Road to VR

JULY 28, 2024

PSVR 2 is now on sale at Amazon US (and several other Amazon regions) for $350, a full 37% discount from the MSRP. For years Sony resisted requests for a PC VR adapter for its original PSVR headset, and so it was quite the surprise when the company announced plans earlier this year for a PC VR adapter for PSVR 2.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Image courtesy Sony Let’s cut right to the chase. PSVR 2 Horizon Bundle The best PSVR 2 Black Friday sale so far is $350 from Amazon , which includes a copy of Horizon Call of the Mountain , one of the top games for the headset. Black Friday always marks the best deal of the season for VR headsets, and this year is no different.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Amazon’s US store is either the first, or the only retailer currently to offer the Oculus Rift for its Black Friday-reduced price of $350, a $50 discount off the now normal MSRP of $400. The post Amazon Deal Sees Return of Rift’s $350 Black Friday Price Cut appeared first on Road to VR. What’s in the Box.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Sony says its 2020 VR Mega Pack will be available sometime this month through partner retailers across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 8, 2024

Demand for Sony’s VR headset may be greater than it appears however, with many seemingly willing to buy once the price is right. Sony discovered this after its first big sale on PSVR 2 the other week, which dropped the price of the headset alone to $350 (37% discount), and the price of the Horizon bundle to $400 (a 33% discount).

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AR Insider

APRIL 17, 2020

Sony Music Entertainment collaborated with Liverpool-based studio Draw & Code on a WebAR experience for Pink Floyd: The Later Years, that allows fans to experience the band’s music like never before. Sony Pictures and Trigger — The Mixed Reality Agency® teamed up once again to create a WebAR experience for the feature film.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2025

There have been anyway two huge companies, NVIDIA and Sony, that released XR-related announcements during their respective keynotes. Sony, instead, announced XYN, a new line of software and hardware XR products dedicated to creatives. Still, it is positive that Sony is committed to XR and digital worlds. This is impressive.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 12, 2021

If you're planning to buy noise-canceling headphones, take advantage of Amazon's discounts for the Sony WH-CH710N and Sony WH-XB900N for up to $100 in savings.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Sony Pictures has tapped the powers of augmented reality as provided by startup 8th Wall & the Amazon Sumerian development platform to help it promote the latest motion picture manifestation of Spider-Man.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Sony is bringing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to PlayStation VR. Revealed today during Sony’s E3 conference, the company showed the full physicality of the game in a trailer with the watermark “PlayStation VR Game” to prove it. Skyrim will be available for pre-order soon from Amazon, Best Buy, and Target.

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The Ghost Howls

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. Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord , the game announced by Meta and Sony Pictures, is coming in 2023. Learn more.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

Right now, Amazon and Best Buy are running a promotional bundle which includes the core PSVR package with a PlayStation Camera thrown in for free, saving you a respectable $59. The PlayStation Camera | Image Courtesy Sony.

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Upload VR

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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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 9, 2022

SAVE 36%: Life is much more fun when you block out the noise — and the Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds will help you do that. They're on sale at Amazon as of March 9 for $128, which is 36% less than their usual price of $199.99. Credit: Sony. Sony WF-1000XM3 Wireless Earbuds. 128 at Amazon (save 36%).

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Sony First-Party Game Sale | Amazon Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 10, 2021

These smart noise-canceling, wireless headphones from Sony drop from $200 to only $98 with free shipping at Amazon.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Just like any other VR headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) leaves plenty of room for improvement, and the company’s R&D division has a few ideas on where to take it on both a software and hardware level. You can see it below, the clip starts at around 43:20.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2020

The most popular headset used on Steam right now is the Oculus Rift S [Amazon] which costs $400 brand new. Microsoft and partners like HP, Asus, Samsung, Acer, and Dell launched a batch of ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ headsets [Amazon] a few years ago.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Amazon’s a good place to get your VR experience going. Here’s a list of the ten most popular options currently available on Amazon. The Oculus Rift S is the number one seller in computer-powered VR headsets on Amazon. Buy on Amazon for $399. or used for $366 on Amazon. With an average score of 4.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Japanese electronics giant Sony recently bought out Beyond Sports, allowing the former to build massive metaverse content for sporting events. Beyond Sports develops real-world data for 3D animations, and its technologies will seamlessly integrate with Sony’s growing portfolio of immersive solutions. it announced this week.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2019

Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited. Image courtesy Sony. DualShock 4 wireless controller (all colors) – starting at $40. PlayStation Hits games – starting at $10.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Sony WH-1000XM4 with $25 Amazon Gift Card | $298 | Amazon Read more.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Sony is quietly releasing the new hardware refresh of PlayStation VR they announced last month in a newly revealed Skyrim VR bundle which delivers everything you need to jump into Tamriel with sword and fire spell in hand (except the PS4 and TV, that is). image courtesy Sony. image courtesy Sony.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Naturally, Sony has engaged in an all-out media blitz in advance of the much anticipated release. ” “Sony Pictures has deepened and enriched the Spider-Man experience with the innovative work they’ve produced with Trigger and 8th Wall, and powered by AWS. “Spider-Man is in our DNA.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 17, 2019

To create it, Sony Pictures partnered with several companies, such as Amazon, Trigger, Snapchat, Candy Crush Saga and TikTok. We wanted to bring that experience to our campaign whenever we could,” said Sony Picture’s Elias Plishner. Two years later, Jumanji comes back with the same team of stars.

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Digital Trends

JULY 26, 2021

Our favorite Sony headphones ever, the WH-1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones are on sale at Amazon right now. Here's why you should get them!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2024

Well, the news isn’t good, as Rec Room has “no current plans” to support Sony’s latest VR headset. In its 11 months of existence, Sony has been strangely gun-shy when it comes to funding new content for PSVR 2. When will Rec Room come to PSVR 2? There simply aren’t enough people using PSVR 2.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Popular streaming platforms Netflix , Amazon , and Apple already have spatial and immersive categories among their services. For instance, Sony 360 Reality Audio is compatible with most headphones and earbuds, making it ideal for music streaming with spatial sound on the go. However, you can still enjoy it on regular headphones.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 16, 2021

Sony has you covered with these. Looking for top notch noise-canceling abilities as well as comfort and style?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Amazon sales rankings indicate a big push over the holiday season likely occurred and Samsung has been known to bundle the Gear VR headsets with recent smartphone releases, such as the Galaxy S7 and now-discontinued Galaxy Note 7.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

Assuming you’re one of the more than 54 million people who own a PlayStation 4 console, that you’re looking to buy into the console’s PlayStation VR platform and that you live in the UK, here’s a new Amazon bundle which you might be interested in. 455) or a similar bundle with DriveClub VR for $561.98 (approx.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Meanwhile, Nreal is still planning on attending MWC 2020, which has recently been marred with controversy as large companies such as Amazon, Ericsson, LG, and Sony have pulled out citing the obvious public health risk of promoting the largest telecom trade fairs during the epidemic.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer. A report by Bloomberg reveals that while PS4 should have been discontinued in 2021 , Sony has just ordered the manufacturing of a million new units so that to guarantee a smoother transition to PS5.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

And, as we found in our full review , we weren’t big fans of Quest 2’s soft headstrap, so we’d highly recommend dropping the extra $50 for the Elite Strap accessory [Amazon] if you’re serious about playing PC VR games. Image courtesy Sony. PSVR Specs. Resolution. 960 x 1,080 (1.0MP) per-eye (RGB OLED).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2. Signals from Amazon suggest Quest 2 may have outsold Quest 3 nearly 3:1, if not more.

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