several delays, most recently due to Coronavirus , which has pushed the release date into the second half of 2020. Excited for the team to join Facebook to help us pursue a future of rich, immersive, and groundbreaking VR content.” Image courtesy Ready at Dawn.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

percent from 2019. Specifically, Sony announced 5 million cumulative units sold in January. Oculus Quest — the fastest growing standalone — sold about 425,000 units in 2019 according to our calculations. Microsoft committed 100,000 units to the U.S. percent in Q1, followed by 24.1 percent in Q2.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

However, the report did lump together Pokémon GO, which earned 96% of all AR software revenue in 2016, and MR devices like the Microsoft HoloLens proving not yet ready for consumers. CCS Insight’s latest forecast indicates the first significant unit sales won’t occur until 2019, when it expects 1.5 million units to be sold.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

With a surprise move, Facebook has acquired Sanzaru Games, the company behind the best VR game of 2019, Asgard’s Wrath. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft has released more specifications for its upcoming XBOX Series X, and from these data is clearly possible to see that it will be compatible with VR headsets. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

We expect that when Valve reveals a near-final version of Knuckles, it’ll come at the same time (or near to it) that they reveal their first VR title, which probably won’t happen until later this year, if not 2019. Continued on Page 2: Sony, Magic Leap, LG & Microsoft ». So What Will Valve Be Showing?

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

OpenXR includes all the major companies in the space such as Meta, Sony, Valve, Microsoft, HTC, NVIDIA, and AMD – but notably not Apple. It officially released in 2019. It was developed by Khronos, the same non-profit industry consortium managing OpenGL.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2019

Nvidia has GeForce Now, Sony has PlayStation Now, and both Google & Microsoft have their own future cloud gaming projects in the work too. Cloud gaming isn’t a new concept, at least in the world of traditional flatscreen games.

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VRWorld

JUNE 13, 2016

At it’s pre-E3 2016 conference, Microsoft announced the long awaited shift of its console model. Microsoft did not disclose the exact refresh cycle strategy, but we would not be surprised if the company decides to use E3 as the place where their annual or bi-annual refreshes will be announced. PC lives forever, obviously.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) was noticeably absent last year, leaving not only a big gap news wise but physically as well. There were four State of Play shows in 2019 showcasing new and upcoming titles for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

As Upload points out, this means that the Cosmos will be the only major new headset of 2019 coming with a wireless solution already on the market. Microsoft is shipping Azure Kinect. Microsoft is finally shipping its Azure Kinect devkits. As promised, Microsoft has released the documentation on its website.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé retired from his role at Nintendo of America in 2019 after a 16-year stint with the company. He's often credited with reviving Nintendo's stature in the gaming industry in North America after it lost ground to Sony and Microsoft as the premiere console company with the Gamecube.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Before 2019, headsets were largely tethered to PCs, and Qualcomm helped to ‘cut the cord’ and enable the next evolution of standalone devices. Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At a time when modern VR was finding its feet, Sony championed the potential of console-based virtual reality with PlayStation VR on PS4, housing an impressive library of exclusive games like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth. Sony remains the only console manufacturer committed to VR at this level.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

in revenue, which was an increase of 68% over 2019, and, of course, sets a new record for the company. AMD has also noted that they’ve shipped their first V-cache enabled EPYC CPUs (Milan-X) to Microsoft, who is using them in an upcoming Azure instance type. Overall, for 2021 AMD booked $16.4B Gross Margin. Operating Income.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 13, 2021

The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox. Sony’s Playstation 5 just hit the shelves in China in late April. Nintendo Switch distributes in China through a partnership with Tencent sealed in 2019.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

. — Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) August 19, 2019. Making the announcement via Twitter, Insomniac Games has long been affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and the PlayStation brand, having recently released Marvel’s Spider-Man as an exclusive on PlayStation 4.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2023

Launched in 2019, the idea came from one of the co-founders, Olga Dogadkina, who previously worked in the luxury retail sector. Highlighting the pressure platform developers face, AltspaceVR, one of the first social applications of VR, was recently sunsetted by parent company Microsoft.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 8, 2019

2019 has been a big year for virtual reality (VR) hardware, with the launch of Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive Cosmos, HP Reverb and Valve Index, giving customers plenty of choices. A big part of the announcement focused on the new controllers, updating the current DualShock 4 device with haptics and adaptive triggers.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In response, one of VR’s most vocal supporters at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Shuhei Yoshida made a subtle dig on Twitter. ?´-`?.?oO?we — Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 26, 2019. we oftentimes work hard to make things that no customers are asking for them?.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 20, 2016

And this system, configured “as is” – costs as much as one of those “AMD announces, but you can’t actually buy” CyberPower $499 VR Ready computers paired with an Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PlayStation 4. Or That PC with Xbox One Slim and PlayStation 4… you get the picture.

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