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Sony has confirmed that the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset won’t be backwards compatible with games made for the original version of PlayStation VR
Read More »PlayStation VR2 won’t be backwards compatible, says Sony
Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR systems worldwide
Sony has confirmed it has sold over 4.2 million PlayStation VR (PSVR) systems worldwide. The developer/publisher announced the milestone yesterday during its new direct livestream video broadcast, State of Play. The news – which takes accounts of global sales up to and including March 3rd, 2019 – was accompanied by …
Read More »PSVR has sold 3m units worldwide to date – but is it enough?
Sony also reveals total titles sold and Top 10 most-played titles
Read More »The BBC on its PlayStation VR World Cup app: ‘A different kind of experience that makes the most of this emerging technology’
Could non-gaming content help VR to regain momentum? Our colleagues at TVBEurope talk to the BBC on bringing the World Cup to headsets
Read More »Patents point to new PlayStation VR controllers
Lends credence to expectations of a PlayStation VR 2 later this year
Read More »Sony to nearly double PSVR library by the end of 2018
In a statement to Nikkei, Sony said it expected to bring 130 more titles to its PlayStation VR headset by the end of 2018. As translated by Siliconera, the Japanese firm said that its library of PSVR games will increase from 150 to 280 by the end of the year, …
Read More »Sony gets serious about PlayStation VR with £250 Black Friday deal
We recently saw Sony use its Paris Games Week event to promote an enviably broad line-up of new content for its PlayStation VR headset. But all the content in the world won’t help if the installed base of headsets isn’t big enough to benefit from it. However, Sony took a …
Read More »‘The future of PlayStation VR is extremely bright’ says PlayStation’s Ryan – But will PS VR showcase in Paris drive sales in Q4?
After its first year on the market PS VR stands at something of a crossroads as we approach the key retail quarter. Today at Paris Games Week it showcased a raft of titles for the device, undoubtedly to get the platform moving before the key sales season – waiting for …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 doubled the amount of time gamers spent in PSVR
Nearly 10 million games for the Sony VR headset have been sold over the last year
Read More »PS VR to tour UK this Christmas
Players who never got the chance to experience VR will get the opportunity to do so in the lead-up to Christmas, as Sony just announced a UK tour to promote its headset. Starting next Wednesday, October 25th, in Cardiff, the Live the Game Tour will be visiting nine other cities …
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