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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. Top news of the week. It will so have inside-out tracking. Nreal Light is on sale in Germany.
Thanks to KF for the tip!) More info PSVR 2 may support hand tracking At SIGGRAPH Asia, Sony has demonstrated hand tracking working on PSVR 2. Following its release on the Oculus Store, were thrilled to bring this fast-paced space adventure to the Steam community. The Quest 3S instead, did not have stellar sales number s.
The company announced that Oculus will be backing out of GDC over similar concerns. Facebook’s decision to cancel F8 comes on the heels of news that Oculus would be backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference over similar concerns. The company will instead make a series of digital announcements remotely.
A Few Tips Before Buying a VR Headset. Formerly known as Oculus Quest 2 , this is a standalone VR headset that offers the best of both worlds: great performance at an affordable price ($299 and $399). Sony PlayStation VR. VR hardware is available in two versions: tethered and untethered. Meta Quest 2 .
The FTC has opened an investigation on Meta about its anti-competitive practices related to applications that propose services similar to its ones on the Oculus Store (Pepperidge Farms remembers when YUR was de facto cloned by Oculus Move). Image by Sony). Other relevant news. PlayStation VR2 is not confirmed for 2022, yet.
These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Considering that this number doesn’t count the Quest users connected via Oculus Link, the actual number of VR users on Steam is even higher. Still no news on Oculus For Business program and Multiplayer SDK for Quest.
We can put our champagnes back in the fridge (Thanks Ilja Z for this tip, you are great!). The Rec Room community is growing pretty steadily, also thanks to the great sales of the Oculus Quest. Sony announces new games for PSVR. News worth a mention. Image by Rec Room). Rec Room plans giving $1M to its content creators.
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. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.
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.
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. Two cool news from Oculus App Lab. Top news of the week. billion valuation.
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. Thanks Davy Demeyer for the tip).
Oculus Systems/ Headsets. Sony PS4 Systems/ Accessories/ Controllers. This tip was passed on to us by Antony Vitillo of VR publication Skarred Ghost. Key Items Include: Large Quantities of 27” Apple Thunderbolt Displays. Large Quantities of Dell Monitors. Samsung Odyssey Systems/ Headsets. Wacom 21” Tablets. Grazie, Antony!
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.
According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. If you are interested in these Photon glasses, check out the Kickstarter campaign tomorrow! (Thanks David @spatialpixels for the tip!). News worth a mention. Image by Facebook).
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). HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Oculus Rift). HTC Vive, Oculus Rift). Oculus Rift).
You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! This headset would so have a quite big processing power, being able to deliver far better experiences than the Oculus Quest. The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony. Learn more.
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.
Heavily featured at this year’s Gamescom, in no small part thanks to their partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment that’s seeing a number of Asian-born titles coming West , we got a chance to pop in and see just what the five-person developer team have accomplished.
People started screaming at the “Oculus Quest competitor”, but I wonder why Apple should release a VR headset with just limited AR features after it has repeated for years that it doesn’t care about VR. Thanks Ilja Zegars for the tip!). Virtuactions proposes LBEVR with Oculus Quest 2. More info (Use Google Translate).
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. Impressive numbers for sure. (Thanks Tony VRrool for the tip on the Chinese VR market). So it is a bit of a confusing statement :D. billion U.S. Image by Facebook).
” With Sony Playstation having opted out of E3 2020 for the second year in a row and Nintendo continuing to make its biggest announcements via its Nintendo Treehouse live streams, the infamous trade show has been on a steady decline for years. Feature Image Credit: ESA.
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.
Sony recently unveiled a headset that brings the 3D audio of PS VR games to their other content and projects like DearVR are enhancing efficiency with audio driven tools. and both will feature JBL’s Pure Bass and sealing ear tips and cushion design to immerse users as much as possible.
From the advent of the Oculus Rift in 2012, we saw Oculus attend the show for the first time in 2013 to show off their pre-production Rift headset prototype ahead of the DK1 launch, following their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. CES 2013 however gave us the first glimpse of Oculus VR operating as a company.
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).
At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. Oculus and HTC), there were some cases when this sensor could actually prove to be very useful for some experiments. you should consider upgrading to this new one. (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!).
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Available On : Oculus (Rift). Sanzaru Games and Oculus Studios brought Asgard’s Wrath to life as a part of the Oculus initiative to fund less, but bigger titles for the Rift platform. Available On: Steam (Index, Vive, Rift, WMR), Viveport , Oculus ( Rift , Quest ). Available On : Oculus ( Quest , Rift ).
VR headsets are just the tip of the XR iceberg. Though we will also be looking at one VIVE headset, Oculus rules the road when it comes to standalone VR headsets. Oculus has a number of standalone models. If you want a quicker comparison, Oculus prepared this one themselves. Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest.
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).
And of course, they are going to appeal this decision… More info PSVR 2 to be sold in retail stores Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that “soon”, PSVR 2 will be sold in dedicated retail store locations. Thanks Matias Nassi for the tip!) Otherwise, it may be the beginning of a wonderful season for this new headset.
Developed between XR Games and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR), Continuum takes place 25 years after the original film. Store links - Quest Oculus Go Game Augmented Empire Returns Next Month On Quest Augmented Empire revives the Oculus Go narrative strategy game next month with mixed reality support on Quest, and we went hands-on.
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. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates. Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip!). Image by HTC).
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. With the launch of the Rift only a few months under their belt, don’t expect anything new in the hardware department from Oculus. Sony PlayStation.
In his video, it seems that the Pico Neo 3 is exactly what we would expect, that is a good clone of the Oculus Quest 2. There is also a companion app (another thing copied from Oculus), through which you can buy the games (of course connected with Alipay and WeChat pay). He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro.
Microsoft’s Xbox One console has been at the centre of some persistent rumours in the run up to this year’s E3 Expo, will MS respond to Sony’s PlayStation VR head start by announcing a partnership with another headset manufacturer? Or will they choose to focus on core gaming exclusively and continue to bide their time?
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. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip). It’s also interesting that the company is also evaluating to make people outside VR (e.g. Image by Meta).
Thanks Rob Cole for the tip) More info (Video of the system working) More info (Waitlist for the product) The privacy dangers of face cameras A group of researchers made a test using standard glasses with a micro front camera that sent images to an AI engine that recognized people and found information on them on the web. But I hope so.
However, don’t expect any massive floods of new releases since the PSN is much more strict than Steam or Oculus Home. You can read and watch our review here , check out our tips for new players , and even read recommendations about whether or not you should even play it in VR at all. This is a must play. This is a must play.
Since the Oculus Kickstarter in 2012, VR has seen a revival on the big screen as it becomes a more affordable and accessible consumer device. Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony).
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. Other Updates After some more updates?
Afterwards, you’ll open the Oculus app on your phone to pair the handheld controller with your headset. Another app, Oculus Prologue, comes free with the Gear VR and will guide you through your first VR experience. Sony Playstation VR. This page contains setup instructions, safety tips, and hardware guidelines.
He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Cass Everitt (Oculus), Joe Ludwig (Valve), Nick Whiting (Epic Games), Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Yuval Boger (Sensics, Inc.), Chris Pruett (Oculus). Room 3022, West Hall. Alex Lee (Google).
Around five years ago he started Playful, a game studio that made its first title as an exclusive for the new Oculus VR platform. We had to break Oculus’ API because they didn’t support this, but we found this place where we can hack into it and change the IPD ourselves. Paul Bettner. But then the world was enormous.
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