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APRIL 4, 2025

A software engineer managed to get PlayStation VR2's eye tracking working on PC, though they caution that it's currently "extremely WIP" and lacks calibration. Now, their latest project aims to bring PlayStation VR2's eye tracking to PC. They note that they are testing going crosseyed here.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2019

Speaking this week at the Collision 2019 conference in Toronto, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, detailed a number of “must-have ‘evolutionary’ improvements” for future VR headsets. “There are over 96 million PlayStation 4s in the market today.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2022

Honestly speaking, I wasn’t expecting interesting news from this CES in AR and VR, while actually we just had one: Sony has revealed almost all the specifications of the upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset and its controllers! The innovative controllers of the PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment).

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APRIL 17, 2025

The same developer who got PlayStation VR2's eye tracking working on PC now has HDR partially working too. Earlier this month a developer who goes by the handle whatdahopper managed to get PlayStation VR2's eye tracking working on PC.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. German-based SMI has specialized in eye-tracking since its founding in 1991.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2019

One posting in particular at Facebook’s Reality Lab— Electrical Engineer – Eye Tracking in AR/VR —lends a healthy dose of credence to the belief that the company is indeed pushing to include eye-tracking in their next generation products. Why is Eye-tracking Important? Varifocal displays.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2022

This week Sony unveiled new information regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up to its PlayStation VR headset. During the company’s official CES press conference yesterday, Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation VR2, a new VR headset designed specifically for the PlayStation 5 game console. ” Image Credit: Sony.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Tobii, a global leader in eye-tracking, announced it’s currently in talks with Sony to include its tech in the upcoming PlayStation VR2. ” It was first revealed that Sony would include eye-tracking in PSVR 2 back in May 2021, with the mention that it will provide foveated rendering for the next-gen VR headset. .”

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2025

.” Like with visionOS 2, which was announced at WWDC24, it’s a safe bet we’re getting a host of more productivity-focused features, although it’s also possible Apple could announce its rumored partnership with Sony to bring PSVR 2 controller support to Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Apple is reportedly making good headway on its quest to bring controllers to Vision Pro, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman maintains a collaboration with Sony to bring support for PSVR 2’s controllers to Apple’s headset is still on track.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2023

Pavlov VR and NFL Pro Era are just a few of the games coming to Sony’s console VR headset. Sony PlayStation VR2 is scheduled to launch on February 22nd alongside a number of exciting titles. In addition to the 11 titles Sony announced back in November, the company recently announced an additional 13 games.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

More than six years after its VR debut, Sony is ready to bring next-gen VR to PS5 with PSVR 2. With PSVR 2, Sony is not just improving on the prior headset, it’s also raising some bars for consumer headsets overall as the first device in its class to bring eye-tracking, HDR, and new haptic capabilities to the market.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2022

United States import records from late 2021 onward show that Sony Interactive Entertainment has shipped thousands of boxes containing developer kits from Asia to the US. The exact contents of the boxes hasn’t been specified, however Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset is a very likely candidate.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Don’t blink, because PSVR 2’s eye-tracking may get you more than you bargained for in the headset’s upcoming on-rails horror shooter The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, which aims to toss some extra scares your way when you least suspect it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sony confirmed today that its latest VR headset, PSVR 2, will see a release date in 2023. Sony today shared one of the last but most important pieces of info regarding PlayStation VR 2… its launch window. The early 2023 launch window (presumably Q1) is a curious move by Sony.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s been five years since Sony released PlayStation VR on PS4 consoles, and to commemorate the anniversary its creators have released the top five most-played PSVR games to date. Bear in mind that none of that’s substantiated, so we’ll just have to wait and see when Sony decides the time is right.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sony has officially unveiled the price and release date for its PlayStation VR2 headset. The PS VR2 version introduces a number of improvements, including 4K rendering at 90 frames-per-second, real-time shadows, and more realistic player avatars powered by eye-tracking. Feature Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2024

Sony is getting ready to release tethered PC VR support for PSVR 2 this summer, but that may be one the last meaningful things the company does for its increasingly latchkey VR hardware. According to a report by Android Central ‘s Nicholas Sutrich, Sony isn’t leaving any budget for first-party content.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2020

It was more than a year ago—before PlayStation 5 was formally announced—that Sony confirmed its ‘next-gen console’ would continue to support PlayStation VR. Image courtesy Sony. Luckily those plans haven’t changed; following the full reveal of the system last week, the company affirms that PS5 will support PSVR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2022

Sony this week confirmed the official launch window of its highly-anticipated PS VR 2 headset via social media. That said, the company has shared a list of specs for the device, revealing a handful of exciting features like eye-tracking, passthrough view, and headset haptics. Credit: Sony. Credit: iFixit. – Approx.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. Yesterday afternoon, Bloomberg released a report regarding Tokyo-based LCD specialist Japan Display Inc, in the process revealing potential information regarding the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset. The post Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display appeared first on Road to VR. PSVR’s OLED display | Photo courtesy iFixit ( BY-NC-SA ).

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2024

Valve’s Index has a resolution of 2.3MP per-eye, while PSVR 2 nearly doubles that at 4MP per-eye. But , PSVR 2 also has eye-tracking which Index does not. That means it’s possible to implement eye-tracked foveated rendering to reduce the number of pixels drawn for each eye without reducing visual quality.

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VRScout

JANUARY 4, 2022

008, a respected Chinese supply chain analyst, Chinese hardware manufacturer Goertek will soon begin mass production of Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 headset. It’s been almost a year since Sony announced a “next-generation” VR headset for the PlayStation 5. According to a report by ????008,

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Over the weekend, PlayStation VR2's two year anniversary came and passed, with no announcements from Sony then, on Friday, or today. The fact that Sony did not permanently reduce the price two years into the headset's life suggests to me that at $350, Sony wasn't making a profit, and that executives may be unwilling to do this perpetually.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2023

Sony released a peek into the prototyping stages that led to PSVR 2, showing off a number of test units for both the headset and controllers. In an extensive interview on the PS blog, PSVR 2’s Product Manager Yasuo Takahashi reveals the development process behind Sony’s latest VR headset.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (Sony MR headset — Road To VR) More info (Sony MR headset — Upload VR) Shiftall reveals MeganeX Superlight Shiftall (remember to read the f before the t) revealed at CES a new headset: the MeganeX Superlight. It features two 120Hz eye-tracking cameras and one 60Hz lower face-tracking camera.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Don’t close your eyes… Reviews for the PlayStation VR2 are beginning to surface and so far Sony’s next-gen VR headset for the PlayStation 5 is proving to be a winner. Switchback VR makes interesting use of the PS VR’s eye-tracking technology to immerse you in a horrifying VR experience where every blink matters.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Swedish company Tobii has revealed it is negotiating with Sony to potentially serve as its eye-tracking tech partner. Assuming the two reach a business agreement, Tobii says it’ll provide the eye-tracking tech for the Playstation VR2, Sony’s next-generation virtual reality headset.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Eye tracking is supported for dynamic foveated rendering and that also lets you target enemies "with just a glance." Masters of Light joins four additional PlayStation VR2 reveals today from Sony. 0:00 / 1:10 1× With the PlayStation VR2 port, Masters of Light promises higher-resolution textures and a native 90Hz refresh rate.

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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.

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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.

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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!)

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JULY 1, 2022

The upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset will use eye tracking from specialist group, Tobii. This follows on from a February 2022 announcement that the company was “in negotiation” with Sony to be integrated into the new headset. In 2019, Tobii technology was integrated into the HTC Vive Pro Eye.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Sony’s next console VR headset features an “orb” design heavily inspired by the PS5. After months of teasing, Sony has officially unveiled the design of its latest VR headset, the PlayStation VR2. Today, Sony has released the first official images of the headset. Image Credit: Sony.

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