Entertainment company Walt Disney might be bringing Disney Infinity and their other video games into the world of virtual reality.
James Pitaro, head of state of Disney Interactive, said in a meeting that adjusting components of existing titles is one alternative the firm is discovering. Disney additionally may create brand-new video games particularly for VR or for another rising platform referred to as augmented reality.
Disney Infinity, a video game published by Disney Interactive Studios, which has attained $1 billion in international online retail sales, mixes personalities from Disney, Pixar as well as the Marvel franchise . Star Wars will certainly make an appearance in the brand-new edition set for launch this fall.
The aforementioned video game consists of a 'toy box' method enabling players to mix backgrounds as well as characters from different franchises. The popular virtual reality headsets, on the other hand, will give gamers a 360-degree experience that submerses them in realistic setups, while augmented reality takes computer system graphics into real-world settings.
Pitaro mentioned in an interview at the annual E3 conference that Disney still has no related projects in progress. But they are now starting to coordinate with VR developers according to Pitaro but they did not mention any specific company.
Microsoft Hololens, Facebook Inc's Oculus unit, Sony Corp and other game developers will offer high-end VR headsets to gaming enthusiasts at the end of 2015 and in the year 2016.
Virtual reality is now becoming a fast growing technology in the gaming industry. For a short period of time, it has now become a part of gamers' wish lists. Christopher Merwin, a Barclays analyst stated that VR will become possible platform.
Merwin mentioned in a research note that, "Virtual reality is the future but it will take time."