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Quoted by the news agency, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc says more competition will drive adoption and development
Read More »VR market needs more competition says Sony – Reuters
Interview: Moss – A Whole New World
Working on blockbuster games like Destiny and Halo may be a dream of many, but for co-founder of Polyarc, Chris Alderson, the freedom to create his own visions is more important. Jem Alexander talks to him about the creation of Moss, a VR title about developing a bond between the player and the protagonist
Read More »PlayStation sales rose 5.4% in Q1, but operating income dropped by 59.7%
Sony released its Q1 fiscal year 2017 results this morning and sales from its game and network services division rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year to 348.1bn. This was due to an increase in PS4 software sales and PS VR sales, but its growth was offset by the impact of the …
Read More »Sony saved its biggest surprises for VR
PlayStation VR owners who had voiced doubt about Sony’s level of commitment to the hardware fear not – there were plenty of VR surprises at the E3 showcase this morning. The headline grabber was the VR version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Bethesda has previously confirmed VR releases for …
Read More »PSVR hits 1m sales worldwide
Sony’s global game development chief Shawn Layden has confirmed the company’s sold more than one million PlayStation VR units worldwide, according to a new interview with Time. The virtual reality headset, which launched globally last November, reached 90,000 units in February, but limited supply has constrained sales ever since Day …
Read More »PSVR over 1million sales says Sony’s Shawn Layden
Interview with Time magazine provides updated figure from the 900,000 in February
Read More »Google buys VR developer Owlchemy Labs
Job Simualtor developer will still do multi-platform releases
Read More »Gear VR still most popular headset, ships 782k in Q1 – SuperData
SuperData has updated its VR headset shipment figures and Samsung’s Gear VR headset is once again the most shipped headset in Q1, according to the research firm’s estimates. In Q1, the Gear VR shipped 782,000 units through to consumers and businesses, says SuperData, making it by far and away the …
Read More »Virtual reality check: Oculus, HTC and Sony’s verdict on the future and first year of VR
To say VR had an eventful first year would be an understatement. Not only do we have three major headsets on shelves, contributing to almost $1bn (£774m) worth of sales around the world, but we also have virtual reality films appearing at Sundance, VR surgical procedures, and HTC has even …
Read More »Sony looks to commercial markets after ‘slower than expected’ PSVR sales
PlayStation platform holder Sony is investigating ways to take its PlayStation VR headset to new commercial sectors, a report has claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has established a new ‘location-based entertainment’ unit to head up a commercial VR charge after what it describes as slower than expected” …
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