Road to VR

JULY 2, 2024

Sony would either need to agree to finally come up with a better solution, or Valve would have to target a native 90Hz or 120Hz refresh rate for Half-Life: Alyx on PSVR 2. Sony has done little to remedy this issue. Sony Has Embraced Steam… How About a Little Quid Pro Quo? This is undoubtedly a big win for consumers.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2019

Sony revealed the first details of its upcoming console today in an exclusive interview with Wired. Nintendo’s recent dip into VR has likely only encouraged Sony further, along with the competitive advantage that PSVR has brought the company’s current consoles over Xbox. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2021

The new funding round, which was announced early last week, includes an additional $200 million strategic investment from Sony Group Corporation. Still, Unreal Engine is the second most popular game engine for building VR content, and has powered PSVR games such as Farpoint , Moss , Firewall: Zero Hour, and many more.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2020

While it wasn’t until last week that we got the full PS5 reveal , Sony announced the console’s technical specs in a blog post back in March. ” As far as Sony has indicated, this includes PSVR titles as well. Sony says it is testing games to look for backwards compatibility issues.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2020

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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Peter Graham

MARCH 17, 2020

Over the past year, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has released various snippets regarding its next console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) but nobody knows what it looks like. Tomorrow at 4pm GMT / 5pm CET, PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny provides a deep dive into PS5’s system architecture and how it will shape the future of games.

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2020

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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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

And while Alyx is packed full of detail, much of the game’s scenery is dilapidated buildings & debris or brutalist sci-fi architecture—not exactly the prettiest stuff to look at. When talking about the best graphics in VR I’d argue the top title is certainly Half-Life: Alyx.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

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. Other Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit highlights include calendar management, smart home device control, and music playback.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Ever since Sony switched away from the Cell processor architecture it used on the PS3 and adopted x86-based chips and AMD GPUs for current-gen consoles, the PS4 (and the Xbox One for that matter) have been viewed by many as dumbed-down PCs. That’s a line of thinking that never really made sense to me. But on the new… Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

Continental first invested in DigiLens in 2016 alongside Sony, Panasonic, Nautilus Venture Partners, Foxconn, Dolby, Bold Capital Partners, and Alsop Louie Partners – an investment of $22 million in its Series B. Including the Series C announced today, DigiLens claims a total investment of $60 million.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The digital gateways were designed by a team of creatives over at ESI Design , who have worked for companies such as eBay, AT&T, Comcast, Sony, and Samsung, designing one-of-a-kind spaces that intertwine the physical and digital worlds into a single immersive environment.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2018

.” Launched at last year’s F8, React VR was used to create web-based content for brands and intuitions such as National Geographic , British Museum , the Global Seed Vault , and Sony Pictures. The post Oculus Replaces ‘React VR’ Framework With Rebranded ‘React 360’ appeared first on Road to VR.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 11, 2020

Today during Sony’s “The Future of Gaming” show where the company and its partners revealed a slew of next-generation game titles, we also had a first glimpse of the physical design of the new PlayStation 5. Edit: Sony also showcasd the console in a horizontal position for a split second in the outro section of the show.

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2016

Sony’s virtual reality gaming and experience compilation PlayStation VR Worlds is a virtual reality taster selection of sorts from Sony’s London Studio, designed to show off just what their forthcoming PlayStation 4 powered VR headset is capable of. Frank He goes hands on with two of the newer experiences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sony has been awfully busy so far in 2016. I played Shadows of Mordor and The Last of Us Remastered a bit on the new PS4 Pro that Sony sent me for review because I’m as excited about 4K gaming as the next guy, but that’s not what the bulk of my assessment was focused on. GHz, compared to the standard PS4’s 1.4

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VRWorld

MAY 11, 2016

However, according to sources in the know, this placeholder has another existing customer, whose name is SONY. if the Radeon would be the only product family where the Polaris GPU architecture would make an appearance. .” if the Radeon would be the only product family where the Polaris GPU architecture would make an appearance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

Sony and Verizon have partnered to create the next generation of VR concerts and have announced this partnership at CES. For now, kudos to Sony, Verizon and all the others that have collaborated for this amazing project! We have no info on the price, but TechCrunch says that the company is aiming for a release date in this summer.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In the past the company has worked with brands like Coca-Cola and Sony Pictures to create AR advertising campaigns, while its platform can also be used for architectural apps, and educational experiences. This content can be accessed by scanning a QR-like code found on products in the real world.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

It will leverage the power of Sony’s PlayStation 5 to deliver full console-quality VR games like Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, No Man’s Sky, and Gran Turismo 7. Why Sony (Likely) Won’t Do It. Why Sony (Likely) Won’t Do It. And soon, PlayStation will have a VR system too.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 12, 2020

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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

OZO Player SDK architecture. SEE ALSO Sony Pictures Plans to Use Nokia's OZO to Make VR Content. When it comes to audio, the SDK uses an HRTF-based rendering with support for stereo audio, 5.0, surround formats, and the proprietary OZO Audio 360 format that’s captured with the OZO camera’s eight on-board microphones.

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AR Insider

APRIL 27, 2020

Demand is be attributed to Quest’s quality architecture and content library. Sony [PSVR] is making the same play… Oculus could tap into that market with something that’s even more convenient.”. Demand exceeding supply is the inverse of what we and most industry watchers have expected for the VR hardware marketplace.

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VRWorld

MAY 9, 2016

The arrival of new, AMD powered consoles brought the x86 architecture back to Microsoft (Intel x86, IBM PowerPC, AMD x86), and marked the third architectural change for Sony (SGI MIPS, IBM PowerPC, AMD x86). In 2013, the situation for PC gaming was rather grim. Capturing just 1% of that market is over 1.5 million copies sold.

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VR Bites

MAY 26, 2016

” the CV1 is otherwise a direct copy of the architecture of the 1080p Steam Sight prototype Valve lent Oculus when we installed a copy of the “Valve Room” at their headquarters. Sony will release in October this year their own VR headset for PlayStation 4. Both Oculus Rift as HTC Vive are now available.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

In the meanwhile, at Computex, AMD has also announced three new graphics chips for laptops, using its latest RDNA 2 architecture: RX 6600M, RX6700M, RX6800M. I don’t know why I am giving you this piece of news: in any case, because of the scalpers and the chip shortages, no one of us will be able to buy these cards. But we can still dream.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

One of them was the Immersive Visualisation Room, which had a 5 x 5-metre space where users display 360 videos, Insta360 live streams, Unity-based architectural models, Matterport-based photogrammetry models, and immersive presentations built on Slides. In 2023, Igloo Vision showcased its various immersive spaces.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The SteamVR version is expected for May Cloudhead Games teases that modding is coming to Pistol Whip World creation tool for architecture and engineering Arkio is coming to the official Quest store. News worth a mention. Unity talked about PlayStation VR 2 at GDC.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Hot on the heels of Sony’s recent PlayStation 4 powered PSVR VR headset Launch, the next, more powerful iteration of the PS4 console will launch on November 10th and Sony have announced the games set to feature ‘Pro’ enhancements, including X for PlayStation VR. SEE ALSO PlayStation VR Review: Console VR Has Arrived.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Of course, it is completely based on hand tracking… and on the classical Owlchemy humor Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games announced Starship Troopers: Continuum , an online multiplayer shooter that brings you into the world of the popular movie.

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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. We also know the Apple Vision Pro will come with its proprietary software stack and an Apple silicon architecture. The lights will also power Optic ID, Apple’s version of Face ID.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 10, 2021

Nintendo gift cards and the PS5 DualSense lead Wednesday’s best deals. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. More info (GDC roundup 1) More info (GDC roundup 2) More info (GDC roundup 3) More info (Moss to be published on many platforms) More info (Manus Quantum Metagloves) More info (Sony showcasing PSVR).

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Sony claims its FFR saves around 60%, while its ETFR saves around 72%. This is probably down to the vastly different GPU architectures of consoles and PC GPUs compared to mobile GPUs, as well as the higher resolution. On PlayStation VR2 the claimed performance benefit of foveated rendering is greater.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Its userbase is superior to known PCVR headsets like the HTC Vive Pro and Pro 2 and most probably in the next weeks, it will also surpass the Pico 4. Read Graphic Designer Job Description Read Unity Developer Job Description Read Full Stack Developer Job Description Some XR fun Do you have a minute to read my opinion on the BigScreen Beyond?

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