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CES 25: Sony announces XYN headset, and I went hands-on with the sister model

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Yesterday it was the second press day before the big opening of the event, and the only big company explicitly talking about VR in its keynote was Sony that announced the XYN headset. XYN announcement Yesterday, Sony announced XYN, an ecosystem that lets creators bring real-world elements into immersive realities.

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Sony’s Standalone MR Headset Now Called ‘XYN’, Release Date & Pricing Still to Be Revealed

Road to VR

Sony announced its previously revealed XR standalone for enterprise is now called ‘XYN’, which the company is targeting at spatial content creators. We got an opportunity to go hands-on with the pre-XYN prototype in July , back when it was still being referred to as the Sony SRH-S1 content creation system.

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?Iron Man VR? Likely to Get a PSVR Demo Ahead of July Release Date

Road to VR

There is also likely to be an Iron Man VR demo released ahead of the game’s launch. Back in March, Gematsu reported on an Iron Man VR DemoDemo listing that appeared in the PlayStation Store. We went to do some digging on our own and found some additional evidence that the Iron Man VR demo will likely get released.

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Sony Unveils ‘Spatial Reality Display’ with Eye-tracking for Glasses-free 3D Viewing

Road to VR

Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch In contrast to the $3,000 Looking Glass Holographic Monitor , which is decidedly much chunkier due to its optical array and light field rendering tech, Sony’s Spatial Reality Display is attacking the problem of 3D viewing from a different angle.

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PSVR 2019 ‘Demo Disc’ Includes Nine Kick-Ass Titles

VRScout

Where many high-end VR platforms pride themselves in touting the latest advances in hardware and the highest resolutions, Sony has instead chosen to focus their efforts on content, establishing a solid library of engaging VR experiences in the process. Image Credit: Sony Playstation.

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Sony Santa Monica Studio Prototyped A God of War VR Demo For PSVR

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But for Sony, it’s changed with each console generation. They made, like, a God of War VR demo.” So it was this grassroots thing at Sony – a lot of engineers liked VR and wanted to do something with VR. All major console manufacturers have flagship first-party characters that define their systems and audience.

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Sony Just Invested $250 Million in Epic Games, Here’s What it Could Mean for VR and Beyond

Road to VR

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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