Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2021

During an online showcase today, Sony revealed a VR headset prototype with a 4K OLED microdisplay. Today during the Sony Technology Day showcase the company highlighted new technology from across its various businesses. During the event the Sony Group R&D Center revealed a VR headset prototype which employs a 4K OLED microdisplay.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sony plans to release PSVR 2 sometime in early 2023, although exactly when is still a mystery. In late 2019, Sony announced the headset has sold over five million units. By the time PSVR reached that two-million-mark Sony had already sold 70.6 IDC further claims Quest 2 has already reached 14.8 Want to learn more about PSVR 2?

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JANUARY 22, 2025

While tech giants race to claim their slice of the spatial computing pie, Sony’s new XYN platform (that’s “zin” to you and me, by the way) is on the cusp of its full release. Yiotis Katsambas, VP of Technology at Sony Pictures Animation said: With XYN, Sony is entering a new dimension of creativity.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

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.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

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. Header image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Top news of the week.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 7, 2025

Sony branded its standalone headset XYN, and we went hands-on with the latest prototype. UploadVR's Don Hopper is on site at CES 2025, and attended Sony's formal announcement of its XYN headset, pronounced "zin", which the company still describes as a prototype.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

At Sony’s E3 2017 presentation the company announced a slew of brand new titles heading to PSVR. Though Skyrim is coming to PSVR, Sony’s E3 presentation also featured a section dedicated to brand new PSVR games not seen anywhere else yet. The range of games is diverse, from shooter to puzzle, to horror, and more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2019

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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Road to VR

MAY 14, 2017

Sony has published details of the design decisions that drove development of one of the oddest looking gaming peripherals ever built. Farpoint, Image Courtesy Sony. Image courtesy Sony. The post Launching Tomorrow, Sony Reveals How Farpoint’s PS VR Aim Controller Came to Life appeared first on Road to VR.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 28, 2019

To promote the pending release of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 4, Sony Pictures has published a mobile app for iOS and Android that brings Spider-Man into fans' homes via augmented reality. Fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man have yet another way to experience the web-slinger in augmented reality.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The technology sounds eerily similar to Sony’s PlayLink , a multiplayer game service for the PlayStation 4 that allows players to engage in a variety of quizzes and immersive games using compatible smartphones and tablets. Sony files patents for potential products and features on a regular basis, many of which wind up dead in the water.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change. Project Morpheus or Sony PSVR. The disappointing bit is that while you are in VR… you watch those dialogues on a small screen inside this world , rather than being present with actual models. Mixed with those, are actual VR battles, which can be quite fun.

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MAY 29, 2018

Sony is getting ready to offer big discounts in their 11-day ‘Days of Play’ sale, which will see price reductions on PSVR bundles, controllers, games, and the introduction of a limited edition PS4. SEE ALSO Sony Japan Studio Announces VR Platformer 'Astro Bot Rescue Mission' For PSVR, Teaser Trailer Here.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

More info (PSVR 2 controllers on Vision ProMark Gurman) More info (PSVR 2 controllers on Vision ProUpload VR) UploadVR Winter Showcase presented many pieces of news about VR games Upload VR hosted its usual Winter Showcase , with many pieces of news about VR games. No announcement was mind-blowing, but all of them have been interesting.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Sony today announced that its next-generation VR headset is coming —not in 2021, but it’s definitely a thing. In an interview with GQ , Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says dev kit headsets are close to landing in the hands of developers. PSVR & PS Move controllers | Image courtesy PlayStation.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2019

Meanwhile, Sony has already confirmed support for PSVR on PS5, and hinted at plans for a next-gen headset. Today at E3 2019, Microsoft capped off their keynote presentation with the announcement of Xbox Project Scarlett, the company’s next-gen console which will bring powerful new hardware to your living room come holiday 2020.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2019

Yamauchi says that not only is the next GT game already in works, but it will embrace the “past, present and future.” SEE ALSO Next-gen Xbox Revealed with No VR in Sight, Sony Forges Ahead with PSVR on PS5. “VR I don’t think that there’s anything else that requires that much processing power.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

Here’s a recap of what we’ve heard so far, and then what’s presented in the new report. In addition to eye-tracking and foveated rendering, Sony is supposedly implementing something called “flexible scale rendering” (FSR) on PS5 for its next-gen headset. Next-gen PSVR controllers | Image courtesy Sony.

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ARPost

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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Road to VR

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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2025

We are all convinced that in the future AR/VR will be very important technologies, but in the present, they are still pretty niche. Top news of the week The autumn of XR continues This is not the best moment for immersive realities : the market is pretty static and its hard to make business.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2024

Sony’s new headset, officially dubbed the SRH-S1 “content creation system” combines a compact form-factor with novel controllers. The yet-to-be-priced Sony SRH-S1 is being designed as an enterprise headset. Sony also tells us it can be driven by a PC through a compressed video stream (like Quest Link).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). It is now official: Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed on Instagram that the PlayStation VR 2 headset is going to launch in “early 2023”. If this is confirmed, it means that in 2 weeks, there will be people that will actually try the new headset by Sony. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 3, 2023

This number pales in comparison with the 2 million units that Sony prepared for launch according to a previous report always by Bloomberg. Imagining that Sony could sell 2 million PSVR 2 in just one month seems to me a bit irrealistic, especially at that price and with the present economic conditions.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

South Korean news outlet The Elec instead reports that Samsung will use Sonys new 1.35-inch inch 35523840 micro-OLED display, the same used in Sonys own SRH-S1 standalone headset. Sony also provides the screens for the Apple Vision Pro, but these ones for the Samsung headset would be from a new generation.

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Upload VR

MAY 27, 2022

Sony will offer a “sneak peek” at upcoming PSVR 2 games in a State Of Play presentation next week. The post doesn’t confirm if we’ll hear any new information on the actual hardware at the show but, typically, Sony does put out disclaimers saying what won’t be at an event, just to temper expectations.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Moreover, other XR industry figures are supporting Android XR, including Qualcomm, Sony, XREAL, Magic Leap, and Lynx, a new entry into the XR market. As part of the Android XR announcement, Google highlighted the pivotal role Gemini AI assistants will play in presenting new opportunities for interacting with a headset and its visualisations.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2018

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.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer. A report by Bloomberg reveals that while PS4 should have been discontinued in 2021 , Sony has just ordered the manufacturing of a million new units so that to guarantee a smoother transition to PS5.

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VRScout

JANUARY 17, 2019

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.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

This week, we look at Sony’s tease for PSVR2, new features in Snapchat’s Lens Studio, and a whole slate of new AR glasses emerge. Let’s dive in… Sony Confirms New Playstation VR2 for PS5 with New Controllers. Tickets are now on sale here or as an in-app purchase in The Under Presents.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

0:00 / 1:04 1 Joining the growing list of PlayStation VR2 games with PS5 Pro enhancements , Potam states that Smash Drums on Sony's mid-generation console upgrade will boost the game's visual and performance aspects further. Smash Drums arrives in 2025 on PlayStation VR2 , and it's out now on the Meta Quest platform and Pico.

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MARCH 6, 2017

will bring improved tracking and 3D Blu-ray playback to Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. The company has already confirmed that in addition to Farpoint , The Brookhaven Experiment will also see support, and that Sony is working on multiple new first-party titles with support for the Aim controller. 3D Blu-ray Playback.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Unlike last year’s all-digital presentation, event organizers say this year will include an entertainment area “especially designed for a reduced amount of on-site visitors, which focuses on the testing of new games live on-site including a digital queue management system.”

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Sony Launches PlayStation VR 2 Image courtesy Sony The News After uncertainty about the company’s commitment to VR years after the launch of its first PSVR headset in 2016, Sony finally doubled down with PSVR 2.

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