Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2018

According to the latest figures from the Steam Hardware & Software survey , 0.78% of all Steam users have VR headsets connected to their computers and ready to play. Not only has the tech has fostered a strong enthusiast community, but that group continues to grow. In fact, in November there were more VR users on Steam than ever before.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2020

Gematsu’s source had also claimed that the game will feature support for PlayStation VR, though Sony has so far remained tight-lipped regarding potential VR compatibility. After the test, participants filled out a survey and had a sensing session on their thoughts on Resident Evil Villag e followed by refreshments.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 1, 2022

Sony may launch it in 1Q23, depending on the development schedule of PS VR2 game titles. A tweet by XR analyst Brad Lynch revealed Sony’s manufacturing partnership, also reporting that the Goertek is producing parts for Meta’s Project Cambria, Apple’s upcoming XR headset, and Pico devices. units shipments in 2H22.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by Sony) Sony shows the behind-the-scenes of PSVR 2 In a recent blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment has shown the internal evolution of PSVR 2, from the initial experimentations to the final release. Let me copy-paste for you what it is about: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2019

Valve’s monthly Steam Survey has long offered useful insight into the share of VR headsets in use on Steam. Participation in the survey is optional, and headsets aren’t counted if they aren’t powered on and recognized by Steam at the moment that the data is collected.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 10, 2017

Unsurprisingly, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset is continuing to grow in popularity. The PSVR is manufactured by Sony and is powered by its wildly popular PlayStation 4 video game home console. Nielsen sources its data by surveying more than 2,000 US citizens over the age of 13.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The channel says that according to “credible sources”, Sony may launch PSVR 2 sometime in Q1 2023. Of course, take this rumor with a grain of salt: Sony could still decide to launch the new headset in 2022 to exploit the holiday season. Other relevant news. PSVR 2 may launch in Q1 2023.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

We have collected and analyzed hard data via our global consumer attitudinal and behavioral surveys, our proprietary Virtual Reality Industry Monitor survey, and through the course of hundreds of analyst briefings for the last three years.”. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Some interesting info emerging from them: Epic proposed Sony develop a VR game for the PSVR 2 if Sony accepted Fortnite on PlayStation with cross-play with other platforms. More info (Epic proposing a VR game to Sony) More info (Epic spending on EGS) More info (Epic didn’t like Minecraft Earth marketing) More info (Apple vs Epic?—?Slides

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

Expert panelists survey the state of AR advertising at Brand Innovators. Christina Park shared results of a recent survey conducted by her company, LoopMe (emphasis mine): Nearly 20% of respondents say they’re more likely to pay attention to interactive ads with 2/3 of them remembering seeing ads while playing games on their mobile devices.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

Sony Provides Spatial Computing without a Headset Requirement This week, Sony Electronics introduced new 3D visualization tools that allow users to see and interact with extended reality content without using smart glasses. Additionally, 82% of surveyed believe their firms will adopt XR technology in the next five years.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Elsewhere, Sony demoed PlayStation VR2 hand tracking , Quest 3S appeared on the SteamVR hardware survey , and we learned more about Xreal One. Our weekly newsletter and latest articles have the full details. For everything else, here are a few stories we initially missed.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This data comes from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey , which is offered to a random sample of Steam’s user base each month. PlayStation VR2's official PC adapter and SteamVR driver launched in August, meaning many adapter buyers will have been surveyed while they were still waiting for it to ship, or before they set it up.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

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. Road To VR) More info (The FTC blocks Meta’s acquisition of Within?—?Upload Upload VR). Other relevant news. How much does it cost?

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Upload VR

APRIL 8, 2024

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey reports the percentage of Steam users that use a VR headset on SteamVR each month. This figure has been gradually trending down since March 2020, when Valve changed the survey's methodology to scan your SteamVR logs for the past month instead of only currently connected headsets.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 13, 2020

That milestone has now been reached, as announced at Sony’s CES press conference. According to ARtillery Intelligence’s consumer survey with Thrive Analytics’ , PSVR has higher satisfaction than HTC VIVE for the third year in a row (see below). For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro.

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AR Insider

MAY 11, 2020

As one indicator, a survey of LBVR operators done by Springboard VR revealed that 16 percent are going to close permanently. And this reflects a mid-March survey timeframe. Header Image Credit: Sony. That’s high considering self-reporting from a sample that’s self-interested in maintaining outward optimism.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

The research shows that nearly 70 percent of customers who own a dedicated VR headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Sony PlayStation VR have bought games for it, and more than half of smartphone VR owners bought games for their device. “There’s a growing array of exciting new content being developed.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Image by Sony). It is not clear, and we hope that Sony will clarify his.(Theoretically Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

APRIL 27, 2020

Healthier content libraries can also be seen from ARtillery Intelligence’s consumer survey data with Thrive Analytics. As we examined in the aforementioned VR survey and in a recent presentation , this approach is akin to the inviting and cartoonish vibe of the Apple App store. And its content model reflects that.

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

. –– 60,000+ Facebook employees can expense an Oculus Quest 2. –– GDC industry survey indicates that a majority of VR developers are working on Quest games or apps. –– Facebook continues its VR game studio shopping spree, acquires BigBox VR. million in seed funding. –– Edge enters OTHERWORLD with £1.7

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. For example, the last time we covered one of their reports it was an industry survey with Perkins Coie.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

New Steam hardware survey highlights that the number of VR headsets has grown again, and now according to Road To VR there are 1.6M Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony is closing its Manchester-based game studio, that it opened in 2015 to produce ‘AAA’ PSVR exclusives.

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Digital Trends

JULY 5, 2020

The survey assigned a 'random' PlayStation 5 price of 349 British pounds.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Its survey forecasted that the VR gaming industry is set to grow from 0.4 It wasn’t long ago when Oculus, Google, and Sony had people vouch for VR headsets for playing immersive games. But word is that it is virtual reality that will keep everyone guessing. This technology has been in the limelight for quite some time now.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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AR Insider

AUGUST 6, 2019

Picking up where we left off last week , how does the latest round of consumer VR survey data align with what we’re seeing in the broader market? For one, many of the consumer sentiments this survey round (Wave III) support the industry’s evolution towards standalone headsets. Here, Oculus Quest is the wild card.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

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. Probably we have 1.7M

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This is supported by a 2022 PwC survey , which shows that 42% of business leaders are planning to use the metaverse to provide onboarding and training for their employees. Aside from the increased use of XR devices in enterprise settings, it’s likely that we’ll see more companies offering immersive experiences to their employees.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

We know that Samsung has confirmed more than 5 million Gear VR units are now in the wild for example, and of course the headlines of Sony surprising themselves with PlayStation VR’s early sales figures – approaching 1 Million going in to 2017. But just how much is VR on people’s radar?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Citing a lack of dedicated evangelism from Sony, interactive media research firm SuperData is updating its earlier predictions concerning the company’s PlayStation VR hardware. Initially, SuperData predicted Sony would sell well over 2 million PS VR headsets by the end of 2016.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. With 688 million Internet users in China alone, BAT already have a massive audience for VR content consumption.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, Pico 4 now represents 0.67% of the player base on Steam. Sony predicts the next technologies for XR visual displays. More info (All the announcements of the Upload VR Showcase) More info (Behemoth) More info (Vertigo 2) More info (Raw Fury) More info (Gambit!) More info (GameVroom). Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

According to the Steam hardware survey, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are still used by 50–80,000 people today. After that, WMR headsets will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates, Microsoft said.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A recent survey found that while more than 70% of consumers want AR technology to be part of their purchasing journey, only 1% of retailers are actually using it at the moment. A survey of 900 developers in the field discovered that only 11% report current profitability for their projects.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others.

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