“PlayStation VR2 sets a new standard for immersive virtual reality entertainment and will allow millions of users around the world to experience the power of eye tracking. Our partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment further validates Tobiii’s world-leading technological capabilities and ability to deliver industry-leading solutions at scale.“Welcome Tobii CEO Anand Srivatsa.
Shareholders of the Swedish company were also informed that Tobii will receive revenue under the agreement from 2022, with revenue related to the partnership expected to account for more than 10% of Tobii’s total 2022 turnover. That definitely doesn’t mean the helmet will be available this year, be specific.
To recall, eye tracking is one of the new features that Sony Interactive Entertainment has highlighted since announcing its new generation of headphones, which will be able to detect the movement of the user’s eyes. In addition to possible in-game applications, the technology allows the hardware to optimize the visual quality of games by increasing the resolution of the player’s viewing position. Foveated rendering, we call it.
The first confirmed titles for PlayStation VR2 include Horizon Summoning Mountain, Resident Evil Village, No Man’s Sky, Ghostbusters VR, and The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners Chapter 2.