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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.08): Microsoft launches Mesh, HTC and Pico tease new hardware, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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Official: Sony Sold Nearly 1 Million PlayStation VR Headsets in 4.5 Months, Despite Limited Stock

Road to VR

Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. million units sold in its first three months.

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Vacation Simulator, Mars Alive, Four Other Titles Arrive On PSVR This Week

VRScout

While E3 2019 may officially be in the books, it appears as though Sony is only just getting started. Launched originally on Microsoft Windows back in 2017, Luna arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ) in North America followed by European release June 19th. This week is shaping up to be a busy one for console VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse

Mashable VR

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse. Reggie Fils-Aimé retired from his role at Nintendo of America in 2019 after a 16-year stint with the company.

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Report: Global VR Gaming Market to Jump 84% in 4 Years

VRScout

” The report predicts America will be the major source of revenue for the VR gaming market, citing increased awareness and growth brought on by companies such as Google, Samsung and Sony.

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