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Sony Just Invested $250 Million in Epic Games, Here’s What it Could Mean for VR and Beyond

Road to VR

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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Waveguide Maker DigiLens Secures Additional Investment by Samsung Ventures

Road to VR

DigiLens most recently closed its Series C financing back in May 2019 to the tune of $50 million, which saw Samsung Ventures join alongside UDC Ventures, Niantic, Continental AG, Sony Innovation Fund, and Diamond Edge Ventures, the VC arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation as investors.

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Enterprise AR Trends for 2020 and Beyond

ARPost

AR has penetrated almost all the industries: automotive, professional services, education and training, retail, architecture, and healthcare. Already, several top-level companies like LG, Apple , and Sony are joining the market of AR hardware producers, dominated so far by Microsoft and Magic Leap.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

This means that the wireless noise-canceling headphones from Sony not only let users stream music but also handle calls and get information on demand. Hearable Solution Architecture: Core Aspects. Tech vendors can offer multiple solutions for cloud-based data storage and processing — AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.15): PS5 revealed, SteamVR implements OpenVR and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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Storage Matters: Why Xbox and Playstation SSDs Usher In A New Era of Gaming

Anand Tech

We have some top-line performance numbers and general architectural information from Microsoft and Sony, but not quite a full spec sheet.

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