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MAY 16, 2023

“Shipments of the 2nd generation in 2025 are expected to be around ten times those of the 1st generation in 2023,” Kuo says in a separate Medium post. A positive announcement at WWDC could be a promising development for the share prices of companies involved in the headset’s production, Kuo maintains.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The FTC has opened an investigation on Meta about its anti-competitive practices related to applications that propose services similar to its ones on the Oculus Store (Pepperidge Farms remembers when YUR was de facto cloned by Oculus Move). Image by Sony). Other relevant news. PlayStation VR2 is not confirmed for 2022, yet.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2022

Microsoft, vis-à-vis Xbox, has lagged far behind competitors Sony and Meta, both of which have developed their own VR gaming ecosystems and platform-exclusive hardware. We need to support many metaverse platforms as well as a robust ecosystem of content commerce and applications.”.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 17, 2020

As background, these exercises are compelled by the fact that companies in early-stage sectors like VR don’t disclose unit sales ( except Sony ). So we have to assemble clues from sources like public filings or periodic disclosures of content sales, which we recently did for Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest numbers don’t hurt either.

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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. IDC forecasts 35.5M

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 29, 2023

Nvidia Sony Qualcomm Niantic Meta PICO Pimax HTC VIVE Nreal Nvidia Investing in everything from AR and VR streaming solutions, to cloud platforms for the modern metaverse, Nvidia has a range of options to offer gaming developers. Here are just some of the top vendors in XR focusing in the gaming landscape.

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JANUARY 14, 2023

” Sometime I wonder what the path to consumer VR would have looked like if Palmer Luckey & Brendan Iribe hadn’t sold Oculus to Facebook. What if Oculus hadn’t hired researchers like Abrash from Valve? If you can’t onboard people quickly you can’t have a mass market product.” ” Yup. Got fired today.

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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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JUNE 9, 2022

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality confirmed that Ghostbusters VR will also release on PSVR 2, after it was announced for Meta Quest 2 (formerly Oculus Quest 2) back in April. At the latest then (and presuming no delays) Ghostbusters VR would be set for April 2023, with a PSVR 2 release sometime after that.

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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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MAY 10, 2023

PSVR 2 players can now join the table for a virtual round of poker in PokerStars VR, which released earlier today for Sony's new VR headset. However its Quest Store page description confirms that the game will soon drop support for the original Oculus Quest headset, effective October 18, 2023.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

But by the end of the year, pandemic and supply chain delays meant that many of those new products got pushed into 2023. 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

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to the regulators, Meta launched a “campaign to conquer VR” in 2014 after buying out VR headset manufacturer Oculus. The company hopes to launch its Quest 3 consumer headset to boost its standing in the mixed reality market later in 2023.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

Sony confirmed PSVR 2 last year and have since released further tidbits of information over time. A 2023 release looks almost certain at this point — Sony hinted as much in a blog post , and supply chain analyst Kuo has also suggested a 2023 release is likely. New Quest Headsets 2023 & 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

The report indicated that the global market for smart glasses reached approximately 678,600 units in 2023. per cent from 2023 to 2030. On a regional level, the smart glasses market in the US expanded to encompass around 432,300 units in 2023, contributing to the projected 2030 market forecast.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

PlayStation VR PlayStation VR2 Released October 2016 February 2023 Compatible Consoles PS4 / PS4 Pro / PS5* PS5 Connection HDMI + USB + AC Power USB-C Lens Type Aspheric Fresnel Field of View 100 ° 110 ° Screen Type OLED HDR OLED Pixels Per Eye 960 × 1080 2000 × 2040 Max Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Lens Separation Adjustment ?

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Extended Reality Industry is heating up with #Meta gearing up to launch its new XR headset Meta Cambria in October, #JIO is working on launching its Mixed Reality Jio Glass lite & Jio Glass Pro also in the month of October, SONY's PlayStation VR 2 is scheduled for early 2023 & so is the Rumored #apple Glasses.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

This comes despite stronger-than-expected profits at the start of 2023. 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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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

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). There are still no words on the release date of the device, but rumors about a Q1 2023 release window are intensifying.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Asgard’s Wrath 2 Developer: Sanzaru Games Publisher: Oculus Studios Available On: Meta Quest (exclusive) Release Date: December 15th, 2023 Asgard’s Wrath 2 is massive in every measurable dimension. Want to learn more about Vertigo 2 ? Read our full review to find out why we gave it [9.5/10].

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

In front of you will be two 8K Sony chips, I hear. The car project, Titan, is rumored to be coming sometime between 2023 and 2027. But I hear it is years ahead of what Facebook is building in its Oculus Quest standalone VR headsets. In the back of every Apple store is a million-dollar 8K TV that is about 30 feet across.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. PSVR 2 could be revealed next month.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There are already some OEMs collaborating with Qualcomm on this chip, and we can expect to see the first hardware implementing it in the second half of 2023. Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. Ah, and GTA V is releasing in 2023. PSVR 2 preorders are now open. News worth a mention. Image by Vuzix).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. Bu t the outcome for these headsets is a bit different than expected.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of it, but many are, so this is a great addition to Pico library.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

According to Pessino, the Facebook-owned Oculus originally "saved" Ready At Dawn by contracting the studio to build the original Lone Echo, and was "amazing" to work with. "We Facebook Buys Lone Echo Developer Ready At Dawn Ready At Dawn Studios is the latest VR developer to be acquired by Oculus maker Facebook. We got gutted."

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony may release its much-awaited next-gen PSVR headset (which I informally call PSVR 2) during Holidays 2022. This is very interesting: it means that Sony is leaving another year to Facebook to gain market shares with the Quest. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

And Meta will keep putting a lot of money towards this vision : in Q1 2023, the losses of Meta Reality Labs have been in the order of magnitude of billions of dollars, again. An important XR manufacturer has just launched a plastic cardboard in 2023. I think this is a wonderful piece of news for the ecosystem. Yes, you’ve read it well.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Regarding the software it is looking for, it seems that Sony is very interested in AAA games with added VR support.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It is an RPG set in an unforgiving world, and the trailer is pretty cool; Vertigo 2, one of the most awaited sequels of the VR industry, is set to arrive on March 30th, 2023. Shooter Gambit has been delayed (again) to Q1 2023. Does Palmer want Oculus back? Sony predicts the next technologies for XR visual displays.

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Funding. –– Virtuix raises $19 million in crowd investments for Omni One VR treadmill. –– Epic Games raises $1 billion from Sony and others for long-term metaverse plans. –– AmazeVR secures $9.5 million in 2023. But demand remains strong.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

The story goes on telling that Apple VR headset had realistic visuals and sound, it was super-cool and probably we’ll see a release date of 2022/2023. Ready At Dawn was already collaborating with Oculus since various years, so this is not surprising. Imagine it as Oculus For Business, but cross-platform. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT. It seems that Sony is hoping for a Q4 release in time for the holidays, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks that delays will bring the release to Q1 2023. We don’t know much about this upcoming content, though. Other news.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

After some new VR games in August 2023? For now, here are all the big upcoming VR games reaching Meta Quest 2 , PC VR and PSVR 2 in August 2023. On Sony's latest headset, that includes new features like adaptive triggers, customizable skateboards and a Mega Ramp. Here's what you need to know. UploadVR Henry Stockdale

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