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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Alongside Apple’s XR device debut, other firms, from Zoom to Microsoft, are jumping on the spatial computing bandwagon. First adopters of Vision Pro users can access Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Loop, complete with integrated Co-Pilot features, starting tomorrow. VR|MR 2024 wrapped up this week.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Sony.

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MAY 26, 2016

Microsoft may be preparing a new, much more powerful version of their Xbox One games console codenamed ‘Scorpio’ to power the Oculus Rift some reports are suggesting. See Also: GDC 2014: Sony Announce ‘Project Morpheus’ PS4 VR Headset.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” It is such an honor to be presenting this award,” said Singla.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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MAY 30, 2023

The device is smaller than the Quest 2, is whiteish, and presents on its front face three pill-shaped black spots. And luckily, it is continuing this tradition: during an investor presentation event, the company announced that in the first month after launch, PSVR 2 had sold 450K units, which became 600K after two more weeks.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Four years after Mojang added PSVR support in a free Minecraft update on PS4, the Microsoft-owned studio announced that support will soon be discontinued. Presently, the best way to play Minecraft on PC VR is through the Java Edition's Vivecraft mod. Minecraft will no longer support PlayStation VR after March. QuestCraft 5.0

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AUGUST 1, 2023

It’s unclear how much overlap these initiatives will have, as that project was supported by AOUSD founders Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA in addition to a wide swath of industry movers, such as Meta, Microsoft, Sony, Qualcomm, and AMD. Notably missing in the Metaverse Standards Forum was support from Apple and Pixar themselves.

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MAY 7, 2022

While it has effortlessly dominated the market in the last 2 years without any effort, the next 2 years may present some real risks and challenges that may question Meta’s lead. Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Let me show you what are some of them.

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JUNE 10, 2018

Back in 2016, at the E3 reveal of the Xbox ‘Project Scorpio’ (which would go on to become the company’s flagship Xbox One X), Microsoft said the console would bring “high fidelity VR” to Xbox. We commit and harness the full breadth of our resources at Microsoft to deliver on the future of play. Our answer?

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

More info (Logitech MX Ink now available) More info (My hands-on with the device) The end of HoloLens 2 Microsoft has officially announced the end-of-life of the Microsoft HoloLens 2: the company is now selling the last stock and will slowly discontinue the headset.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Following the revelations from the Microsoft and Bethesda presentations , this is a second roundup of news from E3 2017, currently taking place in Los Angeles. E3 technically starts today, but here’s what happened yesterday, with announcements from Intel, Ubisoft and Sony. An early access beta weekend starts June 23rd.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Indie studio Hyperbolic Magnetism announced ahead of the Sony conference that their VR rhythm game is on its way to PlayStation VR later this year. The game sold over 100,000 copies in its first month of availability on PC VR devices, and is set to launch on Sony’s platform with a new song, and potentially more content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Following its debut, Igloo Vision began rolling the product out to end users, including Microsoft, Nike, and AtkinsRéalis. Additionally, the firm incorporated a Lenovo ThinkSmart Teams Room device, Crystal Vox Loqui 1 Speaker, a Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling mic, and a Sony digital camera. All together, creating a multi-use product.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Microsoft’s Project Scorpio, an upgraded version of its Xbox One console, is coming to market later this year, but we still don’t know much about it. Microsoft is positioning its new beast to push 4K gaming (a 4K UHD Blu-ray optical drive is included) but, as we all know, the system is also going to host VR experiences.

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APRIL 23, 2020

SEE ALSO Cas & Chary Present: Why Working Out in VR is Game-changing. Microsoft and partners like HP, Asus, Samsung, Acer, and Dell launched a batch of ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ headsets [Amazon] a few years ago. If you don’t want to wait, there’s also budget options available today.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Recently, Microsoft entered an extended partnership with OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, to expand the tech solution to business clients. Recently, Microsoft and Amazon cut back roughly 10,000 employees, and Meta dismissed approximately 11,000 people. Apple Teases Reality Pro Specs, Disney/Sony Partnership On Monday, Apple Inc.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Microsoft’s E3 2017 presentation concentrated on the new Xbox One X console, but made no mention of VR. Actually the teams share a lot of learning—we’ve had the Sony team up, they’ve seen what we’re doing with HoloLens, we talk to the Valve guys all the time. I love what we’re all try to go to.

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MARCH 20, 2020

GDC organizers say that many of the developer presentations that would have been given at the conference will be available for free online via YouTube and the free section of GDC’s video vault. The city of San Francisco, where GDC was set to take place, also issued a state of emergency only a few days prior.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

The news of the week is that Meta is poaching talents from all the other companies : in particular, it has been able to “steal” 100 employees from the HoloLens team in Microsoft. Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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MAY 30, 2022

And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT. It seems that Sony is hoping for a Q4 release in time for the holidays, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks that delays will bring the release to Q1 2023. The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”.

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JUNE 14, 2016

I watched all of the press conferences from Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Microsoft, EA, and Oculus’ appearance at the PC Gaming Show in order to capture audio highlights of all of the VR news that was presented. Microsoft E3 press conference is currently archived here. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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JUNE 12, 2016

E3 2016 kicks off this week; it’s the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Sony PlayStation. Of the ‘big three’, Sony has the most on the line at E3 2016. See Also: Sony – ‘PSVR Breakout Box is Not a Crutch for PS4′.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Not that that’s a problem for Sony, with a tidy 50 million units sold in just over three years on the market. But all the shrewdness Sony has displayed in the past few years makes the risk of PlayStation VR all the more baffling. Sony had its work cut out if it was going to get the ball rolling, and E3 was only a few months away.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft product lineup surprised everyone today, but the biggest surprise was planned for VR fans. Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. Following that, presentation continued with several features using Microsoft HoloLens. Stay tuned.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Another Bethesda title, Doom VXR however, is coming to Sony’s VR headset and you can read all about it here. in-game movement akin to the traditional game, without teleporting) is present and correct. Update: A previous version of this article stated that Fallout 4 VR was on the way for the PSVR, this is incorrect.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew massively following the demand for video conferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, headsets like the Pico 4 and PSVR2 by Sony present a range of end-users with powerful immersive headsets.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Microsoft has enabled a long promised feature for their games console the Xbox One, the ability to stream games into a VR environment via a headset attached to a PC. Microsoft has been making significant strides to strengthen its offerings and stance on immersive technologies.

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MAY 25, 2024

Microsoft is bringing volumetric apps to Quest , Oculus Go owners are reporting errors with launching apps and the Quest v66 public test channel has been datamined. Showcasing Quest 3 gameplay against PSVR 2, the team advised the PC VR version features similar visuals to Sony's headset. Searching for this week's biggest VR news?

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JULY 31, 2023

Sansar will so become a sister platform for Somnium Space, and in the upcoming months, it will implement all features present in Somnium. More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We’re already seeing key metaverse players coming together in the collaboration between Meta and Microsoft. To continue providing users with seamless software experiences and improved productivity and collaboration capabilities, Microsoft and Meta have teamed up to bring Mesh for Teams to Meta Quest headsets.

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MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Other relevant news. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For the British firm, creating their shared spaces has led to an increasingly more sophisticated portfolio of projects, ranging from presentation suites, retrofitted immersive rooms, and CAVE-type XR solutions. This platform uses Microsoft Teams for calls, Microsoft Office apps like Powerpoint, Miro, Alleo, Power BI, and many others.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

Moreover, throughout the three-day event, other XR speakers from firms such as Digilens, Sony, General Motors, MicroOLED, Microsoft, and EndeavorXR will present expert insight into the XR and display market. Zinn Labs Debuts AI-ready Eye-Tracking System at SPIE.AR|VR|MR VR|MR 2024 There are many vendors at SPIE.AR|VR|MR

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MAY 5, 2017

Currently, the PC Gamer Show is sponsored by Bohemia Interactive, Microsoft, Tripwire, Republic of Gamers, Cygames, and Nexon with Intel serving as the Presenting Partner. Read our article here to see what Sony will have in store for the PSVR at E3. Last year’s major Partnerr was AMD.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. PlayStation believes in VR. PSVR headset.

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