The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

XR headset manufacturer HTC VIVE has debuted its VIVE Ultimate Tracker, which will offer users multiple vantage points for body tracking, Shen Ye, Global Head of Product, HTC VIVE announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Building on the successes of the HTC VIVE Tracker 3.0, ” HTC VIVE FOTA 6.0 Named FOTA 6.0,

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker (Image by HTC). Further references.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

But 5 years ago, at Ferragosto, I had another plan: I wanted to start a blog of mine. Following the piece of advice of marketing expert Tommaso di Bartolo, and encouraged by my friends and colleagues Gianni Rosa Gallina and Massimiliano Ariani , I started this blog to talk about the work I was doing at my startup Immotionar.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Looks like Sony is feeling pretty bold. At the upcoming Paris Games Week event, Sony will be unveiling 7 new games for the PS4, and at least a few of them are very likely to be PSVR titles. Since the release of the PSVR, Sony has become one of the biggest names in the industry. Source: PS Blog.

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Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2019

In an avalanche of PSVR news today, Sony announced that Five Nights at Freddy’s is coming to PSVR. It’s not exclusive though, as the VR adaptation is officially coming to PSVR, Oculus and HTC Vive in April 2019. acclaimed survival horror video game.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

After being revealed at E3 last year, Sony’s new Aim Controller, a gun-shaped, position-tracked device that supports its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset is nearly upon us. The kit is set to launch as a bundle with anticipated first-person shooter, Farpoint next week for $75, but Sony previously promised it would work with other games too.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Those looking for a hotly-anticipated VR experience and a complete VR hardware bundle may be in luck on or after November 17th: according to Sony, not only will that date mark the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, but the title will also be made available with a hardware bundle.

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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. More info (PSVR 2 unveiled) More info (Official blog post on PSVR 2 headset). HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 9, 2017

Writing on a PlayStation Blog post , the studio compared it to a MOBA with a difference. The game is also heading to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive at a later date. We’re looking forward to seeing what else Sony has in store for 2017, too. Tagged with: Ancient Amuletor , PlayStation VR , PSVR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Luckily that seems to be changing a bit, as Robinson: The Journey just released and now the Pong meets Tron action of HoloBall is slated to hit Sony’s flagship virtual reality platform on November 22nd according to a new blog post by the game’s developer, Tree Fortress. In HoloBall, you battle against an evil rogue A.I.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

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. It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The channel says that according to “credible sources”, Sony may launch PSVR 2 sometime in Q1 2023. Of course, take this rumor with a grain of salt: Sony could still decide to launch the new headset in 2022 to exploit the holiday season. Other relevant news. PSVR 2 may launch in Q1 2023.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2017

The Official PlayStation Blog has shared Sony’s most downloaded games of last year. SEE ALSO 'EVE: Valkyrie' Now on HTC Vive, Joins Rift and PSVR Players. The post Sony Reveals PlayStation VR’s Most Downloaded Games of 2016 appeared first on Road to VR. Virtual reality space dogfighting is here.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2018

or for first-time users,” said Spectacular Theory CMO and co-founder Ryan Pulliam in a blog post. “That’s why we’re excited to feature characters from Sony Animation’s Hotel Transylvania franchise. Such a well-loved brand brings in families?—?and and brand-new visitors.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son by Sony Pictures. Sony Pictures announced that it’s making a sequel to the hit Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. ” The game will be released later this year for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and the HTC Vive. But it’s animated. And it’s in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Today I host another amazing article by the VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole , which has already written on this blog amazing posts, like the series about the ergonomics of the Valve Index or the viral article about the amazing Caliper VR controllers he worked on by himself. Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Then, PSVR Without Parole has reported that Sony has learned from the errors of the PSVR 1, and so it has made the cable of the PSVR 2 detachable. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”. We are still waiting for in-device tools, though.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. HTC Vive XR Elite HTC Vive XR Elite (Image by HTC Vive) The star of the event has for sure been the Vive XR Elite, HTC’s latest flagship headset. Could I make an exception for this year? Of course not.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

During the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Sony announced that L.A. The VR version of the game is getting a surprise launch on PSVR today, Sony announced during its State of Play presentation. The VR version of the game is getting a surprise launch on PSVR today, Sony announced during its State of Play presentation.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached HTC is having RMAs issues with the Vive Pro 2. was a lot of money?). Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

This would be pretty disruptive, because up to now every standalone headset has been a walled garden with its own store and hardware, with the only exception being HTC trying to distribute its Viveport store to some other Chinese devices. Basically, Google could try to be for standalone devices what Steam has been for the PC VR ones.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Oculus and HTC), there were some cases when this sensor could actually prove to be very useful for some experiments. Image by Sony). Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). News worth a mention. Funny link.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In a blog post, the company said the new price for its immersive headset will be available for a “limited time” as part of a summer sale. Facebook paid $2 billion for Oculus in 2014, and although sales figures have not been released, many analysts believe the headset is lagging behind similar offerings from HTC and Sony.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. In the meanwhile, the Oppo AR glasses have been one of the most appreciated AR glasses at MWC, thanks to their very lightweight design.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Company founder and CEO, David Braben, confirmed as much on the PlayStation Blog , along with revealing a new trailer that you can see below. Elite already supports the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on PC, but today’s announcement makes no mention of integration with Sony’s headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays by announcing that all Viveport developers will receive a full 100% revenue share for November and December 2020, that are usually the most profitable months. Header Image by Sony). Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2016

Following the unfortunate closure of developer Evolution Studios earlier this year, the fate of the VR version of their 2014 PS4 exclusive Driveclub was unclear, but thankfully work has continued by an internal Sony team, and the game is expected to arrive by the end of the year.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info News worth a mention Information leaks on Vive’s inside-out Tracker There is a new leak about the inside-out tracked Vive Tracker that HTC teased a few months ago. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The studio released details this weekend in response to a PlayStation Blog post – as well as PlayStation Store listing – last Friday specifying exact dates. The statement notes: “I’m sure most, if not all, of you have seen the PS Blog post as well as the release date posted on the PS Store.

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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. Funny link Donate for good Like last week, also this week in this final paragraph I won’t ask you to donate to my blog, but to the poor people who are facing the consequences of the war.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2016

They may be late following Sony’s forward-looking entrance all the way back in 2014, but Microsoft’s announcement that the more powerful ‘Project Scorpio’ Xbox will feature “high fidelity VR” is one of the biggest validations the VR industry has seen. Microsoft / Xbox. The cat’s out of the bag.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! HTC announces Vive Pro Secure. This is the 150th Week Peek!

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