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Sony showcases upcoming VR titles for Playstation VR. While Oculus makes all the noise, Playstation VR, the leading home VR system, showed off an impressive line-up of new games. The post Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding appeared first on AR Insider. What could go wrong? More from AR Insider….
Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Furthermore, when the remastered version of Resident Evil 4 has been announced, Sony stated that some VR-related content will be released for it (but it is not clear what). In the latest Oculus SDK, Meta has included Room Setup functionalities. Top news of the week. Some news on content.
Though I would love to let my birthday piggyback on that accomplishment, credit actually goes to Facebook-owned Oculus, which launched its Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S headsets on that day. Having participated in a VR tournament using this cutting-edge headset, I can honestly say that Oculus’ hard work is apparent.
The launch on Quest has gone pretty well , and the game has had good feedback from the press (apart from some graphical glitches that can be solved in future updates) and very positive reviews on the Oculus Store. Now there is the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).
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.
While E3 2019 may officially be in the books, it appears as though Sony is only just getting started. Here’s what PSVR players have to look forward to this week: VACATION SIMULATOR from Owlchemy Labs. Originally released on SteamVR and Oculus this past April, Vacation Simulator arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ).
Expected to be rolled out in phases prior to the theatrical opening on November 17, 2017, the Justice League VR experience will have a four-stage unveiling that culminates with a full blown room-scale experience for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR. Outrace your enemies as Batman. .
Job Simulator (2016). Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality (2016). Reigning supreme now three years in a row is Job Simulator , a day-one launch title when PSVR released in October 13th, 2016. Admittedly the game has had enormous benefit thanks to its success on Steam and Oculus Store Early Access. Beat Saber (2018).
Oculus for its part has attempted to kickstart that ecosystem by investing hefty sums in content developers, and now the company says it’s starting to pay off. With the backing of Facebook, Oculus has publicly committed to investing $500 million into VR content development.
Owlchemy Labs, the trailblazing developers of Job Simulator, today announced its VR game available for Rift, Vive, and PlayStation VR has officially cleared $3 million in sales, the largest figure we’ve heard to date for PC-based VR. It was also the most downloaded PS VR game in all of 2016 on Sony’s online PSN Store.
VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest. Oculus – Rift S. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Owlchemy Labs – Vacation Simulator. StartVR – Awake.
Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).
In fact, it would go as far as to say rival Oculus’ exclusive games are “problematic” for the industry. ” The just-released Oculus exclusive Robo Recall was developed with a budget close to the original Gears of War and given away for free. He said that Sony “expressed a willingness to let us do that.”
Where many high-end VR platforms pride themselves in touting the latest advances in hardware and the highest resolutions, Sony has instead chosen to focus their efforts on content, establishing a solid library of engaging VR experiences in the process. Image Credit: Sony Playstation.
VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. He has looked at over 5,000 companies in the space and has invested in 35, including the makers of hit VR games like Beat Saber , Rec Room , and Job Simulator. People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers.
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A Sundance favorite from Oculus Story Studio this year, Dear Angelica won for showing how powerful storytelling in VR can be. In partnership with award-winning violinist and Sony artist Joshua Bell, Sony Playstation brought to life a live studio performance of Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. Best VR Game: Job Simulator.
Sony reveals new VR games and exciting updates during its latest PS VR Showcase event. Today marked yet another PS VR Showcase by Sony, during which the company revealed new games for the PlayStation VR as well as exciting updates on several highly-anticipated titles. Feature Image Credit: Sony PlayStation. nDreams Ltd.
If you see the classification, you notice that there are some issues, like the mention of the Oculus website, that is no more. When a few weeks ago, Sony started discounting it, the device started to sell much better , so it seems to me a great decision that now they have applied a permanent discount. MIXED) that are not mentioned.
Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017) seems to have done well enough to rate it the number one most downloaded game this past month on PSVR, beating out the VR stalwarts Job Simulator (2016) and Superhot VR (2017). Image courtesy Sony. SEE ALSO 'Beat Saber' is Now the Highest Rated Title on Steam – VR or Otherwise.
Yesterday, Upload hosted its third annual E3 VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, revealing a generous amount of new information for 18 VR games on Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, and SteamVR headsets. Green Hell VR is scheduled to launch later this year on Oculus Quest and PCVR headsets.
Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. A real space simulator in which students can visually see how gravity, climate, and physical interactions work in space. Universe Sandbox 2. The Body VR.
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.
Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.
Anyway, he confirmed that the first smart glasses that will be released this year won’t have true AR and said that now Oculus wants to expand beyond the gaming ecosystem. Finally, next month’s update of the Oculus Quest 2 will bring with it the possibility of using multiple accounts on the same device. News worth a mention.
If you’re looking to play content that’s exclusive to the Oculus PC library (like Asgard’s Wrath ) you can use the free but unofficial Revive mod to play Oculus PC content on Valve Index. Value Pick: Oculus Quest 2 with Oculus Link (and Elite Strap ) – $350. Oculus Quest 2 Specs. Oculus Touch v3.
Alongside Bulletstorm VR and Green Hell VR - the latter of which recently added a co-op mode on Quest and PS VR2 - Incuvo's previous work also includes working with Bloober Team on Blair Witch: Oculus Edition and Layers of Fear VR. People Can Fly's statement also underlines an increasing concern about wider investment.
We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR, Oculus, Steam (Spring 2018). Platform : Oculus, Steam (Early 2018). Platform : Oculus (February 28, 2018). Platform : Oculus (2018).
Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony may release its much-awaited next-gen PSVR headset (which I informally call PSVR 2) during Holidays 2022. This is very interesting: it means that Sony is leaving another year to Facebook to gain market shares with the Quest. Other relevant news.
This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. VR Experience of the Year.
Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.
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).
Underwood also notes that numbers on the PlayStation platform aren’t precise, as Sony will furnish the exact sales numbers next year. For comparison’s sake, the breakout hit parody sim Job Simulator (2016) passed the thee million dollar mark after around eight months after launching on Steam.
Whether you’re on the Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or a SteamVR headset, you’ll find there’s plenty of VR gaming to look forward to over the next 12 months. The Climb 2 arrives later this year on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2. Green Hell VR arrives on PC VR and Oculus Quest/Quest 2 Q3 2021. EYE OF THE TEMPLE.
As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Five Senses Of VR Gaming.
For some developers, porting an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive game to PlayStation VR is easier said than done. Sports Bar VR and Job Simulator both came from Vive to PS VR with a good degree of success, while games like The Brookhaven Experiment have only made small compromises to make it onto the platform. DiRT Rally, from Codemasters.
The freeplay area, located away from the main convention center on the 4th floor of the Seattle Westin, will be open throughout the long weekend and will have both the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive available to try out. Oculus Rift). Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-Ality. HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Oculus Rift).
PSVR RISE TO GLORY & SUPERHOT VR BUNDLE ($249.99) : Normally $349.99, the “Rise To Glory and SUPERHOT VR” bundle includes the HMD, Playstation Camera, and two Move controllers, along with a copy of boxing simulator Creed: Rise to Glory , as well as the uber popular time manipulation title, SUPERHOT VR. OCULUS RIFT ON SALE!
This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. PSVR2 will surely have its dedicated controllers, but since Sony is trying to guarantee retro-compatibility of games (especially gems like AstroBot), this headset should also be able to work with the DualSens controller.
Luckily, Sony included a demo disc with PSVR that includes over two dozen demos, a huge variety to give you an idea of what is possible. Sony has also worked with partners and its own developers on casual experiences for the PlayStation VR platform. Oculus Rift costs $599 and the HTC Vive costs $799. Point, Sony.
More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access. The price is $399.
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.
My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. Cooking Simulator VR is the best VR game of 2021 on SteamVR. from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base.
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