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APRIL 26, 2017

Considering the average consumer’s desire for entertainment, it makes sense that some expect gaming to be the spark and it looks like the PlayStation VR (PSVR) is leading that charge in Japan as reported on eMarketer. 2016 marked the birth of the modern virtual reality era with the launch of HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PSVR.

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DECEMBER 3, 2016

That’s why retailers have demo stations set up for HTC Vive and PlayStation VR headsets throughout the United States. But that’s not what is happening for PSVR in Japan. We’ve asked Sony if any demo stations are hiding around Japan or if it has plans to roll them out, and we’ll update this post with any new information. “So

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

Digital Trends recently published a report entitled ‘VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it’ It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article’s thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some of the article’s claims, saying it’s “not the whole story.”

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JANUARY 18, 2021

HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. Speaking with Upload VR, HTC VIVE EMEA General Manager Graham Wheeler has predicted for 2021 the rise of all-in-two devices, that is lightweight viewers that are connected to smartphones (or also PCs sometimes). But this news is interesting because it shows HTC’s views on the topic.

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MAY 25, 2018

Japan Display Inc. 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, This Japan display had moving scenes and I couldn’t see the SDE anymore, even though it supposedly has lower PPI. — Ian Hamilton (@hmltn) May 22, 2018.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The console-based HMD picked up some steam with the release of SIE Japan Studio’s VR platformer ASTRO BOT , now considered one of the most polished VR titles of all-time; and with Beat Saber now available on the platform, there’s no doubt that the headsets popularity will only continue to rise. PS VR BUNDLES GALORE! VIVE PRO DISCOUNTS!

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

In October, we wrote about how HTC took the lead in opening the first Vive-branded cafe in Shenzhen. HTC, Oculus, Sony, Samsung, and Google—all of which offer higher quality headsets with the reliability of market-testing, customer support, and general accountability. And this reaches all the way up to the major players.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2018

With mostly prior confirmed PSVR titles presenting at E3 2018 , we expected Sony to dedicate a few moments during its E3 2018 keynote to highlight the platform’s upcoming VR games, of course with the understanding that high-profile PS4 titles would mostly overshadow VR titles. Well, that’s a bit of an understatement.

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MARCH 6, 2023

HTC has made its moves at MWC, too. HTC is one of the best companies when it comes to XR for enterprise and it’s good that it is expanding its offering in the field. In the meanwhile, the Oppo AR glasses have been one of the most appreciated AR glasses at MWC, thanks to their very lightweight design.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The report, currently available for pre-order, will include special in-depth sections on China and Japan. This year’s report will feature historical data on headset shipments and global forecasts through 2026. 2017 will be another foundational year for the entire VR industry. Pre-order today to save 40% off the list price through March 20th.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sony Mocopi now works on PC via a partnership with SlimeVR. What Is Sony Mocopi? Mocopi is a $450 streamlined body tracking kit for PC VR that launched in Japan in late 2022 and came to the US last year. It Now Works On PC Sony has released a new software update to let it work on PC via a partnership with SlimeVR.

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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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MARCH 9, 2017

The nominations for this year’s BAFTA Game Awards have been announced , and Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) is once again leading the charge for virtual reality. Brilliantly, Sony Japan’s excellent party game, Playroom VR , is also nominated in the Family category.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Header Image by Sony).

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AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. One-click origin reset and simple calibration tools for cameras.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

XR headset manufacturer HTC VIVE has debuted its VIVE Ultimate Tracker, which will offer users multiple vantage points for body tracking, Shen Ye, Global Head of Product, HTC VIVE announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Building on the successes of the HTC VIVE Tracker 3.0, ” HTC VIVE FOTA 6.0 Named FOTA 6.0,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. million units sold in its first three months.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories , as it’s quite brilliantly called, is coming to PlayStation 4 with PlayStation VR support, at least in Japan. A release date for the full version of the game has not been set, though it’s fully exclusive to PS4, so that rules out possible HTC Vive or Oculus Rift versions.

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JUNE 25, 2024

When Qualcomm announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 in January, a higher-end variant of the chipset used in Meta Quest 3, the company told UploadVR that it will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a fifth headset from a currently undisclosed company.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Chairwoman/CEO of HTC Corp and creator of the HTC Vive, Cher Wang, will be honoured with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award. Belgium, China (Beijing and Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand, and Canada. In addition, the Advanced Imaging Society and the VR Society has international chapters in the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Some 110 VR games for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive got all the attention with new demos and mixed reality performances. HTC Vive had a huge presence as well, taking the form of mixed reality demo booths that had attendees all snapping photos and video. 脱出病棟を全身で堪能されるパルマーラッキー氏でございますm(_ _)m #VRZONE pic.twitter.com/jVjwZk3zd6.

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MAY 5, 2017

Smashbox is a game that started life on the HTC Vive with roomscale support, though, which has us wondering how it will translate to Sony’s headset. The game should be available in the US, EU and Japan this Summer. We put that question to Big Box itself. We’ll be very interested to see how it holds up.

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JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. With 688 million Internet users in China alone, BAT already have a massive audience for VR content consumption.

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MAY 13, 2022

Japan Display Inc (JDI) is one of the world’s largest display providers, formed 10 years ago as a merger of the LCD manufacturing divisions of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. At Display Week I tried Innolux’s panel paired with pancake lenses that appear to be identical to HTC’s Vive Flow.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Unlike other virtual reality (VR) headsets like the HTC VIve Pro Eye which are geared towards enterprise applications, PlayStation VR is solely a consumer-focused product due to its connectivity to PlayStation 4. Well, the patent filing was by SIE Japan, the division which oversees the PlayStation brand rather than Sony itself.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

There’s a lot going on over at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) currently, with the company currently shaking up its promotional events by hosting State of Play broadcasts and not appearing at events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It’s not just Shawn Layden leaving Sony.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Meanwhile, Sony, Oculus , and HTC continue to dominate the VR hardware marketplace, with an 86% combined market share. For example, in Japan, VR experience zones appear to be driving further uptake of consumer VR headsets. Sony is well placed to take advantage of this increasing interest in VR,” said Canalys Analyst Jason Low.

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JULY 4, 2023

A key factor in potential success for Xreal and other competitors like Meta and HTC VIVE, as a cheaper device may sway audiences into immersive technology now that Apple has re-entered XR into the mainstream. Interestingly, StreetBee’s study found that Vision Pro’s price point leads to 54 percent not wishing to buy the product.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

The report notes that the forecasted uptick hinges on various market leaders, including Google, Sony, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, HTC, Oculus, Magic Leap, Blippar, and Upskill. The development of XR for enterprises and consumers is notably rising in the US and EU.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The annual Tokyo Game Show (TGS) will return next week with Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia (SIEJA) having a big presence at the event for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. That launch won’t purely be for PlayStation VR, with a version also coming to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

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DECEMBER 17, 2016

What are the games and experiences that will ensure anyone that puts on an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or PlayStation VR won’t soon forget it? But there’s a question. What are the best apps to show everyone this holiday season? Your granddad won’t soon forget it. For The Family Gathering – The Playroom VR (PS VR).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

HTC’s new headset gets leaked. HTC has been teasing its headsets for a lot of weeks by sharing images of small black corners of the upcoming device. Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. Nem x Mila have released a report about harassment in the metaverse , especially focused on Japan and VRChat.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And we are backed by ALEC Japanese… more like a strategic investor from Japan and Asia, including GREE, which is a publicly-traded company, a mobile gaming company out of Tokyo, and they also help us investing in companies and altogether. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And we are backed by ALEC Japanese… more like a strategic investor from Japan and Asia, including GREE, which is a publicly-traded company, a mobile gaming company out of Tokyo, and they also help us investing in companies and altogether. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And we are backed by ALEC Japanese… more like a strategic investor from Japan and Asia, including GREE, which is a publicly-traded company, a mobile gaming company out of Tokyo, and they also help us investing in companies and altogether. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Originally developed for HTC Vive, Richie’s Plank Experience went on to support Rift, Quest and the original PSVR. Then, in 2024, the studio released the well-received VR platformer Max Mustard, which felt like the spiritual successor to Sony Japan Studio’s Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018).

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