Global VR Association hits the road with Sony and Samsung in tow
by from Techreport on (#24HGJ)
We reported on the founding of the Khronos VR Standards Initiative just yesterday. The big players in the PC VR space are present in Khronos' membership list, but Samsung and Sony were conspicuously absent. Given the comparatively lower entry price, Sony's PS4 VR console platform and Samsung's Gear VR mobile headsets are likely to be the gateway for many individuals' first experience with modern VR. Since today, though, those two Asian consumer electronics juggernauts are on board with the newly-formed Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), along with familiar names like Oculus, HTC, Google, and Acer. VR-newcomer Microsoft and HTC partner Valve are notably absent from the membership roll.
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