Virtual reality gaming leads the way

From Intel to Sony Playstation, Microsoft and everyone in between it’s all about virtual reality gaming experience at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017, which will end on Wednesday night.

Leading the way was Sony with the new "Spider-man" game for its Playstation video console. "The future is here and it's now with PlayStation 4 Pro and PS VR," said Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, unveiling the game.

Virtual reality (VR) is fast becoming the new battleground in the gaming world with developers seeking to win over fans with immersive headsets and accessories.
Sony Corp said last week it had sold more than one million units of its virtual reality headset globally, and was boosting production.
Sony also announced at E3 that the cult game "Shadow of the Colossus" will get a high-definition remake for PlayStation 4. This game and the next "God of War" edition are set to be released next year.
Earlier, Intel demonstrated new games and technology and revealed plans to improve the PC gaming and virtual reality (VR) experiences. The company also announced timing for the new Intel Core X-series processor family, which is claimed to be Intel's most powerful, scalable and accessible high-end desktop processor family. At the top of the stack was the Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor, the first consumer desktop processor with 18 cores and 36 threads of power to handle heavy gaming, VR and content creation.
"Intel's heritage in gaming has been built around technical innovation that brings to life amazing experiences and it's also an area where we want to keeping pushing the limits of what's possible with our technology," Gregory Bryant, Senior Vice President at Intel Corp, said in a statement.
"From giving the world its first look at our upcoming Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor to accelerating e-sports and the future of VR e-sports, we're excited to be part of one of the strongest PC gaming showcases at E3 in recent years," said Bryant.
Meanwhile, Microsoft that unveiled its new console, the Xbox One X, with ultra high-resolution 4K capabilities and a processor with liquid-cooling technology, claimed it to be the most powerful game console to date. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox Division, unveiled the new product after months of speculation about the possible launch of "Project Scorpio", which was an adopted name for the new video game console.
During the conference, which was broadcast online, Xbox Director of Software Engineering Kareem Choudhry called the new console a work of "craftsmanship", boasting the graphics processing Unit (GPU) of running at 1172 MHZ and the console's processor also features a liquid-cooled vapour chamber.
"These are impressive numbers ... because that's what it takes to give the game creators the power they need so you can experience true 4K resolution" Choudhry told the audience who were heard shouting words of joy and excitement upon discovering the new Xbox features.
"And when we say true 4K, we mean eight million pixels, high dynamic range, wide colors gamut, premium sound like Dolby Atmos and 4K UHD playback" added the software engineering chief amid cheering whistles and applause.
Spencer also announced that Microsoft will update its library of 385 Xbox 360 titles, which a­re compatible with the Xbox One console series, so that classic favourites like "Crimson Skies" will also "look better and play better", later in 2017.
Thanks to this initiative, users of the popular games "Gears of War 4", "Forza Horizon 3", "Killer Instinct", "Halo Wars 2" and "Minecraft" will receive free upgrades to 4K for their games. This applies to about 30 titles from third-party developers such as "Final Fantasy 15" or "Resident Evil 7".