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MARCH 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. It will so have inside-out tracking.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Responding to public reaction to the news that PlayStation VR buyers will receive far less content on their packed-in demo disc depending on where they live, Sony has responded with some sound reasoning to explain things. The EU disc will carry 8 demos in total (listed below) whereas the US will carry 18.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sony researchers built prototype VR controllers that can adapt to different use cases, and I got to try them. This was the most remarkable of the three demos because of how noticeable and dramatic the weight shifting was. The controllers explore two innovative ideas.

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JULY 18, 2019

If you were skeptical about the $40 price tag on Sony’s latest PSVR exclusive, Blood & Truth (2019), the company has some good news: you can now play a healthy slice of the game for free starting today. We gave the full game a solid [8.5/10]

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Ginza Sony Park, the Japanese tech giant’s Tokyo-based hub for Sony brand promotion, is now playing host to a new Ghostbusters -themed multiplayer experience using a newly revealed Sony AR headset prototype. And yes, they’re shooting proton energy from their hands. Otherwise you can sign up here (Japanese).

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MARCH 28, 2018

Sony has announced a $100 price drop to their PlayStation VR headset across the board. Bringing prices that haven’t been seen since temporary sales during 2017’s holiday shopping period, Sony is permanently slashing prices on the PlayStation VR, making it more accessible than ever. and the Doom VFR Blu-ray Disc.

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MARCH 21, 2017

It seems the Ghostbusters franchise isn’t done capitalizing on the video game market just yet, because the first installment of a new Ghostbusters experience is heading to PlayStationVR today. CreateVR have also recently developed a VR experience for Ouija 2: Origin of Evil (2016) for Universal Pictures International.

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MARCH 22, 2017

PlayStation VR (PSVR) is set to have a busy few months with big releases like Farpoint and Starblood Arena, but Sony is also looking ahead, today revealing a new slate of VR titles coming from Chinese developers. These games are all being created under Sony’s China Hero Project, which supports developers in the country.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The developer of early demos for the Rift DK1 and DK2 has brought one of modern consumer VR’s very first demo experiences to Apple Vision Pro — Proton Pulse. Justin Moravetz initially released a Proton Pulse demo to the Oculus forum in April 2013 in the days before Oculus Share. I wanted to develop VR games.”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

With PSVR adventure game Moss set to launch this month, Sony is ramping up the hype for Quill, the game’s adorable little mouse buddy, with 14 minutes of new gameplay. First revealed at E3 2017 back in June, Moss is a third-person puzzle-adventure from the newly christened studio Polyarc Games.

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JULY 29, 2020

Gematsu’s source had also claimed that the game will feature support for PlayStation VR, though Sony has so far remained tight-lipped regarding potential VR compatibility. And according to the source, you’ll recognize the move once you play the game. After that, the demo ended.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

There are those who said the era of the demo disc had come to an end. Alas, Sony is set to release a second VR demo disc to give players a fresh taste of some of the top and upcoming PlayStation VR content. Sony confirmed to UploadVR the listing of demos on the new disc: Job Simulator (2016). Dino Frontier (2017).

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JANUARY 17, 2019

PlayStation VR Demo Disc 3 is now available on the PlayStation Store, including demos for nine hit VR titles. Like the previous two demo discs, the third installment is free of charge. Games on disc three include: ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (JAPAN Studio). Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games). Rez Infinite (Enhance Games).

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JUNE 17, 2020

We’re still awaiting confirmation of the first VR game natively designed for PS5, but for now we know that many PSVR titles for PS4 are expected to support backwards compatibility on PS5. The company later updated the post to add detail about backwards compatibility for PS4 games running on PS5.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Paris Games Week hasn’t officially started yet, but Sony’s pre-PGW keynote saw a number of announcements including Sony London Studio’s spiritual continuation of the highly popular (and all too short) The London Heist, a demo in the VR Worlds demo disc that came along with many PSVR headsets.

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OCTOBER 22, 2016

UPDATE: Comment from Sony and additional information added below. Sony is taking its PlayStation VR headset on tour across the UK with free demos this month. At the same time, the country’s biggest videogame retailer, GAME, is offering its own demonstrations, but for a price. Just went into Game.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Many gaming pundits have been saying the PSVR has been missing from Sony's long term battle strategy due to a lackluster presence at both E3 and Tokyo Game Show. Well it looks like Sony's strategy may be to the go to VR platform for all of Europe given the multitude of content presented today at the Paris Game Show event today.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sony dropped a new trailer for Resident Evil Village’s VR mode, which launches the same day as PlayStation VR2 on February 22. A demo of the VR mode is also confirmed, which will be available on the same day as release, February 22.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

In October, Igloo Vision , a major provider of immersive collaborative spaces, refurbished its demo centre in London to provide five novel immersive spaces for its Hoxton-based showroom. What a FANTASTIC day yesterday opening our newly refurbed London demo centre Missed out & want to see if for yourself?

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JUNE 13, 2024

ASTO BOT Rescue Mission (2018) is one of most popular PSVR exclusives to date, however Sony-owned developers Team Asobi are releasing its widely hyped PS5 follow-up Astro Bot without the addition of VR support. In the case of a third-person game, whether you work on TV or VR is radically different. Every medium has its strong points.

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JUNE 18, 2016

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to ‘see it to believe it’, so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. The post PlayStation VR Demos Coming to Hundreds of US Retailers appeared first on Road to VR.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The PSVR-specific demo comes right at the five-minute mark in the video (linked above and below). While understandably less visually detailed than its PS4 counterpart, the PSVR missions aim to ramp up the game with greater immersion. The post Sony Shows More ‘Ace Combat 7’ VR Gameplay Ahead of Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Sony’s long awaited PSVR 2 isn’t here just yet but after an extensive hands-on with the headset it’s clear it’ll be worth the wait. Last week I visited Sony’s PlayStation headquarters in San Mateo, CA to see PlayStation VR 2 in person for the first time. Sony declined to comment on the matter for now.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

When you buy a PlayStation VR headset, you already get a multi-game demo disc packed full of short glimpses for some of the PS VR’s biggest and best games. It’s appropriately named the Demo Disc. That sounds an awful lot like a demo disc, right? That’s literally what the box says. Dangerball.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

PlayStation VR arrives on October 13th, and with the promise of over 50 titles arriving by the end of year , Sony is sensibly providing demos of some of the key titles as a launch showcase. Sony has announced that each PSVR headset will come packaged with a demo disc, containing eight games to sample.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

This is shaping up to be one hell of a year for VR gaming. Whether you’re on the Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or a SteamVR headset, you’ll find there’s plenty of VR gaming to look forward to over the next 12 months. Here are 10 VR games we’re excited to play in 2021: AFTER THE FALL. GREEN HELL VR.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

PlayStation VR2 is finally here, but with no backwards compatibility for Sony’s older headset, we’re looking at PSVR games that need PSVR 2 ports. There are many PSVR titles we’d love to see leap onto PlayStation VR2 , like Superhot VR and those published by Sony. 1 pick in our best PSVR games list.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Squanch Games.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

The game now ranks among PS4’s top titles—VR or otherwise. In both categories that marks the game as being ‘Universally Acclaimed’ by Metacritic’s standards. In both categories that marks the game as being ‘Universally Acclaimed’ by Metacritic’s standards.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix. Here are a few VR games that were announced. How you hold and where you point the controller are directly matched in the game.

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DECEMBER 3, 2016

Resident Evil 7, coming to PS4 and PS VR on January 24th, is a significant departure from the previous games. The initial 3 games operated with a static camera with 4-6 adopting a behind-the-back, 3rd person view in a more action intense style. Tagged with: demo , PS VR , RE , Resident Evil 7.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Sony’s Magic Lab are set to demonstrate a new procedural animation system which it says allows VR characters found in VR to “imbue a sense of shared space with the player” with realistic eye, head and body movements. SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR's Killer App with Sony's Head of PlayStation Magic Lab, Richard Marks.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Sony might not have spent much time focused on PSVR at their E3 2018 presentation last night but the company has brought a heaping helping of VR games for attendees to try at the PlayStation E3 booth this week. Squanch Games Announces ‘Trover Saves the Universe’ for PSVR & PS4, Teaser Here. Here’s what we’ll see.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Sony’s third home console was easily its most controversial, launching with a ridiculous $599 price tag and using proprietary hardware that became notoriously difficult to develop with. By the end of its life, though, it had raked back PlayStation’s reputation with a line-up of fantastic exclusive games. MotorStorm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! More info (Vision Pro store demos) Regarding content, Apple is investing a lot to propose the Vision Pro as a media consumption device. There is even Microsoft Word!

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Sony, MWM Immersive, and Tequila Works today announced that their upcoming VR adventure Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is set to launch next month, which includes support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PSVR. The game is being billed as a VR narrative adventure which is set in the world of the 1990s classic film Groundhog Day (1993).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Sony is a master of bundling and has just introduced two attractive new PSVR bundles focused on different player tastes. Both include two games for the same price as the previous one-game bundles. Both bundles launch the same day as the new game included in the box. Together the included games would normally cost $55.

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