Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Notably, nDreams is known for a host of VR games over the years, including The Assembly (2016) , Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , Fracked (2021), and Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023), and more. At the time, the studio said it employed 250 people, meaning the layoff could affect up to 40 people.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The news of the week is that Meta is poaching talents from all the other companies : in particular, it has been able to “steal” 100 employees from the HoloLens team in Microsoft. Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer.

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

Using their public projections from Q1 2021, we might reasonably expect they spend about $6 billion on XR this year for salaries, hardware and overhead. Sony, for example, has a mature console ecosystem, with a huge relative advantage in game prices (3x), sales channels and customer base (10x+) over Quest. They make it up on the games.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Meta’s earnings report for 2021 has both lights and shadows. We were all waiting for it, and then it finally arrived: Meta has finally released its earning reports for 2021, and for the first time it treated its Reality Labs division as a separate entity, so we know how well it is performing. Top news of the week. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Rendering of the 2021 version of the Panasonic VR glasses. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Now let’s dig into the best news!

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The glasses will be available in select worldwide markets in mid-2021. The company plans to ship its first SenseGloves Nova gloves in March 2021 and can be pre-ordered at $5,000 for a set of two gloves on the SenseGlove website. The company’s valuation is currently at $29.5

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Nreal Light is shipping in Europe and US in 2021. Header Image by Sony). Top news of the week.

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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 expects global sales of smartphone VR headsets to grow fivefold from 2017 to 70 million by 2021. billion by 2021. million were sold.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew massively following the demand for video conferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. VR’s CAGR comes following the market’s 2021 valuation of $21.83 Thanks to Meta’s Connect 2021 event, the Metaverse has emerged as a talking point for many in the tech world.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. Header image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The price is incredibly low: $299; Announced that in 2021 it will release a pair of smartglasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban; Teased the work it is doing in AR; Revealed that is working with Ubisoft for two AAA VR games developed around the IPs of Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed; Discontinued the Rift. Image by Sony).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Companies like Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Epic Games, Unity, and others are facilitating the rise of serious gaming technologies. Additionally, motion capture (mocap) systems from Sony and Vicon will deepen realism for content creators developing characters. Meta Platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. The big news of the week is that CES 2021 won’t be physically held in Las Vegas, but will have just a digital edition. Top news of the week.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As the full year 2021 earnings season rolls along, the next major chip maker out of the gate is AMD, who has been enjoying a very positive trajectory in revenue and profits over the past few years. For the fourth quarter of 2021, AMD reported $4.8B AMD Q4 2021 Financial Results (GAAP). Overall, for 2021 AMD booked $16.4B

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Plus, it was a proprietary system, owned by Microsoft, and didn’t play well with other metaverse platforms. In its blog post, the company said that it will be focusing on other metaverse-related efforts, such as the launch of Microsoft Mesh , an enterprise-focused metaverse platform. ” And it’s making money.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. Pictures from FBEC 2021 (Image from VRTUOLUO) Who will be the most important speakers? A screenshot with part of the speakers that will be part of the event.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

We are announcing today Integration of Interhaptics with Hololens 2 Haptic design for all mobile phones early 2021 Upcoming Haptic design for PS5 in 2021 Interhaptics was released to the public in September 2020. Hololens 2 Credit: Microsoft One of the major XR platforms used in business applications is Microsoft Hololens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

The Quest 2 is quite powerful and so Facebook has confirmed tha t in 2021 there won’t be the need for a Quest 2 Pro as some people were supposing. NVIDIA doubles down on Cloud Rendering and Omniverse at GTC 2021. Facebook has also brought another innovation to the Quest Store, that is subscriptions. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. The glasses had been announced at Facebook Connect for a 2021 launch, but since then we have had no news about them. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A shortage of components is plaguing both AMD and Nvidia, and this means that new GPUs and consoles could be in short supply until February 2021.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Four years after Mojang added PSVR support in a free Minecraft update on PS4, the Microsoft-owned studio announced that support will soon be discontinued. Minecraft Gear VR support ended in October 2020 after the hardware had been abandoned, whereas the Rift version was delisted in 2021 but existing owners can still use it.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 12, 2021

Asus' new desktop monitors are versatile enough to support PC gamers as well as console players on Microsoft Xbox Series X or Sony PlayStation 5. Thanks to HDMI 2.1,

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GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2021

Sony announced it is discontinuing online purchases for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and PSP later this year. The PS3’s online store will shutter on July 2, 2021 while the Vita’s store will close on August 27, 2021. PSP games will also be removed for purchase from both consoles on July 2. Read more.

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Upload VR

JUNE 19, 2023

Back in 2021, Spencer was asked about potential plans involving VR. Calling himself a fan of Sony, Valve, and Meta's efforts, he reaffirmed Xbox's focus on staying "in the software side of that enablement." Evidently, Xbox isn't ready to commit outright to VR by itself but this hasn't stopped them partnering with other companies.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

With this operation, Facebook secures another amazing development studio (after Beat Games), making sure that it will be able to provide high-quality games for its headsets in the future, and protecting itself from hostile acquisitions of other companies (like Sony acquiring Insomniac). Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Nreal-Microsoft Collaboration For example, global consumer smart glass manufacturers Nreal teamed up with Microsoft to develop an experimental device aimed at improving social interactions for blind children. In June 2021, Apple Music’s Zane Lowe expressed his surprise at the clarity and depth of his firms spatial audio solution.

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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”.

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Digital Trends

JULY 23, 2021

Best Buy has a huge sale going on right now with massive discounts on big-name brands including the Apple Watch Series 6 and much more.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The transaction is expected to close by the end of Calendar Year 2021. The deal has been unanimously approved by both sets of directors, and is subject to approval of both sets of shareholders. AMD shares are currently down 5% before the market opens.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 5, 2022

to 3 times compared to 2021, backed by metaverse and gaming services. At a recent summit, an executive working with Microsoft explained that developing the Metaverse required expertise in four technical pillars: the user experience (UX), user interface (UI), developer environments, and market economy.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 29, 2023

OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, now operates partially under Microsoft, bringing a mass wave of developmental resources to the conversational AI space – especially for enterprises with the rise of CoPilot. Projects like Starlights and Sony’s VP push highlight how immersive tech can find a home in various use cases.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Additionally, the room incorporates a Lenovo ThinkSmart Teams Room device, Crystal Vox Loqui 1 Speakers, a Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling mic, and a Sony digital camera. This platform uses Microsoft Teams for calls, Microsoft Office apps like Powerpoint, Miro, Alleo, Power BI, and many others.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 12, 2021

Wholesome Direct 2021 comes on the heels […]. While several titles and updates, like Ooblets, were anticipated, the livestream also revealed a considerable amount of brand-new titles, many of which have demos available to play right now.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. One-year price performance for SNAP as of 2/3/20 Sony Corp.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

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Mashable VR

JULY 20, 2022

To link up with Microsoft , just click the Xbox logo near the top of the page and follow the prompts. You can probably expect platform availability and feature availability to grow as the more public launch approaches, but we've reached out to Microsoft for clarification on the details.

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