Sony branded its standalone headset XYN, and we went hands-on with the most recent prototype.
UploadVR’s Don Hopper is on web site at CES 2025, and attended Sony’s formal announcement of its XYN headset, pronounced “zin”, which the corporate nonetheless describes as a prototype. The headset was first revealed ultimately yr’s CES, and we briefly tried out an earlier model in summer season.
Sony says the headset is a “spatial content material creation system”, powered by Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset (additionally being utilized in Samsung’s headset) and that includes 4K micro-OLED shows.
Final yr the headset was proven to have two controllers, one held and the opposite worn as a hoop then again. The ring controller was now not current in Don’s demo, as an alternative counting on the held controller.
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The video from Don beneath signify his first impressions of the {hardware}, together with his demo flowing straight from studying concerning the headset to shifting an object in VR utilizing the controller. We have reduce just some seconds from the video for readability, so it is largely a real-time take a look at seeing Sony’s new platform for the primary time.
The clip additionally exhibits Sony’s intent for precision artistic enter with its uncommon controller design. Don rapidly suits the flip-up design of the headset over his glasses and begins putting objects with the brand new controller, studying rapidly the way it makes use of small actions to govern objects in VR.
Sony’s very first product underneath its new “XYN” model will not be this headset or controller, although. As a substitute, Sony is planning to ship its first software program product underneath the XYN model as XYN Movement Studio, a subscription-based PC utility coming to the Microsoft Retailer in late March that may help reference to as much as 12 mocopi movement sensors.
The mocopi Professional Equipment is obtainable for pre-order beginning late March 2025, with a whole {hardware} bundle priced at $1180. Supporting as much as 12-points of physique motion monitoring information might be enormously significant to VRChat’s most engaged customers, in addition to filmmakers and artists of assorted sorts. Sony says its system will likely be up to date constantly whereas saying it helps “merging digicam information for superior accuracy” in addition to post-processing capabilities to enhance captured actions.
Don noticed a 3D scanning system on show as effectively, additionally described as a prototype by Sony, meant to “convert high-quality, photorealistic 3D CG belongings from real-world objects and areas utilizing pictures captured by mirrorless cameras and proprietary algorithms.”
The XYN branding comes as many Sony clients hope for video games or information within the PlayStation VR2 world as an alternative. XYN is as an alternative centered on enterprise content material creation, a really completely different market.
We’ll be discussing XYN throughout VR Obtain on Thursday, and we’ll have extra from Don on each UploadVR.com and our YouTube channel all through the week.
