Sony Sells off Dozens of XR Patents to Meta in Apparent Pullback from AR/VR Hardware
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"Sony Sells off Dozens of XR Patents to Meta in Apparent Pullback from AR/VR Hardware" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Cinelinx, DualShockers, https://vr.org/ and Push Square. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- Meta boosted VR by acquiring 419 Sony patents ahead of launching $1300 glasses in 2027. GameGPU · 17h ago
- New PlayStation Report Confirms It’s Completely Done With VR ComicBook.com · 17h ago
- Sony Potentially Moving On From VR With Patents Being Sold Cinelinx · 17h ago
- Sony Has Thrown In The Virtual Towel By Selling VR Patents To Meta DualShockers · 17h ago
- All Five Sony Patent Transfers Recorded to Meta Name Sony Group as the Seller, Not PlayStation https://vr.org/ · 17h ago
- Sony Seemingly Ends VR Ambitions by Selling Patents to Meta Push Square · 17h ago
- Sony Sells off Dozens of XR Patents to Meta in Apparent Pullback from AR/VR Hardware Road to VR · 17h ago
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