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JANUARY 10, 2022

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Oculus Quest 2 grows to 35 percent of SteamVR headset usage. Sony reveals top-5 most played PSVR games ever. . Accenture orders record 60,000 Oculus headsets. That decline was Covid-inflected, given supply-chain impediments. But demand remains strong.

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JULY 2, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Oculus headsets continue to gain market share on Steam, now claiming 60 percent of the platform’s VR connections. Pavlov Shack gained 3,000 more players after its Oculus App Lab launch. — That decline was Covid-inflected, given supply-chain impediments.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

A new leak coming from Twitter user choco_bit and published by online magazine 9to5Mac seems to point to the fact that the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro phone may feature a rear depth camera. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. I will come out fatter from this quarantine .

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. It’s basically a monopoly.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Image courtesy Sony) Finally, while not exactly “consumer electronics”, Sony announced plans for a series of immersive, VR concerts this year, initially kicking off with a Madison Beer concert available later this year for Oculus, Playstation VR, and others. I’m definitely looking forward to trying this out.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The peripheral supported span from Oculus and Ultraleap Hand tracking, to Go Touch VR haptics devices and all commercial XR controllers. PS5 by Sony Credit: Sony The haptics industry is at a great hype after the announcement of the release of Sony’s latest gaming console, the Playstation 5.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

A new week has passed by, and it has been a quite good one for me: I’ve been featured again on Authority Magazine and I’ve launched a new series of videos on my Youtube channel where I answer the questions of the community. Virtuactions proposes LBEVR with Oculus Quest 2. Happy Monday everyone! This week, many VR users felt relieved.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The amount of the deal has not been disclosed, but Chinese magazine VRTuoLuo reports that it has been 5B RMB (a bit less $800M), while another Chinese portal reported the sum of 9B RMB, but then removed this detail from its article later on. As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general.

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ARVR

MARCH 9, 2021

where Oculus revenues are categorized?—?were As noted, the company specified during its earnings call that Oculus sales were a major growth driver. If we look at Facebook’s non-advertising revenues pre-Oculus, it was a slow-growth quarterly revenue stream of about $250 million. If we estimate the non-Oculus portion today?—?consisting

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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. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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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).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Further references.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Oculus’s Android App?—?an Oculus Quest 2 is now the most-used VR headset on Steam. - General/Industry Milestones - Oculus Quest App Lab reached 100 apps in less than two months. That decline was Covid-inflected, given supply-chain impediments.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Upload did it again: on December, 2nd, the big XR magazine has streamed a big showcase of many news about VR games. Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Does Palmer want Oculus back? I tweeted the news saying that “Palmer Luckey is not doing that bad without Oculus…” and Palmer Luckey himself answered to me commenting “Without Oculus for now, anyway”. More info (Anduril getting $1.48B of investments) More info (Palmer Luckey commenting about Oculus). Image by Valve).

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Developed by : Guerrilla Games | Published by : Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s) : PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 2. Developed by : Quantic Dream | Published by : Sony Computer Entertainment & Quantic Dream Platform(s) : PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 3.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Companies like Oculus and Sony are busy doing that through retailers and events, as is HTC, but providing guests with their own units could give them a much more personal and immersive experience than standing in line for a few hours to see a five minute demo. More hotels will be added in the future.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

Since around 2010 modern day VR has come out through the companies of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Sony Playstation VR. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

FB) Facebook is the owners of Oculus Quest , the current gold standard when it comes to VR headsets. In addition to releasing Oculus Quest 2, Facebook spent $150 million on content for the device (to bring you VR games from brands like Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, Star Wars, Jurassic World, and Medal of Honor).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. More info (GDC roundup 1) More info (GDC roundup 2) More info (GDC roundup 3) More info (Moss to be published on many platforms) More info (Manus Quantum Metagloves) More info (Sony showcasing PSVR).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I thought it could have been great to give visibility to this very interesting magazine also in the West and at the same time ask them some questions on the current status of the VR market. Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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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.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 3, 2020

© NHL In a post COVID-19 world, the Minnesota Vikings are offering a Vikings VR experience available on the Oculus store for fans to roam around the Vikings’ stadium and view 360-degree videos and photos from Vikings games and events. Once reopened, the Vikings’ U.S. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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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. Nothing that will shake the ecosystem. Someone wonders if this may be the Quest killer, and my answer is no.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

Fund them directly and publish a portfolio of quality content; that was the mission, similar to Oculus Studios. You remove the magazine, reach down to get a new one, and slam it into the base of the gun — similar to how reloading works in PlayStation VR World’s The London Heist.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

PSVR 2 games Inner view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) Sony is handling very well the communication about the PSVR 2 by continuously delivering news about the headset every few weeks to keep the attention of the audience high. And it seems that can also change your Oculus Quest 2 with a total of 2.5

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. At Disney D23, people got the first preview of Vader Immortal 2, the sequel of the very successful game for Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Yesterday I have been able to try the game “ Groundhog Day: Like Father, Like Son ” by Tequila Works and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. on Steam , Oculus Store , PS Store. WARNING: mild spoilers ahead). But if you are into this kind of enigma-based loop games, I think you can love it. You can find the game for $29.99

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It showed you being able to tranquilise a guard and pull the magazine out of your gun and throw it and use voice commands to say hands up, [but] none of those features actually worked.”. “It Once it was ready, Wentworth-Bell flew over to the United States to demo Espire to some big tech companies, including then-Facebook (now Meta) and Sony.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 23, 2017

” The team has been active for about six months and is based in the same building as developers like Hammerhead VR , Wolf & Wood Interactive and Oculus’ own UK office. The idea was to have an open door policy.” Dimension Hunter is its first stab at a shooter.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. Oculus Test Users let you use the Quest 2 without a real Facebook account (for sideloading).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’m overly happy to announce to you that today we of New Technology Walkers have launched our VR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded on Oculus App Lab ! Image by Sony). Sony aims at hybrid games for the PSVR 2. Regarding the software it is looking for, it seems that Sony is very interested in AAA games with added VR support.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. More info (Facebook buys Beat Games) More info (Oculus post announcing the news, with some FAQs) More info (Ian Hamilton’s editorial) More info (Damo9000’s irony on the announcement).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

All the magazines were saying “VR is dead”, and finding paying projects for my consultancy company was incredibly difficult. And even the press has positive impressions about the headsets they try: PSVR 2, for instance, was launched with good reviews even from mainstream tech magazines. I was so young and naive.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Many journalists of important tech magazines (TechCrunch, Business Insider, etc…) are all playing a common sport now: targeting Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. Instead, magazines have already depicted the metaverse as failed, so they say that Zuck should get back to focusing on Facebook. Meta never spent $10B/year for Horizon.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The magazine has had access to a letter written by Jason Rubin in 2018 in which he lays out his idea of the m**averse. Oculus Quest Application SpaceWarp can give apps a +70% boost of performances. Sony patents a new kind of foveated rendering. Blade and Sorcery: Nomad has been reviewed by the major VR magazines.

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