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But for now, I’ll just tell you what have been in my opinion the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week… Top news of the week (Image by KnightMD) Valve Deckard’s “Roy” controllers allegedly leaked The usual Brad Lynch with his team of data miners has found evidence of a controller codenamed Roy in the code of SteamVR.
Sony has officially unveiled the price and release date for its PlayStation VR2 headset. Cities VR: Enhanced Edition takes advantage of the powerful PlayStation 5 console as well as PS VR2’s Sense controllers to deliver, well, an enhanced version of the game. Almost a dozen new and existing VR games coming to PS VR2.
Using your motion controllers to fire webs, you can swing from any physical object you see, from the side of buildings and over-arching cranes, to the enemies themselves. Image Credit: Sony / CreateVR. Image Credit: Sony / CreateVR. Combat aside, the real magic of Spider-Man: Far From Home Virtual Reality is in the web-slinging.
But other partners like XREAL, Sony, and Lynx are working on new devices compatible with this operating system. Or that it has multimodal input and can be commanded using controllers, hands, eyes, or voice. The only announced content is the G-suite and some games like Demeo or Vacation Simulator, but more is to come.
A new report from UploadVR teases some pretty impressive specs for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Feature Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Sony probably isn’t going to reveal sales for its PlayStation VR headset for a while yet, but it did today reveal which games are selling the best on the PlayStation Store. In the US, Owlchemy Labs’ port of its popular HTC Vive game, Job Simulator , was the bestselling app. Job Simulator. Job Simulator.
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. Sony also provides the screens for the Apple Vision Pro, but these ones for the Samsung headset would be from a new generation.
The first-person VR football simulator will be available this fall. is releasing the first-ever NFL-licensed VR simulation game title that will have you taking snaps and making lightning-fast decisions to win the game. NFL Pro Era will be available this fall for the Meta Quest and Sony PlayStation VR headsets.
This unique locomotion system involves using the PS Move controllers to quickly tiptoe your way throughout the eclectic in-game world. There are even dynamic time and weather simulation. Players take on the role of “The Gardener,” a green-thumbed wanderer equipped with a variety of powerful tools, including the Stilts.
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.
Position tracked controllers do a great job of simulating certain objects like pistols, swords, and sports rackets, but it only gets you so far. That’s why HTC is rolling out its Vive Tracker to turn real life objects into VR accessories, and Oculus and Harmonix stuck a Touch controller on a plastic guitar for Rock Band VR.
Now, users looking to pop their head in to see what all the fuss is about should have their eyeballs pointed to PSN starting tomorrow, as Sony is tossing out a free WipEout Omega Collection demo replete with PSVR support. Announced on Sony’s PS blog , you’ll be able to play on both PS4 and PSVR.
This is also possible because the Roy controllers associated with this headset have the same controls as a gamepad. When a few weeks ago, Sony started discounting it, the device started to sell much better , so it seems to me a great decision that now they have applied a permanent discount.
Sony is gearing up for the PlayStation VR’s launch this October , but you shouldn’t be boxing up your DualShock 4 gamepad in favor of the Move motion controller just yet. According to a statement from Sony issued to Eurogamer , you’ll be able use the DS4 in all PSVR games to come.
Hailing from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment , Firewall Zero Hour launched on August 28th, giving it only four days to vault to the top spot in August , where it surpassed long-time chart toppers Job Simulator (2016), SUPERHOT VR (2016), and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017). Image courtesy Sony.
More info A developer made some steps toward PSVR 2s HDR usage on PC The VR community continues to look for workarounds to unlock all the cool features of PSVR 2 that Sony is not allowing on PC. You can demo this technology with a PCVR headset through the Immersix application.
Job Simulator And Vacation Simulator Arrive On Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro is now home to two of VR’s best-selling titles, Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator from Owlchemy Labs. Welcome to the golden age of hand-tracked VR gaming. I also noted a few objects not releasing from my grip when I expected them to.
On social media, people have already started sharing images from the simulator , which gives you a quick glimpse of how the device will be. On social media, people have already started sharing images from the simulator , which gives you a quick glimpse of how the device will be.
Equipped with tracking and sensory technologies and hand controllers, the virtual reality devices made playing games highly engaging and reciprocal. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Innovative and Interactive Levels.
Expected to be rolled out in phases prior to the theatrical opening on November 17, 2017, the Justice League VR experience will have a four-stage unveiling that culminates with a full blown room-scale experience for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR. Outrace your enemies as Batman. .
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. The console works in conjunction with the innovative DualSense controller. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. Top news of the week. SSD (8–9 GB/s).
Things to love about Index are its excellent tracking performance, wide field of view, quality controllers, and range of ergonomic adjustments that make it easy to dial in a comfortable and clear fit. Controllers. Valve Index controllers. Controllers. Index is one of the only headsets that offers an eye-relief adjustment.
This week, at AWE 2024, Sony Electronics introduced new 3D visualisation tools that enable users to see and interact with XR content without smart glasses via the ELF-SR2 (27-inch) and ELF-SR1 (15.6-inch) The echo3D integration provides professional users with a secure avenue to manage, store, control, optimize, and share 3D content.
Its visual quality is impressive if compared with other similar performances; Reachy , the cute robot by Pollen Robotics that you can control by VR. Samsung original controller design gets leaked. In any case, while we had no further info about it, a new patent shows how its controllers should have been.
If you read our review of PlayStation VR (PSVR) first-person shooter (FPS) Farpoint last month, you’ll know that the rifle-shaped Aim Controller provides easily the best way to play. In fact, we called the standard DualShock 4 controls “terrible” in our review, but it looks like a lot of people have been using them.
Inworld AI is a company building a tool to create brains that experience creators can put into virtual bodies to populate the metaverse – whether that’s games, simulations for enterprise and education, embodied chatbots in immersive retail environments, or whatever else you can think of. What is Inworld AI ?
Sports Bar VR and Job Simulator both came from Vive to PS VR with a good degree of success, while games like The Brookhaven Experiment have only made small compromises to make it onto the platform. But some developers have already defied that status quo. DiRT Rally, from Codemasters. Trials on Tatooine, from ILMxLAB. This is a no-brainer.
The act of console gaming has always been evolving: controllers got more buttons, then they went from digital to analog control. The biggest change in recent years was the adoption of motion control: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Move, and then Microsoft Kinect. It makes you feel like you are actually there.
He has looked at over 5,000 companies in the space and has invested in 35, including the makers of hit VR games like Beat Saber , Rec Room , and Job Simulator. People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers.
It is a lot of work porting and optimizing the performance and the controls for each different platform. Some are easy like VivePort, which is basically a Steam build with the Steam stuff removed, but then on the other hand you have Sony’s eldritch submission process and things like Quest performance optimizations.
PSVR RISE TO GLORY & SUPERHOT VR BUNDLE ($249.99) : Normally $349.99, the “Rise To Glory and SUPERHOT VR” bundle includes the HMD, Playstation Camera, and two Move controllers, along with a copy of boxing simulator Creed: Rise to Glory , as well as the uber popular time manipulation title, SUPERHOT VR.
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality from Bossa Studios is a VR-based adaptation of the original Surgeon Simulator 2013 , first released for flat monitor displays in 2013. When the Vive launched, we got Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet the Medic , which was a short demo showing off the basic mechanics. We lead very different lives.
In total, I counted something like 32 games, which is ok to start with, but then Sony should be fast in collecting more content to not make the PSVR2 players get bored fast for the lack of playable games. But still, the fact that all the PSVR 1 content won’t be available for the new headset gives Sony a good challenge on the content side.
Baby Hands is a hilarious family friendly VR baby simulator loaded with multiple mini-games to play, achievements to unlock, puzzles to solve, and fun Easter eggs to uncover. Meanwhile, three players on controllers must keep the ship and its systems operational by redistributing resources and fixing any damage sustained on the journey.
Not that that’s a problem for Sony, with a tidy 50 million units sold in just over three years on the market. But all the shrewdness Sony has displayed in the past few years makes the risk of PlayStation VR all the more baffling. Sony had its work cut out if it was going to get the ball rolling, and E3 was only a few months away.
PlayStation VR is a very capable headset, but it does have one glaring weakness: the PlayStation Move controllers. Sony’s positiontally-tracked wands bring your hands into VR with relative accuracy, but they pale in comparison to the HTC Vive’s wands or Oculus Touch controllers.
Between Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 , The Thrill Of The Fight 2 in early access, By Grit Alone and Wall Town Wonders , there was something for everyone. While hardware news has been relatively quiet, reports emerged regarding Valve Deckard's controllers. We're slowly nearing the end of November and the big releases haven't let up.
With over one million sold so far already, Sony isn’t exactly eager to cut profits. If you don’t have a PSVR yet and own a PS4 or PS4 Pro , then this is basically the cheapest we’ve seen Sony’s immersive platform since it launched 8 months ago.
Despite numerous analyst reports and predictions, we’re still left guessing how many units Sony’s PlayStation VR has sold since launch in October. In an interview with Digital Spy , Sony Interactive Entertainment Head of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, stated that “people are spending many hours on the system every day.”
The new controller, the Touch Plus, seems also to track very well, and has the interesting feature that they have better tracking performances than Quest 2 ones around the torso of the player. The Crystal-Sim is an update to the Pimax Crystal, without controllers, and a lower refresh rate option.
Sony and Nintendo were all set to release a collaborative game system known as the SNES-CD back in the 90s as an add-on device for the Super Nintendo. It’s been a long time coming and now Sony is finally putting all of its wacky peripherals to use in one immersive experience. PlayStation Camera Tracking and Controllers.
Once calibrated (start by pressing A on the controller or Enter on the keyboard), you quit the application (press B or Exit) and return to the Client headset settings menus to find eye tracking turned on. base stations were also quickly recognized, so I paired some Valve Index controllers using the Pimax Client. My three 2.0
Announced at last year’s PlayStation Experience event , this promising title, described as a “light simulation” rather than a full RTS, presents a novel mix of ‘Wild West and Jurassic eras’ from a tabletop VR vantage point. Forrest Smith, co-director of Dino Frontier says “We’ve strived to push the boundaries of VR interaction.
The game is said to support both DualShock and PS Aim, although the developers haven’t made mention of PS Move controllers yet. A charming third-person action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc , Moss gives you control of the small but fierce mouse named Quill. Vacation Simulator. Platform : PSVR (2018). Blood And Truth.
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