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Sony Reveals VR Headset Prototype with Display Tech That Could Wind Up in PSVR 2

During an online showcase today, Sony revealed a VR headset prototype with a 4K OLED microdisplay. While it appears to be a wholly different project than the upcoming PSVR 2, the company says it expects the display itself to...

Epic Floated the Idea of Building a Launch Title for Sony’s Next VR Headset

Epic Games, the creators of Unreal Engine, said it would consider building a launch title for Sony's "next VR platform" during negotiations about Fortnite cross-play on PlayStation in 2018. With the company's next VR headset not expected to launch until...

Sony Just Invested $250 Million in Epic Games, Here’s What it Could Mean for VR and...

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. Unreal Engine is the second most popular game engine for...

Pressure Mounts for Xbox’s Missing VR Strategy as PSVR Revenue Exceeds $2 Billion

VR may still be young, with an install base still small compared to the world of traditional gaming consoles, but it can't be ignored that mounting sales of the Playstation VR headset—effectively a very expensive PS4 accessory—is adding up...

Sony Researchers Unveil Knuckles-style Prototype VR Controller with Full Hand Tracking

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) researchers unveiled a prototype motion controller recently which showcases experimental techniques into full hand tracking using machine learning and capacitive sensors. Vision-based hand tracking systems like Leap Motion are great for tracking hands when you're not...

Facebook/Oculus & Sony Are Pulling Out of GDC Over Coronavirus Concerns

Facebook and Sony today announced they won't be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. GDC has historically been a key event for both Facebook/Oculus and Sony, with major announcements and previews of...

Sony to Close First-party Manchester Studio Making ‘AAA’ PSVR Games

Sony is closing its Manchester, UK-based studio, the very same that was opened in 2015 to produce 'AAA' PSVR exclusives. While no games came from Manchester Studio throughout its five-year existence, it's clear the team was working on VR up until...

PlayStation London Studio Working on New VR Exclusive, Likely for PSVR 2

Sony's PlayStation London Studio, the developer behind PSVR exclusive Blood & Truth, is already at work on their next VR exclusive project, Road to VR has learned. Considering the timing and scope of London Studio's work, we expect the title will target...

Sony Reveals AR Headset Prototype in New Ghostbusters Location-based Attraction

Ginza Sony Park, the Japanese tech giant's Tokyo-based hub for Sony brand promotion, is now playing host to a new Ghostbusters-themed multiplayer experience using a newly revealed Sony AR headset prototype. According to the demo video (linked below), the unnamed...

PSVR 2 Unlikely to Launch at the Same Time as PS5

Last week Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, opened up about this thoughts on the future of VR at the Collisson 2019 conference in Toronto. While Mallinson was clear about the company's commitment to VR going...

Sony Announces 2 New PSVR Bundles Coming This Month

If you were wondering what Sony's next big hardware bundles were going to be, wonder no more. Sony today announced two PSVR bundles, one of which features the cinematic shooter Blood & Truth and beloved golfing franchise game Everybody's...

Next-gen PlayStation Will Support Current PSVR, Sony Confirms

In an interview with Wired, the lead system architect on the next PlayStation console, Mark Cerny, confirmed that PS5 (naming still unconfirmed) will retain support for the current PSVR headset. Sony revealed the first details of its upcoming console today in an...

Jim Ryan Appointed President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony has officially announced that John Kodera has stepped down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), making way for previous SIE deputy president Jim Ryan to take the position. Kodera is moving to a position in the...

PlayStation VR Passes 3 Million Units Sold

Sony today announced that PlayStation has sold more than three million units, showing consistent sales over the course of the headset's nearly two years on the market. Announced on the official PlayStation blog today, the three million unit milestone is...

PlayStation E3 Keynote Puts Blockbusters Center Stage, Relegating VR to the Sidelines

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...
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