VR related news and articles

The Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, HTC Vive VR headsets could substantially change the way customers play games and consume entertainment.

As the competition between the three major players in VR heats up, a Sony representative has spoken about the technological capabilities of Playstation VR.

Mobile phone company HTC’s first product in the world of wearable virtual reality devices has had its United Kingdom pricing point announced.

A new studio has been formed by industry veterans from a number of the biggest names in gaming, as well as executives from the television and film industries.

The European games rating agency PEGI has suggested that virtual reality gaming might bring about a change in their classifications system.

An EA spokesperson has revealed that they are hesitant about jumping into virtual reality game development.

Industry analyst Juniper Research claims that the virtual reality market will total 30 million units with a market value of $4 billion by 2020.

Nintendo’s NX project is the source of much speculation, with theories ranging from it being a home console, handheld or even a mixture of the two.

David Ranyard, a head executive at Sony’s London studio, has described virtual reality gaming as a medium change similar to the advancement from “silent movies to talkies” in the film industry.

Microsoft has recently announced that they will be teaming up with the makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, a move which will further solidify the future of VR technologies in gaming.