Slashgear

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It’s both amusing and also telling that Sony itself was caught by surprise that its PS VR system did well after all. Although it was definitely singing the virtual reality tune, Sony’s actions spoke louder than its words. Its rollout of the PS VR was more conservative compared to the likes of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

Similar to the Quest 2, a handful of built-in cameras power inside-out tracking, removing the need for external trackers like those needed for the HTC Vive, another PC VR headset. Those seeking a high-end PC VR experience without breaking the bank will definitely want to check this one out. ″ OLED displays.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

Although Sony has technically continued selling its original PSVR headset over the years, it’s been on the market for more than six years now—and gained ‘last-gen’ status well before that. On the other hand, some real competition from the likes of Pico and HTC may be on the way. Real Competition for Meta?

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AR Insider

APRIL 13, 2020

Because hardware sales figures aren’t disclosed ( except from Sony ), this becomes an ongoing exercise in piecing together known quantities to extrapolate unknown ones. — Oculus Rift S is the single most popular headset in use on Steam, surpassing the original HTC — Vive (27.05% vs. 26.67%). Moving Target.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. See Also: The Best Virtual Reality Racing Games.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

They weren’t actually the first to market (here’s lookin’ at you, Pico Goblin ) but they definitely do the best job. As we’ll see in the next section, HTC’s VIVE line focuses on models that require a computer. HTC’s VIVE is lining itself up as the Cadillac of VR headsets. HTC Vive PRO. Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2016

Sony have confirmed 10 PlayStation VR titles to be playable on the show floor at E3 this year including the return of some old favourite franchises, Psychonauts and Rez. To that end, Sony have announced 10 of the titles that you can expect to be playable at their booth. Find more details on that over here.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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MAY 15, 2017

The best design decision that Sony (and Impulse Gear, developers of Farpoint ) made while crafting the gun is that it’s 100% ambidextrous — meaning it can be used either right or left-handed without any issues. Sony’s PlayStation VR Aim Controller is a breath of fresh air for the PSVR platform.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Earlier this month Sony launched its PlayStation VR headset into the wild, sporting a large launch lineup of games from the pulse-pounding competitive shooter, Rigs , to the white-knuckle racer, Driveclub VR , and an excellent assortment of smaller games such as Thumper , Bound , and SUPERHYPERCUBE. h/t: Daniel Ahmad and GameSpot.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The display delicately mounts your PSVR headset while holding/charging two dualshock controllers, two Sony Move controllers and any USB headset of your choosing. The minimalistic headset stand only charges two Sony Move controllers and a single dualshock controller. Sony’s mainstream appeal is exactly what this market needs to grow.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

Rogue Initiative isn’t pulling any punches with distribution either, listing a slew of possible partnerships with platforms and outlets including Sony PlayStation, Oculus, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, Netflix, Hulu, feature film, network and cable television. Rogue Initiative VR mobile fortress concept artwork.

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JUNE 28, 2017

Elite: Dangerous is one of the biggest, most expansive games to support the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive thus far, and it seems like a perfect fit for Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) too. The issue is that the PS4 with which PSVR runs simply isn’t as powerful as the PCs that run both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

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.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

HTC is betting big on VR arcades in China. I think,” said HTC’s Viveport President, Rikard Steiber. IMAX is making clear it is providing a premium experience partnering with the HTC Vive for a series of room-scale pods complemented by Subpac haptic vests and a D-Box motion chair. Photo provided by IMAX.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Sony is making VR for the masses. PS VR is Sony’s virtual reality system that uses a head-mounted display, the PlayStation Camera, and PlayStation Move controllers to make players feel like they are surrounded by digital video game worlds. Sony previously confirmed that the PS VR “play area” comes up just short of a full 10 feet.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

The HTC Vive should not exist. For a troubled company that’s spent much of the past few years making losses instead of profits, the niche and expensive VR market is the last place HTC is going to make a quick buck. And yet here we are, with the smartphone maker and Valve seemingly in it for the long haul. Expected Expense.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2017

With no mention of next generation headsets from any of the major players at CES 2017, I put the question to HTC’s China Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin. ” SEE ALSO Apple AR/VR Product to Debut in 2017, Predicts Sony's Head of Worldwide Studios.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

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. PlayStation VR is a very capable headset, but it does have one glaring weakness: the PlayStation Move controllers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While technologies like foveated rendering are set to change this in the near future, giving a more ‘correct’ photon-to-eyeball experience, current gen headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PSVR are staying on the safe side.

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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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MARCH 26, 2017

Sony revealed a handful of new PSVR titles this week, all of which look pretty promising. You definitely shouldn’t miss our hands-on with Downward Spiral , though, this is a surprisingly compelling adventure. Tagged with: fallout 4 , Ghostbusters VR Now Hiring , htc vive , oculus rift , PlayStation VR , Rock Band VR.

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JUNE 19, 2017

While this was definitely a good show for gamers of all types, it’s hard to argue that it was actually overall better than last year’s show. I was skeptical during the Sony press conference when the trailer played showing the game running on PSVR, but after trying it for myself I’m optimistic about the execution.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

In fairness you’re probably still busy playing with all the games that arrived at launch, and Sony is still trying to ship headsets out to as many people as possible. What’s known as Pool Nation VR on HTC Vive comes to PlayStation VR for launch and holds up surprisingly well.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Interestingly, Fallout 4 VR is currently only slated for the HTC Vive. In the announcement trailer from Sony’s E3 2017 press conference (embedded above) you can clearly see what looks like smooth movement around the environment, but in my demo it was teleportation movement only using the PS Move controllers.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Meanwhile, Sony, Oculus , and HTC continue to dominate the VR hardware marketplace, with an 86% combined market share. VR adoption in the consumer segment is highly dependent on price, and Oculus’ strategy of lowering prices has definitely helped drive adoption,” said Canalys Research Analyst Vincent Thielke.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Somnium Space included various hardware considerations to power an MR headset that competes with major industry players like Meta, PICO, and HTC VIVE. HTC VIVE Announce Major Meta Quest Competitor. HTC is marketing its new product as a convertible and compact “all-in-one XR headset.”

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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. For starters, it features an HDMI 2.0 Console Setup.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Supported Headsets: Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, HTC Vive. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive. One of E3’s biggest surprises on the VR front, Bethesda is trying to fit all of its popular 2015 RPG into the HTC Vive with position-tracked controls. Snail Games.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Later this month we’ll see Double Fine’s Psychonauts franchise debut on the platform with the release of In The Rhombus Of Ruin , and Sony will hopefully have more news to share when GDC kicks off at the very end of February. Don’t worry, more PSVR goodness is on the way. Price: $9.99. 1 DLC, from Capcom.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Sony – PlayStation VR. Just days after PSVR’s October launch, Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company’s confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset in an interview with CNBC. “We SEE ALSO Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach "Many Hundreds of Thousands". HTC – Vive.

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APRIL 5, 2017

If you’re a PS4 user in Europe, you probably know that, every two weeks, Sony hosts a sale on its PlayStation Store, slashing the prices on tons of games of a certain theme or category. As such, we’ve picked out seven lesser known titles that you should definitely consider grabbing over the next two weeks.

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JUNE 24, 2017

There’s a thriving ecosystem of content on all three major headsets, but arguably none of them yet have that definitive must-play experience. If I had to bet on what Sony, Oculus of HTC would next throw money at to get the wheels going it would be that. So how do we get around it?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Although I don’t think anything can live up to the original—game, film, or otherwise— Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son shows it’s capable of delivering some sincere moments that definitely stick. Publisher: Sony. Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son Details: Official Site. Developer: Tequila Works.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you’re a regular reader here at UploadVR you’ll know that every Friday we give you a quick update on all the games that have launched for the Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and HTC Vive over the past seven days. Now that Sony’s headset is out, we’re going to be doing a list for that too. Our review. Price: $59.99.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2016

Whilst by definition, these people are paid to take part in this as a promotional exercise, I can’t help feeling that the exasperated praise issuing forth from each cast member sounded pretty genuine.

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