The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

He said that for these reasons, Luxottica wants to invest even more in the product, and it is planning to expand the production to more than 10 million units by the end of 2026. At this point, it is unclear what Sony wants to do with its headset: in my opinion, a permanent price cut would be hugely beneficial for it.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 25, 2024

It will also reportedly be integrated into Samsung and Sony headsets, Play for Dream MR, and Immersed’s Visor. This month has also seen reports that a Meta Quest 4 headset could be launching in 2026 , as well as a Meta competitor to the Vision Pro in 2027. Prepare to pioneer the next reality.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. According to a recent report, the successor of the first Vision Pro may come in 2026 and have a price comprised between $1500 and $2500. Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

UploadVR Henry Stockdale As revealed by Sony's SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 booth, PlayStation VR2's hand tracking runs at 60Hz. 0:00 / 0:01 1 Here's Sony's hand tracking misinterpreting my finger curl direction on my right hand. Hand-to-hand interactions are thus far more practical on Meta's headset than Sony's.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

This year’s report will feature historical data on headset shipments and global forecasts through 2026. The report, currently available for pre-order, will include special in-depth sections on China and Japan. 2017 will be another foundational year for the entire VR industry. Pre-order today to save 40% off the list price through March 20th.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. I’m pretty sure that Sony is waiting the next few months to make some moves, there’s still the Black Friday and the Christmas Holiday that have to happen, but at the moment I do not see this device as disruptive to our ecosystem.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 21, 2021

It may come as no surprise but Sony just signed a deal with Disney that’ll allow its upcoming theatrical releases from 2022-2026 to appear on Disney streaming and cable services. That means, at some point, you might be able to watch the full complement of Marvel Cinematic Universe films on Disney+, as well as the… Read more.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multiple sources including The Information , The Financial Times , and South Korean outlet The Elec have previously reported that Vision Pro , Apple's first headset set to launch next year, is heavily supply constrained due to the limited production capacity of its sole OLED microdisplay supplier Sony.

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Upload VR

JULY 3, 2023

Last month South Korean tech news outlet The Elec reported Sony, the supplier of Vision Pro's ultra high resolution OLED microdisplays, can't manufacture more than 900,000 displays per year at most - and Apple needs two displays per headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This headset should go into production in the second half of 2025, so realistically be available in 2026. Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. If you want to avoid your headset being bricked, you have to block the update and stay on version 23H2, with all the security risks that this implies.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The Verge previously reported Meta plans to use microLED displays in AR glasses, expected to launch around 2026. While most major electronics companies are actively researching microLED – including Samsung, Sony, and Apple – no company has yet figured out how to affordably mass manufacture it for consumer products. Self-Emissive.

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Steki Amusement

JANUARY 2, 2025

Meta is far ahead with a market share of 70.8%, and Sony PSVR2 ranks second with a market share of 6.7%. It is estimated that by 2026, global VR/AR headset shipments will reach 35.1 Globally, the VR/AR headset market achieved growth in the third quarter of 2024 after a period of decline, with shipments increasing by 12.8%.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 26, 2022

billion by 2026, and many leading companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony are already getting involved. This is why “spatial audio” is now gaining so much attention. According to some studies, the market for spatial audio will reach around $12.97

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Mini golfers in Meta, Sony, Valve, and Pico, will soon be joined in VR by iPhone players logging in from Martell's Walkabout Mini Golf - Pocket Edition. So far, Martell's team partnered with Wallace & Gromit, Myst, Jim Henson Company and Meow Wolf for mini golf theme parks, and they've got a release schedule that charts into 2026 already.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. Regarding the current VR market, Eric Lempel from Sony Interactive Entertainment, has stated that Sony remains committed to virtual reality products, but he also added: “ I think there was a higher expectation generally for what VR would do to gaming”. And that “ As of Nov.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Then of course Sony didn’t match this prediction, and the day after the analysts were shouting that PSVR had been a disappointing failure… where actually they should have said that they sucked at market analysis and they should have gone hoeing the soil.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Rumors earlier this year suggested Sony, the company responsible for making Apple’s OLED displays, can only produce up to 200,000 displays per quarter. Mark Gurman suggested the affordable alternative could be unveiled in 2025 or pushed back to 2026.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In 2025, he puts on a VR headset in his Oregon home to sketch places he wants people to visit and enjoy from their own homes beginning sometime in 2026. Globally across stores from Meta, Apple, Sony, Valve, and Bytedance, Walkabout players return to the Welcome Shack to find a new course available.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 2, 2024

Following Apple’s desire to increase Vision Pro production capacities, Apple is moving from its Sony OLED manufacturing reliance that requires a maximum cap of 900,000 units per year. Despite the delays, it seems that Apple is planning to debut a cheaper Vision Pro in late 2025 or early 2026.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

Given the production timeline, this Vision Pro successor could launch in the first half of 2026. More info (Wedding with the Vision Pro) Sony announces many layoffs Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The problem is that all the rumors point to a cheaper MR headset by Apple in around 2026, so two years from now. But this may need at least one year to happen, so its again 2026-2027. And by the way, a similar destiny regards Orion: rumors say that a commercial version of a downgraded version of Orion may happen around 2026-2027.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The report also notes that Amazon is working on an embedded screen for future Echo Frames glasses that could show up sometime in Q2 2026. This would solve the problem of drivers getting lost in finding the right apartment to leave the package in front of.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

The next versions of the glasses are expected for 2026 and 2028. Epic Games just got $2B from Sony and the owners of the Lego group to keep building its metaverse. The expected FOV is around 70° but probably it won’t be met. Some articles on the metaverse.

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