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30 million VR headsets will ship by 2020, analyst estimates

Virtual reality headset shipments will reach 30 million by 2020, a new report claims. Juniper Researchbelieves next year will see just over three million VR headsets sold. Hardware revenue from HMD sales is expected to exceed $4 billion by 2020. The biggest market for VR is expected to be North …

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Project Morpheus is now called PlayStation VR

Sony has unveiled a rebrand for its in-development virtual reality system. Having until now been known as Project Morpheus, the tech will from now on simply go by the name PlayStation VR. The name ‘PlayStation VR’ not only directly expresses an entirely new experience from PlayStation that allows players to …

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AMD spins-off graphics division, will focus on GPUs and VR

AMD’s graphics card offering is now a business all of its own. The PC tech firm, which produces both CPUs and GPUs, has created the dedicated Radeon Technologies Group, named after its successful line of graphics cards, in order to double-down in its graphical endeavours. Calling the move a ‘strategic …

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Having a blast in VR

Cut the blue wire. No, wait – cut the red wire.” It’s a cinematic shortcut for tension, a clichd moment of indecision that inspires collective intake of breath no matter how many times you hear the words uttered. From James Bond halting the timer at 0:07 seconds in Goldfinger to …

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VR is currently ‘pretty expensive, relatively primitive’, admits Oculus Rift creator

VR might not be for everyone just yet, but you’d be a luddite to count the nascent technology out for good. That’s according to the 22-year-old creator of the Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey, who recently candidly told GameSpot that those yet to be won over by headsets such as the …

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