Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2019

Sony today revealed its latest PlayStation VR sales milestone of 4.2 Sony announced today that it has reached 4.2 Data courtesy Sony, chart by Road to VR. And Sony’s push for more quality PSVR content doesn’t seem to be waning. Sony has been totally silent. The post Sony Announces 4.2

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

After announcing the company sold over 2 million PSVR headsets to date , Sony is now lowering the price of one of its latest bundles to just $200, which includes PlayStation VR, PS Camera, and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport (2017). Image courtesy Sony. Whatever the case may be, the deal’s simply too good to pass up.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sony today announced a new PSVR Mega Pack hardware bundle for 2020, launching this month across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Again, notably missing from the Mega Pack is the PS Move controllers, which inexplicably retail anywhere from €60 – €140 when purchased separately.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sony today announced the long-awaited price and release date for PSVR 2, its next-gen VR headset for PS5. Price : $549.99 / €599.99 / £529.99 / ¥74,980 recommended retail price (including tax for GBP, EUR, and JPY). Image courtesy Sony. PlayStation VR2 is officially launching on February 22nd, 2023.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

PlayStation VR2 is $350 and comes with Horizon Call Of The Mountain in Sony's Black Friday sale. The sale is available on all official retailers , as well as PlayStation Direct , across multiple regions. One Year In, Has PlayStation VR2 Failed, Or Is Sony Just Getting Started? PlayStation VR2 reached its first anniversary today.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The data compares all capacity variants of Quest 2 & Quest 3 against the standard PSVR 2 retail box and the PSVR 2 + Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle. Sony also sells PSVR 2 through other retailers and has a strong direct sales channel through PlayStation.com. No refurbished units were counted.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2024

The headset’s biggest sale yet comes less than two weeks before Sony launches a PC VR adapter which will let PSVR 2 play games directly from the huge library of SteamVR content—provided you’ve got a beefy gaming PC.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to widen the gap between it and the Xbox One with a strong 2016. Over the holiday season alone in 2016 Sony announced that more than 6.2 During that same holiday time period, Sony stated that between both digital and retail, over 50 million games were sold.

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2020

AR has penetrated almost all the industries: automotive, professional services, education and training, retail, architecture, and healthcare. Already, several top-level companies like LG, Apple , and Sony are joining the market of AR hardware producers, dominated so far by Microsoft and Magic Leap.

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APRIL 27, 2023

PlayStation VR2 will soon reach local retailers, ending PlayStation Direct sales exclusivity on May 12. Since launching in February, PSVR 2 was only available through PlayStation Direct , excluding countries where Sony's not yet opened Direct, but that looks set to change. Check your local retailer for availability.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Following anticipation from fans, Sony announced on Wednesday the release window, price, and new features of its PlayStation Virtual Reality 2 (PSVR2) device. Sony is pricing the PSVR2 at $549.99 Sony is debuting three bundles, including: The base model, for $549.99, comes with a headset, sense controllers, and stereo headphones.

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ARPost

JUNE 23, 2020

Like many clothing manufacturers and retailers, Bollé has had an online presence for a while but they’re doubling down this year. Between closed storefronts, financial difficulty, and economic uncertainty, retail is struggling. In the new normal of retail, Bollé recognizes that safety is now the most important thing.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Sony has finally revealed how and when PSVR owners can get their hands on a camera adapter to make PlayStation VR compatible with PS5. Sony will provide PSVR owners with one free camera adapter to enable support for the headset on PlayStation 5, and has posted some details here in an FAQ. Americas: Mid-November. Asia: Early December.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2019

Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited. Image courtesy Sony. DualShock 4 wireless controller (all colors) – starting at $40. PlayStation Hits games – starting at $10.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) has had an unexpectedly big E3, debuting Bethesda’s Skyrim VR , revealing a port of Superhot VR, and announcing several other intriguing games. Shuhei Yoshida, Head of Worldwide Studios at Sony, said as much to Gamespot at this year’s show. .

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Sony today announced it’s putting out a new PSVR Mega Pack this year, the Europe-only hardware bundle that includes five pretty legit games. Of course, noticeably missing in all of this is the PS Move controllers, which typically retail anywhere from €60 – €100 when purchased separately.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Shortcut reported that the hefty summer discount saw PlayStation VR2 sales skyrocket with one retailer, but Sony hasn't shared further details. Though Quest headset sales nearly reached 20 million back in March 2023, this wouldn't account for Quest 3 and now Quest 3S.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Then retailers everywhere jumped the gun, confusion was rampant, and now you’ve got a bunch of pissed off gamers asking Sony, what in the actual hell? Yesterday, we finally got the skinny on the PlayStation 5's launch date, price, and what we thought was the pre-order date. Read more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2020

DigiLens most recently closed its Series C financing back in May 2019 to the tune of $50 million, which saw Samsung Ventures join alongside UDC Ventures, Niantic, Continental AG, Sony Innovation Fund, and Diamond Edge Ventures, the VC arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation as investors.

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2017

As we reported, Sony’s PlayStation VR headset has seen an impressive level of take up among PS4 owners, with sales figures surprising exceeding the manufacturer’s expectations it was revealed recently. The PlayStation Camera | Image Courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Retailers are already gearing up for this year’s big Black Friday deals, and Target is advertising one of the cheapest prices on PSVR bundles we’ve ever seen. In their Black Friday advert , the big box retailer is promoting the PSVR bundle with CREED: Rise to Glory (2018) and SUPERHOT VR (2017). Image courtesy Sony.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Following the Black Friday shopping period, analysts report strong sales for the PlayStation VR headset in the UK, possibly furthering Sony’s install base lead among tethered VR headsets. Sony’s success in moving PlayStation VR headsets—with an estimated 1.5 Top Sellers list.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2023

Retail and ecommerce have evolved drastically in the last few years. Today, we’re looking at just some of the vendors in the XR space, offering solutions tailored to the retail and ecommerce markets.

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VRScout

AUGUST 28, 2017

On the heels of price drops for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive this past month, Sony is also jumping into the price war game. Sony’s PlayStation VR will be sold bundled with the PlayStation Camera for $399 starting next month across the U.S. The post Sony’s Dropping the Price of PlayStation VR appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2016

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to ‘see it to believe it’, so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. The post PlayStation VR Demos Coming to Hundreds of US Retailers appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas. VR has truly arrived, and the world is ready.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Sony apologized for the chaos caused by PlayStation 5 pre-orders, which suddenly started among retailers, causing many gamers to miss out on securing a console.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2016

Sony have released example artwork for PlayStation VR launch titles that gives us a look at how the company intends to let consumers know they’ll need a $399 set of additional hardware before they buy the games. That means of course boxes on shelves that customers pick up, pay for and take home (I know, quaint huh?).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2017

Sony says in a blogpost announcing the PSVR/Camera bundle, that this will be “the core PS VR bundle moving forward.” ” image courtesy Sony. Bundles will appear on retailer shelves starting September 1st. Sony has gone on record to have sold over 1.1

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve seen some great examples of entertainment marketing, such as Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man : Into the Spider-Verse campaign done by Trigger using 8th Wall’s WebAR platform a few years back. A version of this post first appeared in Near Future of Retail. But it doesn’t stop at entertainment. And finally, the outcomes.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Official news on non-game experiences and apps are still pretty thin on the ground, as Sony has only listed a grand total of 7 to the launch line-up. Eagle Flight (8 Nov 2016 – digital; 15 Nov 2016 – retail). Star Trek: Bridge Crew (29 Nov 2016 – digital; 6 Dec 2016 – retail). Moto Racer 4 (3 Nov 2016).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Especially in the United States, people around the country will start lining up outside the biggest retailers such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and more getting ready to make the mad dash towards the biggest and best deals. Many retailers have even already started their sales.

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MAY 9, 2017

A few weeks ago we reported that Sony was planning to bump up production of its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset around E3 time. Following that the company confirmed the headset was now readily in stock at retailers and, this week, it’s specifically confirmed it’s making more units.

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OCTOBER 22, 2016

UPDATE: Comment from Sony and additional information added below. Sony is taking its PlayStation VR headset on tour across the UK with free demos this month. At the same time, the country’s biggest videogame retailer, GAME, is offering its own demonstrations, but for a price.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With only a couple of months until launch, it’s been a little weird that we haven’t gotten an exact date or price for Sony’s next flagship console. The Sony PS5 will cost a whopping $500, and the disc-free Digital Edition will retail for $400. In a stream today , the company finally announced both. Both will ship Nov.…

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Sony probably isn’t going to reveal sales for its PlayStation VR headset for a while yet, but it did today reveal which games are selling the best on the PlayStation Store. These lists don’t reveal specific sales numbers, and they don’t include retail sales, just those made through its digital storefront.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

In the beginning, we thought it was an early leak, but actually, it is not: the retail store has already published the official page about the headset. 3D content is really a huge problem that needs to be tackled if we want the 2D retail web pages to become 3D XR retail pages.

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