The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The most bullish of them is, of course, Meta. The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer. Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that PSVR 2 will launch for $549. The bundle between PSVR 2 and Horizon (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Lateral view of PSVR 2 and controller (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR 2 launch. The price has been one of the most debated topics online.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 26, 2024

The demand for Apple Vision Pro accessories is increasing now that Apple has finally announced an official release date for the device. If you were lucky enough to pre-order the headset before it sold out ( within 15 minute s) on the Apple store, you might interested in grabbing some accessories before your device arrives.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Since Apple confirmed its entry into the extended reality market at WWDC 2023 in June, consumers have been clamoring for an official Apple Vision Pro release date. Advertised as more than just a mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro could mark a new era for extended reality.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

Of course, they are rumors, so take them with a grain of salt. South Korean news outlet The Elec instead reports that Samsung will use Sonys new 1.35-inch inch 35523840 micro-OLED display, the same used in Sonys own SRH-S1 standalone headset. So, this is just random hype about Apple, as usual.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 22, 2025

While Samsung's headset will be the first device to run Google's latest OS, Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are building Android XR devices too , and other companies including Play For Dream say they want to use it in the future. UploadVR David Heaney Of course, Android XR is not alone in the market.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

Crucially we may see some real competition for Meta from several different angles, which is sorely needed to keep the company (and the industry at large) on a steady course toward making VR a more valuable platform in order to increase mainstream viability. But nobody should be expecting hardware breakthroughs from Apple.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Apple wasn’t the first to make a portable MP3 player, although it was the first to make one everyone wanted. Zooming out, Zune’s ultimate defeat belies a larger pattern of behavior.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. The new report regards other devices in the work at Apple. And others planned for later, like Beat Saber.

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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. Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components.

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Upload VR

JUNE 28, 2024

Apple is asking LG and Samsung about supplying micro-OLED displays for the cheaper Vision headset, a South Korean news outlet reports. The Elec claims Apple sent a request for information (RFI) to both companies inquiring about "technical information necessary for product development". Currently 2.5K

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Apple headset is rumored to be announced this year. Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The last was Walkabout's 31st course, Viva Las Elvis , and we toured the place with its lead artist. 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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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

More info (Steam Autumn Sales) More info (Black Friday Oculus Store) More info (Bean Stalker game discounted) More info (VR Wave Prescription Lenses) More info (XR Bootcamp offering a free course) More info (Upload VR’s roundup of all known deals) More info (Road To VR’s roundup of all known deals). Other relevant news. Image by Niantic).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

If I had to bet, I would say that the possibilities are two: Smartglasses to see the notifications of your phone A hybrid VR/passthrough AR headset, similar to Project Cambria or the rumored Apple headset. With the rumors intensifying, and with Apple always closer to entering the market, I am expecting an announcement for this year.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Of course, Valve has not confirmed anything of that, and will keep operating with its usual slow pace until it releases a polished product. This shows that Sony is still somewhat committed to this headset, whose library of content is actually growing pretty well. Plus there is Hitman World of Assassination that is coming next year.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

An operating system that in the future may expand to other headsets, of course. Most probably this announcement has been made to envision a future competition with Apple, bringing to XR the battle Android vs iOS (and Samsung vs Apple) that we already have on phones. But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Of course, existing WMR users can still use the devices if they do not upgrade to a version of Windows that does not have the software anymore. Sony’s owned Insomniac Studios has zero VR-native games planned in the roadmap for this decade. And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov. Last week, people said January.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

He also is aware of Apple entering the market, and said his employees that the battle between Meta and Apple is a battle between open ecosystems vs closed ecosystems. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR). Other relevant news. How much does it cost?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. This is of course the base technology needed for foveated rendering. Especially Apple, which everyone is waiting for. Learn more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 19, 2021

About a month ago, Sony said it planned to shut down the PlayStation Store on some of its older systems later this summer. But today, Sony decided to reverse course and will now continue to support the PS Store on the PS3 and PS Vita for the foreseeable future. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Click to read the thread on Twitter… it is worth it.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Turning Apple Vision Pro's Digital Crown is a bit like tuning your reality. Apple Watch owners will be familiar with the Digital Crown. On Apple Vision Pro, it is a dial on top that jogs you along the spectrum of immersion so quickly it feels like magic. This is the future of personal computing.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. Of course, the biggest downsides are that these VR accessories aren’t exactly meant to be compatible with other hardware offerings and PlayStation itself hardly leads the industry in terms of consumer content. The Future Comes in Pieces.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. Header image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Image by Sony). Sony has confirmed once more than PlayStation 5 will work with the same hardware of the PSVR. What a time to be alive!

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Upload VR

MAY 17, 2024

This enables ultra high resolution headsets with relatively slim designs - and of course OLED's signature infinite contrast. micro-OLED displays from Sony are used in Apple Vision Pro. UploadVR David Heaney While Sony's display in Vision Pro reportedly outputs a brightness of 5000 nits, LG is claiming 10,000 nits.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

Of course “headsets” is a bit conflated, as subcategories (AR, VR, etc.) Specifically, Sony announced 5 million cumulative units sold in January. The latter assumes Apple’s market entrance in 2022 which itself is even a wild card. units by 2024, which is a compound annual growth rate of 81.5 Drilling Down.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Already, the company is partnering not just with Samsung and Qualcomm but with countless heavyweights like Sony, Magic Leap, and Unity. According to early testers, however, the headset feels and looks like a Meta Quest Pro, with the visual quality of the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In two days there will be the Facebook Connect, an Apple event and a Sony event about PS5! The first speech will of course be the keynote where we will listen to many important announcements, among which most probably the launch of the new Quest and of Facebook Horizon. I hope you have found the time to visit it!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

After having announced some of the features and the price just before the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, now the company formerly known as Facebook is already working towards the launch of the device. According to the creators of Hubris, Sony is working on solving the issue , but he said nothing about when this update will be released.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Even at the largest scales—and where there’s a tangible impact on the company’s bottom line—Google’s most important apps (like Gmail, Drive, Chrome, and Photos) can be found on Apple’s iOS, the leading competitor of Google’s Android mobile operating system.

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