Road to VR

MAY 4, 2021

Epic Games, the creators of Unreal Engine, said it would consider building a launch title for Sony’s “next VR platform” during negotiations about Fortnite cross-play on PlayStation in 2018. With the company’s next VR headset not expected to launch until at least 2022, it’s unclear if the Sony took up the offer.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

Holiday 2022 release date. In addition to eye-tracking and foveated rendering, Sony is supposedly implementing something called “flexible scale rendering” (FSR) on PS5 for its next-gen headset. Next-gen PSVR controllers | Image courtesy Sony. IPD adjustment dial. Eye-tracking capable of foveated rendering.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2022

Sony’s next VR device is shaping up to be a game-changer. If true, that would make Sony’s highly-anticipated device one of the sharpest VR headsets on the market. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony. ″ 1920 x 1080 with 386 PPI in the PSVR for both eyes. Big improvement.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. Expected Q3/Q4 2022. Resolution. Refresh Rate.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

In 2022, a total of 121 million units will be sold, with a value of $9.9 The research shows that nearly 70 percent of customers who own a dedicated VR headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Sony PlayStation VR have bought games for it, and more than half of smartphone VR owners bought games for their device.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. Top news of the week. I admit that this news caught me a bit off guard.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. The standalone VR headset, developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), was one of, if not the hottest item of the holiday season, with the Oculus companion app becoming the #1 download on the Apple App Store. Meta Quest 2. Who saw this coming except everyone?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). Only PSVR2 will be able to exploit the true power of this console , but it seems that this new headset won’t arrive until 2022. These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth. Top news of the week. What a pity!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! This headset would so have a quite big processing power, being able to deliver far better experiences than the Oculus Quest. The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the only company revealing the numbers of its sold devices, has publicly announced that it has already sold more than 10M Playstation 5 consoles worldwide. So he said that if you want to attach to it an Oculus Quest, technically you can.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Oh look, we have again an Oculus account on Twitter! Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. It’s basically a monopoly.

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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. Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

You’re going to need them in the new normal and, hopefully, at CES back in the real world, 2022. Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. Hot topics included Healthtech, foldable screens and 5G (yes, again). Here come the high tech masks.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

If you’re looking for the best pick for existing headsets, we have a guide for the best VR headset in 2022. However, there’s lots of VR and AR hardware releases to come — here’s our list of all the major rumored and confirmed VR/AR hardware set for release in 2022 and beyond. So what do we know?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

GDC 2022 featured many VR companies, but few announcements. Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. I guess we have to wait a bit more for all the big announcements we are waiting for this 2022. Top news of the week. Image by GDC).

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

Within VR, IDC projects the greatest growth for standalones like Oculus Quest and VIVE Focus. 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. Vantage Points.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. Oculus fixes two of the greatest issues of Oculus Link.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to Gajsek, “Anyone that decided to buy from the Oculus store or use Meta’s products essentially becomes a ’subscriber‘ in Meta’s user base. See Also: Metaverse Safety Week 2022 He goes on to say that these metaverse platforms will become open to asynchronous content, as not all users can be found online at the same time.

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Upload VR

MAY 17, 2024

micro-OLED displays from Sony are used in Apple Vision Pro. UploadVR David Heaney While Sony's display in Vision Pro reportedly outputs a brightness of 5000 nits, LG is claiming 10,000 nits. Illustration from Oculus of Low Persistence, which necessitates illuminating the display only a fraction of the time. Currently 2.5K

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In December 2012 I published my first in-depth article after a demo with a hand-built Oculus VR prototype. A decade later, Oculus VR is gone “ for now ” and the earliest faces to rally developer and enthusiast support for the imminent consumer revival of virtual reality have moved to other startups.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2023

2022 was a strangely slow year for VR. from independent studio Triband, as our 2022 VR Game of the Year. In any other year, there’s every chance that its competition may have included some massive big hitters from studios owned by Meta or Sony. Last year, we named What the Bat?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Furthermore, Meta has struck several joint ventures with companies like Lenovo, Samsung, and Xiaomi for the company’s Oculus Rift S, Gear VR, and Oculus Go, respectively. Both sides entered talks at the LG Science Park in Seoul in October last year, around the time of the Meta Connect 2022 event.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 19, 2021

Currently, no company is competing with the Oculus Quest 2 , which is still bulky and a somewhat expensive investment at $300, and absolutely requires a Facebook account to use. “I think we’re more than a few minutes from the future of VR,” said Sony CEO Jim Ryan, in an interview. “Will it be this year?

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2022

— sarah guo (@saranormous) July 27, 2022. This would be a big, sudden shift for Meta to make and I question how big the audience of users for a $1,500 headset is in 2022, even one with a “professional” focus. That’s an entire AR/VR ecosystem’s worth of startup funding.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 2, 2022

SEE ALSO: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones review: New design and improved sound quality. That's right, Walmart is stepping up to the plate to win you over with a slew of stellar deals. We love an underdog story. Walmart+ Weekend is officially underway until June 5 at 7 p.m. Microsoft Xbox Series S Fortnite & Rocket League bundle — $274.99

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meta’s headsets have supported Fixed Foveated Rendering ( FFR ) – rendering the edges of the lens in lower resolution – since Oculus Go six years ago. Sony claims its FFR saves around 60%, while its ETFR saves around 72%. As such, the actual savings from its foveated rendering are nowhere near 20x.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 16, 2021

We already knew Sony’s next-gen VR headset for the PS5 is on the way, but recent reports may have revealed additional details about the next PSVR’s specs and launch date. Read more.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

This is a significant decline from the $695 million in revenues the division generated in the same quarter of 2022. The Reality Labs division develops and manufactures Meta’s VR headsets, such as the Oculus Quest 2. The company faces increased competition from other VR and AR companies, such as Sony and Apple.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Once it was ready, Wentworth-Bell flew over to the United States to demo Espire to some big tech companies, including then-Facebook (now Meta) and Sony. The team were expecting to develop Espire solely for PC VR platforms, but Wentworth-Bell soon discovered that Facebook were no longer funding PC VR content for its Oculus Rift headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

Arrives in 2022, with glasses to follow sometime before 2025). ” He was talking about the product that is coming in 2022. In front of you will be two 8K Sony chips, I hear. But I hear it is years ahead of what Facebook is building in its Oculus Quest standalone VR headsets. New 3D experiences for inside cars.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Furthermore, when the remastered version of Resident Evil 4 has been announced, Sony stated that some VR-related content will be released for it (but it is not clear what). In the latest Oculus SDK, Meta has included Room Setup functionalities. Top news of the week. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2020

The launch on Quest has gone pretty well , and the game has had good feedback from the press (apart from some graphical glitches that can be solved in future updates) and very positive reviews on the Oculus Store. Now there is the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Adobe to bring its apps on Quest Pro (Upload VR) All work-related updates of Meta Connect (Oculus blog). virtualreality #vr #metaconnect #metaquestpro pic.twitter.com/pE16Rc1PPn — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) October 11, 2022. All work-related updates of Meta Connect (Oculus blog). Other productivity applications.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. The Quest 2 is expected to have 8–9M units sold in 2021 (and this is compatible with the estimated sales data we have now), while the new device should sell 18–20M units in 2022.

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