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Sony Teases Prototype VR Headset With Stunning 8K Visuals

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It appears as though Sony is making serious progress with its VR technology. Earlier today the company hosted an online event called Sony Technology Day, revealing new information on eight different technologies revolving around the theme of “Technology that inspires emotion.” Image Credit: Sony.

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Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display

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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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Next-gen PlayStation Will Support Current PSVR, Sony Confirms

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Sony revealed the first details of its upcoming console today in an exclusive interview with Wired. Nintendo’s recent dip into VR has likely only encouraged Sony further, along with the competitive advantage that PSVR has brought the company’s current consoles over Xbox.

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PlayStation VR2 Seemingly Now Has Controller-Free Hand Tracking

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Sony is demonstrating controller-free hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024. It also lists the tracking rate at 60 FPS, and claims the system "displays the hands smoothly" with "low latency". It also lists the tracking rate at 60 FPS, and claims the system "displays the hands smoothly" with "low latency".

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Former Oculus CTO Has Doubts About PSVR 2’s Chance for Success

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John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution. But what about Sony’s impressive global reach with PS5?

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Waltz Of The Wizard Is The First PlayStation VR2 Game To Support Hand Tracking

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0:00 / 0:52 1 We've known since December that Sony had been testing hand tracking support on PlayStation VR2 , though it's the first commercially available game utilizing this. During SIGGRAPH Asia 2024, a booth listed the tracking rate at 60 FPS while claiming the system displays the hands smoothly with low latency.

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Watch: PS5 DualSense Controller’s Impressive IMU in Action

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We broke down why we were impressed earlier this week when we went over the controller’s features : […] Sony seems to have found some ultra-precise IMU because, even without any external reference point, the DualSense controller seems almost devoid of drift. That’s counter to my experience with PSVR devices in the past.

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