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Quick Take: Facebook’s Renewed VR Push

Zach Fuller

13 Oct 2017

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Facebook is back in the VR game. With the $199 headset announced this week, Mark Zuckerberg has renewed his desire to bring one billion people into Virtual Reality. Such a statement is at odds with the...

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Sony Downgrade Playstation VR Sales Projections – What Next for VR?

Zach Fuller

2 Dec 2016

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Following a much-hyped global release only a few months ago, Sony announced earlier this week they were downgrading their Playstation VR sales projections for 2016. Although many had predicted earlier...

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Quick Take: HTC’s VR Arcade Revival

Zach Fuller

4 Nov 2016

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Expanding the market for Virtual Reality is something we at MIDiA have spoken at length about in the past year, with pricing and the framing of its use for casual gamers remaining two major sticking points...

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Quick Take: Can Viveport Be the App Store of VR?

Zach Fuller

30 Sep 2016

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Viveport, the online store of the HTC Vive VR headset, launches today in 30 countries with a selection of around about 60 titles across the entire pantheon of VR content - from sports to education and...

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Why Oculus Rift Will Struggle in its UK Launch

Zach Fuller

22 Sep 2016

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Four years after its near-mythical Kickstarter campaign introduced the name Oculus Rift into the consciousness of virtual reality believers worldwide, the headset finally launches in the UK this week....

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