XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Early next year, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025, Sony will showcase its long-awaited and much-hyped XR headset. Sony gains recognition following the CES 2025 awards program receiving a record-breaking number of submissions. CES 2025 uses an independent panel review procedure to choose the firm awarded in each category.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sony is currently gauging the interest of the XR community with its upcoming but secretive headset. Already, Sony has experience producing VR devices via its PSVR gaming device line-up. While the request may relate to Sony’s existing PSVR portfolio, the developments align with the current status of Sony’s upcoming device.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Apple is reportedly making good headway on its quest to bring controllers to Vision Pro, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman maintains a collaboration with Sony to bring support for PSVR 2’s controllers to Apple’s headset is still on track.

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MARCH 1, 2024

So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what to expect next. Tethered VR will stay as a niche Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) Tethered VR has been superseded by standalone VR: there are many more standalone VR users than PC VR ones.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are building Android XR devices. But Google is building a platform it hopes will be the industry standard, and at least three other companies are already building devices to run it: Sony, Lynx, and Xreal. Read the details and our impressions here.

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MAY 29, 2024

Sony said earlier this year it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 , and while we still don’t know when that’s set to arrive, it appears the company is nearing the final steps thanks to a certification with the competent certifying authority in South Korea.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Sony vs Samsung skirmish is nothing new. Both Sony and Samsung have clearly demonstrated an interest in extended reality over the years. Sony vs Samsung: The Headset Details We Know So Far Sony has been a lot more forthcoming with its XR plans, and what it wants to accomplish with its upcoming XR device.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

2024 will mark the 13th year that we’ve been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. Somehow another year has come and gone.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

.” Founded in 2013, nDreams has released a host of VR games over the years as both developer and publisher, including Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , Fracked (2021), Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023), Frenzies (2024) and Vendetta Forever (2024).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024) , announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff. ” This follows the studio’s first layoff round in November 2024 , which affected 10 employees.At

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JANUARY 16, 2025

At the time, details of the spin-out were scant, however the studio went on to release Drop Dread: The Cabin (2023) and Soul Spire (2024) for Apple Vision Pro, and partner with Ubisoft of Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity (2024).

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MARCH 6, 2025

But one of the panels (from Sony) has “better optical qualities,” according to the company, but also a higher price tag. If the final version ends up using the Sony panel, Pimax says it could increase the cost of the headset “a tiny bit.” The company says it’s still choosing between two candidate displays.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Sony is reportedly lowering near term sales figures for its upcoming PSVR 2 headset, allegedly halving initial sales projections based on lackluster preorders. Citing people familiar with deliberations, Sony reportedly told a supply partner to expect reduced display panel orders, allegedly stating that it only expects to sell 1.5

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Welcome to UploadVR's Best of VR Awards for 2024. 2024 has been a busy year for VR and the wider XR industry, delivering new hardware releases and a strong set of new VR games. As 2024 comes to a close, we're once again using our Best of VR Awards to highlight the most exceptional picks across hardware and software this year.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sony says it’s bringing some form of PC VR support to PSVR 2 at some point this year, although it’s not clear when, or even how the company will go about letting users play games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) or popular social VR platforms equally missing from the headset’s game catalogue. ” That’s not all.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Beat Saber is 2024's most downloaded game on PlayStation VR2. You're likely aware that Sony posts the PlayStation Store's top 10 monthly downloads on the PlayStation Blog for every active platform. As such, November 2024 was the last time Sony recorded the top performing PSVR games.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it’s testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC support for the headset this year. In a blog post commemorating the one year anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony highlighted upcoming content soon to launch on the headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2025

While tech giants race to claim their slice of the spatial computing pie, Sony’s new XYN platform (that’s “zin” to you and me, by the way) is on the cusp of its full release. Yiotis Katsambas, VP of Technology at Sony Pictures Animation said: With XYN, Sony is entering a new dimension of creativity.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

From Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to Metro Awakening, November's another busy month for new VR games. Developed between XR Games and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR), Continuum takes place 25 years after the original film. Here are our monthly upcoming highlights.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Sony launched PlayStation VR 2 in early 2023, bringing with it relatively few exclusives to go alongside a good number of updated games previously launched on other headsets. The post Sony Reveals the 10 Most Downloaded PSVR 2 Games in 2023 appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Over the weekend, PlayStation VR2's two year anniversary came and passed, with no announcements from Sony then, on Friday, or today. The fact that Sony did not permanently reduce the price two years into the headset's life suggests to me that at $350, Sony wasn't making a profit, and that executives may be unwilling to do this perpetually.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.” I’m honestly finding this report a bit too pessimistic.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Sony is teasing something to do with the beloved cult classic film Starship Troopers (1997) and PSVR 2, with more information coming next week. pic.twitter.com/689QZhi7ph — Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (@SonyPicturesVR) September 25, 2024 What could it be? ” Eyes up trooper! .” ” Eyes up trooper!

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Meta wasn’t the only company churning out VR news this week with the unveiling of its long-awaited Quest 3 mixed reality headset , as Sony tossed out a slew of PSVR 2 game announcements and updates for its surprise ‘VR Day’ on Thursday. Coming to PSVR 2 in 2024. Buy it on PSVR 2 for $30.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

. “The broadcast will be over 40 minutes long, and feature guest appearances from some of the most talented minds in gaming,” Sony says, referring to the upcoming State of Play. And we’ll give you a new look at other titles coming to PS5 and PS VR2 in 2024 and beyond.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2025

According to an analysis by Omdia and Sensor Tower, the downloads of the Meta Horizon app fell by 27% on Christmas Day 2024 when compared to 2023. These glasses are not new (Ive found articles about them from the CES in 2024), but Ive just discovered them and so I wanted to tell you. The only thing we can do now is survive.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sony is demonstrating controller-free hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024. It might also entice developers to port over hand tracking focused games not yet on Sony's platform, such as Maestro. It also lists the tracking rate at 60 FPS, and claims the system "displays the hands smoothly" with "low latency".

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced today that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees, or around eight percent of the company, which will affect a number of its first-party game studios. This includes the closure of Sony’s London Studio, which created VR action-adventure game Blood & Truth (2019).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Of course, it is completely based on hand tracking… and on the classical Owlchemy humor Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games announced Starship Troopers: Continuum , an online multiplayer shooter that brings you into the world of the popular movie. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when , all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. It might be.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 26, 2024

Sony Dualsense controller: $69.95 If you want to play games on the Vision Pro with a more familiar controller, you can connect a PlayStation controller from Sony to your Vision Pro. The AirPods Pro 2 buds can stream lossless audio via Bluetooth for an exceptional audio experience. This links to the device using the PS Remote app.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Sony is Qualcomm's 5th partner building a headset based on the XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. There's no mention of gaming, PlayStation 5 or the PlayStation VR2 brand in connection with the upcoming device, which is slated to release in 2024. Sony "and its partners" will announce specifications, "software compatibility" and details later.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games, the studio behind Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and upcoming shooter Zombie Army VR , today announced Starship Troopers: Continuum, an online multiplayer shooter that brings you back to the Arachnid infested wasteland.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Sony has a pretty interesting take on how to serve up ‘pro’ style controllers in its recently revealed enterprise-focused standalone , which could point the way forward for Vision Pro. The post Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I said that the winner of the 2016 match has been HTC, but actually, the real winner of the tethered headset market at that time has been Sony , with the PSVR headset exploiting the existing Playstation 4 userbase to sell more devices than the others. What will happen?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

(Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. According to a new rumor, Apple AR glasses may have been pushed back from 2024 to 2025–26. Some news on content.

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JULY 3, 2023

Apple’s China-based contract manufacturer Luxshare, allegedly the sole assembler of the device, is now preparing to make fewer than 400,000 units of Vision Pro in 2024, according to the report, which cites “multiple people with direct knowledge of the manufacturing process,” including sources close to Apple and Luxshare.

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