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Supplies of the PlayStation VR are running incredibly short after what Sony has described as sales totalling the hundreds of thousands”. The headsets are almost impossible to track down in the UK this week, with nearly all major retailers left out of stock. It’s not yet clear when stocks will …
Read More »Sony is already selling the PlayStation VR at a profit
According to Sony’s Shawn Layden the company is already selling PlayStation VR units at a profit. The chairman of Worldwide Studios at Sony Interactive Entertainment and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment America revealed the news when speaking to Polygon about the PSVR’s launch this week. "We’re making money on the …
Read More »Sony set to announce first mobile games this year
Sony will apparently announce its first set of mobile games before the year is out according to a report. The report from Nikkei reveals that Sony is planning on announcing its first foray into the mobile games market this year, but the games themselves may not hit until March 2018 …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PSVR merchandise
Sony’s PlayStation VR finally hits shelves today. Even if history ultimately decides VR was just a gimmick, the impressive amount of hype surrounding PSVR will at least guarantee a couple millions headsets to be shifted in the first few weeks, and who knows what success may follow. Christmas will also …
Read More »VIDEOS: Here’s how to hook up the PlayStation VR
The PlayStation VR arrives this Thursday (October 13th), and Sony has released a video guide designed to help new owners get the headset up and running. The tutorial comes in three parts and is basically just an alternative to reading the manual that comes in the box. Because who reads …
Read More »Sony says bright light and shiny surfaces will cause problems for PSVR
Sony has updated its PSVR FAQ to reveal that bright light and shiny surfaces, like mirrors, will cause issues for the camera used to track PSVR. The FAQ mentions that ambient lighting is fine, but if the user is sat in front of a window with direct sunlight coming through, …
Read More »OPINION: Why PlayStation VR is virtual reality’s first real test
In his latest regular column, former Sony Studio London and indie virtual reality developer Dave Ranyard talks about the imminent launch of PlayStation VR. So, this is it. Next week, Sony launches PlayStation VR. This is the first real consumer test of VR. Yes, we have had Oculus and Vive …
Read More »PS4 sales up 380% on back of £149 bundles
Sony’s PlayStation 4 has returned to the top of the weekly UK hardware race following a number of cut-price bundles. Sales of the console climbed 380 per cent week-on-week, thanks to a 359 per cent boost to original PS4 sales, according to GfK hardware figures for the week ending October …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided becomes PS4’s first HDR compatible game
High Dynamic Range support was added to PS4 via its 4.00 patch last month, but until now no games have actually supported the feature. However, that has now changed with news that Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been updated to offer HDR visuals on Sony’s machine. It has …
Read More »SuperData Research predicts PSVR will sell 2.5m headsets
PlayStation VR predicted nearly five times as many units sold as the HTC Vive
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