The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

Sony 409

Sony Oculus Unity AR 409

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Oculus has acquired an eye-tracking startup known as The Eye Tribe , a company spokesman confirmed to UploadVR this morning. According to The Eye Tribe’s website, its technology, allows “eye control for consumer devices that enables simplified and enhanced user experiences.

Eye Tracking 161

Eye Tracking Head Mounted Display Oculus Fove 161

Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

The next-gen PSVR is said to include: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution OLED. Eye-tracking capable of foveated rendering. Inside-out tracking. It sounds similar to Oculus’ fixed foveated rendering (FFR) technique, which automatically adjusts the level of eye texture foveation based on GPU utilization.

Sony 363

Sony Gaming Eye Tracking Controllers 363

VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2022

Sony’s next VR device is shaping up to be a game-changer. According to a report by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), the PlayStation 2 will feature a display density of 800 PPI (pixels per inch) per eye. Image Credit: Sony. ″ 1920 x 1080 with 386 PPI in the PSVR for both eyes.

Sony 382

Sony Gaming Eye Tracking Haptic 382

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Additionally, our integrated camera-less eye tracking enables seamless access to contextual information. More info PSVR 2 may support hand tracking At SIGGRAPH Asia, Sony has demonstrated hand tracking working on PSVR 2. The Quest 3S instead, did not have stellar sales number s. Thanks to KF for the tip!)

Samsung 381

Samsung Hand tracking Vietnam Apple 381

Upload VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This port comes with two control options - 'Enhanced' uses the PS VR2 Sense controllers, while 'Classic' provides an optional eye tracking-only control scheme. Mare's release joins a group of five PlayStation VR2 reveals today from Sony. Mare is available now on PS VR2 , Quest , and Steam.

Eye Tracking 118

Eye Tracking Sony Haptic Controllers 118

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

Oculus 364

Oculus Eye Tracking Hardware Las Vegas 364

Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 isn’t here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed specs for the headset. Comparing PSVR vs. PSVR 2 specs side-by-side shows us how much has changed since Sony’s first consumer headset released in 2016. 2,000 × 2,040 (4.1MP) per-eye, OLED, HDR. Resolution.

Sony 364

Sony Eye Tracking Haptic Controllers 364

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

Hand tracking 490

Hand tracking AR Augmented Reality Oculus 490

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

If you see the classification, you notice that there are some issues, like the mention of the Oculus website, that is no more. 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. MIXED) that are not mentioned.

Education 266

Education Data HTC Sony 266

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well.

Virtual Reality 509

Virtual Reality Oculus Trends AR 509

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2. Bu t the outcome for these headsets is a bit different than expected.

Apple 454

Apple Samsung Eye Tracking Google 454

Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

Intended for its own swath of Varjo-branded headsets, the new display configuration promises “unprecedented resolution of VR and AR content limited only by the perception of the human eye itself.” ” According to a hands-on by Tech Crunch , the headset packs a pair of high-resolution Sony MicroOLED displays measuring 0.7

Eye Tracking 279

Eye Tracking Technology Oculus Hardware 279

Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

From the advent of the Oculus Rift in 2012, we saw Oculus attend the show for the first time in 2013 to show off their pre-production Rift headset prototype ahead of the DK1 launch, following their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. CES 2013 however gave us the first glimpse of Oculus VR operating as a company.

Virtual Reality 279

Virtual Reality Eye Tracking HTC Oculus 279

AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

29-Year-Old Gamer Leaves Sony Behind to Bring Eye-Tracking to Virtual Reality Kojima, 29, is convinced the technology will become commonplace in VR devices. That also explains why others are getting into the game, from Eyefluence, backed by LeapPad founder Jim Marggraff, to Eye Tribe, which makes a desktop eye-tracker for $200.

Eye Tracking 70

Eye Tracking Sony Fove Virtual Reality 70

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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.

Sony 425

Sony Oculus Haptic Controllers 425

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

The headset had astonishing specifications, like: Display resolution: 1,830 × 1,464 per lens resolution, total 16 million sub-pixels Display type: AMOLED Refresh rate: 90Hz Field of view: 210-degree horizontal FOV, 130-degree vertical FOV Eye-tracking: Fully integrated Tobii eye-tracking, including Dynamic Foveated Rendering.

Augmented Reality 449

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Apple Tools 449

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. Oh look, we have again an Oculus account on Twitter! Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week. Some XR fun.

Magic Leap 470

Magic Leap Haptic Machine Learning Sony 470

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

HTC 527

HTC Oculus Unity Augmented Reality 527

Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Sony’s PlayStation London Studio, the developer behind PSVR exclusive Blood & Truth , is already at work on their next VR exclusive project, Road to VR has learned. Blood & Truth concept art | Image courtesy Sony London Studio. Early PSVR ‘Project Morpheus’ prototype | Photo courtesy Sony.

Sony 263

Sony Hardware Eye Tracking Gaming 263

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. The Oculus Quest 2 is selling incredibly well because it offers the right combination of affordable price, good hardware, and a good software ecosystem. The Quest will still be the king.

Virtual Reality 545

Virtual Reality Trends China HTC 545

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). To showcase its functionality, HTC showed some videos of the tracker in use to improve the performances of hands tracking and also with the tracker installed on external props. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Further references.

AR 545

AR Haptic Las Vegas HTC 545

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. I guess nReal will experiment with eye-tracking for a new version of the headset, maybe targeted at the enterprise market.

AR 331

AR Eye Tracking Machine Learning Controllers 331

Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Waltz of the Wizard added hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 last week , the first title to do so, just under five years after it became one of the first to add the feature on the original Oculus Quest too. UploadVR Henry Stockdale As revealed by Sony's SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 booth, PlayStation VR2's hand tracking runs at 60Hz.

Hand tracking 107

Hand tracking Latency Sony Video 107

Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

JDI), a display conglomerate created by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, debuted their high pixel density display at Display Week, showing off the 3.25-inch, Japan Display Inc. inch, 2,160 × 2,432 resolution TFT-LCD (120Hz). JDI’s panel features 1,001 PPI.

Samsung 278

Samsung Japan Eye Tracking Wearables 278

The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

Oculus 195

Oculus Gaming Haptic AR 195

Road to VR

MAY 11, 2018

When we saw the news that JDI, the Japanese display conglomerate founded by Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, were developing a 1001ppi LCD display for VR headsets , it was clear that the race for ever-higher pixel densities was still alive and well.

Los Angeles 279

Los Angeles Samsung Taiwan Eye Tracking 279

The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Or eye tracking?). Top news of the week.

Magic Leap 341

Magic Leap Healthcare Oculus AR 341

The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

PSVR 2 will have eye-tracking from Tobii and maybe a detachable cable. First of all, its eye-tracking technology will be provided by Tobii , one of the market leaders in the field. More info (Tobii will provide eye tracking to PSVR 2) More info (PSVR 2 cable is detachable) More info (First PSVR 2 picture in the wild?—?Road

Machine Learning 422

Machine Learning Eye Tracking Unity Hardware 422

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Sony is slowly releasing details about the PSVR 2 headset to keep the attention (and the hype) high. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Road To VR) More info (The FTC blocks Meta’s acquisition of Within?—?Upload Upload VR).

Sony 435

Sony Ukraine Controllers Immersion 435

ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

Though we will also be looking at one VIVE headset, Oculus rules the road when it comes to standalone VR headsets. Oculus has a number of standalone models. If you want a quicker comparison, Oculus prepared this one themselves. Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest. We’ll be looking at the Quest and the Go. VIVE Focus.

Oculus 198

Oculus Eye Tracking Virtual Reality HTC 198

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR. Ruth Bram, Executive Producer at Oculus Studios, will be the host of the show. Pico Neo 3 , Vive Focus 3 , Oculus Quest 2 ) only offer Wi-Fi connectivity.

Gaming 440

Gaming Tips Ukraine Unity 440

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In two days there will be the Facebook Connect, an Apple event and a Sony event about PS5! If you remember well, this platform is based on a modified version of the Snapdragon 865 (3 generations after the 835 of the Oculus Quest) and supports features like eye tracking, high-quality passthrough AR, and 5G.

AR 304

AR Apple Oculus HTC 304

Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Quest Pro supports Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering, but exactly how much does it improve performance? But in reality, achieving this would require perfect eye tracking with zero latency, an absurdly high display refresh rate, and a high-quality reconstruction algorithm so you wouldn’t notice flickering & shimmering.

Eye Tracking 127

Eye Tracking Latency Sony Architecture 127

Upload VR

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you missed the announcement last month amidst all the Meta and Pico news, Vive Focus Vision is a refresh of Vive Focus 3 with color passthrough, eye tracking, more RAM, and support for lossless PC VR via a DisplayPort adapter. When Oculus's Asynchronous Timewarp introduced this technique in 2015 it was a huge deal.

Eye Tracking 122

Eye Tracking HTC Arizona Sony 122

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

Hand tracking 280

Hand tracking AR Oculus HTC 280

Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

” Very few major manufacturers have released sales data on their VR headsets, with Sony being the exception when they said that PSVR had already sold over 2 million units back in December 2017. As for software, big investments in first-party titles and premium IP are either already here, or coming very soon.

HTC 170

HTC Trends Amazon Japan 170