VRScout

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Earlier this morning, Sony dropped a major bombshell on PlayStation fans with the reveal of a new VR system for the PlayStation 5. ” Image Credit: Sony PlayStation. Since then, Sony’s console-based VR headset has sold over 5 million units. For more information on today’s announcement visit here.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony today announced its next State of Play, the company’s ongoing presentation series where it highlights upcoming games. Sony has announced that its next State of Play event will be held on June 2nd at 3PM PT ( your timezone here ). .” Luckily we only have to wait until next week to find out!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sony is currently gauging the interest of the XR community with its upcoming but secretive headset. Already, Sony has experience producing VR devices via its PSVR gaming device line-up. While the request may relate to Sony’s existing PSVR portfolio, the developments align with the current status of Sony’s upcoming device.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2022

Sony has fully revealed PlayStation VR 2 at this point, but the company has still kept the PSVR 2 release date under wraps, with many wondering if it will come in 2022 or 2023. ” Earlier this week Sony revealed some new software features coming to PSVR 2. Well the company says it’ll finally reveal that info “soon.”

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2021

In preparation for the reveal of its next VR headset, Sony today gave a first look at its next-gen VR controller for use with PS5, something that appears very similar to Oculus’ Touch controller. Sony showed off the new controller today, detailing a few of the most impactful changes coming to its VR ecosystem.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A Sony XR headset is coming – and it’ll be unlike anything you’ve seen from the tech company before. Sony is advertising this new device as a “spatial content creation system” intended to help organizations and developers create intuitive extended reality experiences. So, what can we expect from the Sony XR headset?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Sony has been awfully quiet about the follow-up to its PSVR headset, which was initially released back in October 2016. Hideaki Nishino, Sony’s senior VP of Platform Planning & Management, announced in a blogpost that the next-gen VR headset for PS5 is coming. Stay tuned as new information comes in.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This week, Sony became the latest firm which faced leaks regarding its upcoming XR headset. Following recent leaks from others in the headset market—such as Meta and PICO—recent information from a SIG certification emerged suggesting that Sony’s forthcoming XR headset will debut later this year.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sony has officially unveiled the price and release date for its PlayStation VR2 headset. ” For more information on all of the PlayStation VR2 games announced today visit here. Feature Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. The post 11 New PlayStation VR2 Games Revealed By Sony appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Facebook and Sony today announced they won’t be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. The virus has seen more than 75,000 confirmed cases and 2,100 deaths, according to the latest information from the World Health Organization.

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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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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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VRScout

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The news was dropped earlier today as part of the Kinda Funny Halloween live stream , during which Sony shared more information about the cooperative VR experience. According to Sony, you’ll be able to customize your equipment as well as one of several original characters. Image Credit: Sony Pictures VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Sony XR Headset New Communication Features Teased Recently, Sony filed a request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for XR hand gesture technology to accompany its upcoming headset. While this request may relate to Sony’s existing PSVR portfolio, it aligns with the new device’s developments.

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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.

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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

MARCH 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week.

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VRScout

MAY 11, 2021

A new report from UploadVR teases some pretty impressive specs for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Image Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Of course, the above-mentioned information has yet to be confirmed and we still have no official release date as of yet.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2022

One “industry insider” claims the award-winning VR game will be available on Sony’s next-gen VR headset. Earlier this week, Sony officially announced the PlayStation VR2. If true, this could be a major win for Sony. For more information on the PlayStation VR2 check out our full breakdown here.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2024

Sony has revealed the development of an XR headset as part of an “immersive spatial content creation system”. It said the new product would be available later this year, with information about specs and launch dates to be released at a later date. Sony has worked with Siemens and Qualcomm to develop the XR system.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2022

Sony’s next VR device is shaping up to be a game-changer. If true, that would make Sony’s highly-anticipated device one of the sharpest VR headsets on the market. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony. For more information on the PlayStation VR2 check out our full breakdown here. Big improvement.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Leading up to this year’s event, major XR device vendors such as HTC VIVE, PICO, Sony, and others are leveraging what is being perceived as an increasing level of hype stemming from Mark Zuckberg’s upcoming showcase. The latest information was unveiled at a launch event at Bytedance’s TikTok headquarters in London, UK.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sony listed four previously unconfirmed games coming to PSVR 2, including an unannounced sequel to First Contact Entertainment’s Solaris Offworld Combat. While no release dates were provided, the Sony site listed the games as launch window titles so it is possible the games could appear in the next few months.

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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. Since then the company has released new information about the official specs. Image Credit: Sony.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The information was shared by María Fernanda Díez Huerta via LinkedIn , who was Head of Production at XR Games from 2021 – 2023. This comes amid the backdrop of a number of top publishers and studios reducing headcounts, such as Embracer Group, Unity, Microsoft, EA, Sony, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive and Riot Games.

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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony will offer a “sneak peek” at upcoming PSVR 2 games in a State Of Play presentation next week. The post doesn’t confirm if we’ll hear any new information on the actual hardware at the show but, typically, Sony does put out disclaimers saying what won’t be at an event, just to temper expectations.

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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. For more information on PlayStation VR visit here.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2021

I had the great pleasure to interview SVP of VR at Sony Pictures Jake Zim on his experience with developing, producing, and launching VR games inspired by Sony Pictures’ movies Spider-Man , Jumanji , Groundhog Day , and most recently, Zombieland. Here at Sony Pictures, we publish VR games and experiences across all platforms.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Alas, Sony confirmed this was a mistake. We reached out to Sony about the information on the Astro Bot box, who unfortunately confirmed it was a mistake. “We There are currently no plans to add multiplayer features to the game,” a spokesperson for Sony told Road to VR.

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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. According to Sony, the PlayStation VR 2 will feature a 110-degree field-of-view; 10 degrees wider than the original PlayStation VR headset. Credit: Sony. For more information on the PlayStation VR 2 visit here.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2022

During last night’s Game Awards, developer nDreams ( Little Cities, Fracked, Phantom: Covert Ops ) and publisher Sony Pictures Virtual Reality offered us our first look at the upcoming cooperative adventure game. For more information visit here. Image Credit: Sony Pictures Virtual Reality.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sony’s next-gen VR headset has finally arrived – here’s what you need to know. Sony also promises improved ergonomics to provide a more comfortable in-headset experience, allowing for even longer game sessions. Perp Games) Fantavision 202X (Cosmo Machia, Inc.) (Gemdrops, Inc.)

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2022

Sony’s two-story location-based VR experience features an immersive vehicle motion simulator and virtual proton packs. Yesterday, Sony unveiled yet another location-based VR experience based on the legendary Ghostbusters franchise. Sony Pictures Virtual Reality is all about making wishes come true.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2020

In a new FAQ provided by Sony this past week, the company confirmed that the PlayStation VR will be backward compatible with the upcoming PlayStation 5, allowing players access to a wide variety of VR games on their next-gen consoles; though it won’t be cheap. For more information visit playstation.com/en-us/ps5.

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2018

This morning was particularly exciting however as Sony made its first VR-related announcement of the conference in the form of Tetris Effect for the PSVR. More information will be revealed during this years E3 taking place Tuesday, June 12th – June 14th in Los Angeles, California. Image Credit: Sony Playstation.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2021

Sony confirmed today that it will be closing its PS3, PSP, and Vita stores by the end of the summer, according to The Verge. Previous rumors indicated the PS3 and PSP stores would be permanently shut down on July 2, with the Vita store following on August 27, and now we know that information was indeed true. Read more.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2023

Last year Sony unveiled Ghostbusters VR Academy , a new location-based VR experience based on the iconic Ghostbusters franchise that lets you to strap on a Proton Pack and battle an army of supernatural creatures alongside your friends. For more information about the HOLOGATE platform and how it works check out the of ficial website.

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