kingcarr21 Posted 19 March 2014 Share Posted 19 March 2014 Sony unveils virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4 Sony has been working on the headset, called Project Morpheus, for over three years Continue reading the main story Related StoriesVirtual reality readies for lift off Sony to sell PC unit and cut jobs Sony Xperia Z2 goes under water Watch Sony has unveiled a prototype for a virtual reality headset for its PlayStation 4 console at a developers conference in San Francisco. Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony's Worldwide Studios, said Sony had been working on the technology - called Project Morpheus - for three years. "We believe VR will shape the future of games," said Mr Yoshida in a blog post. The prototype will be made available to developers, but no commercial release date was given. Project Morpheus is a head-mounted display with 1080p resolution and a 90 degree field of view. It has sensors built into the unit that can track head orientation and movement, so that when a user's head moves, the image of the virtual reality world moves with it. Sony's move into virtual reality follows a product released by crowd-sourced group Oculus Rift. It unveiled its prototype headset Crystal Cove at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 19 March 2014 Author Share Posted 19 March 2014 Imagine the possibilities What games would you be most excited about?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 19 March 2014 Share Posted 19 March 2014 not sure about this myself...could be another fad....like 3D and motion controls...and I suspect the price tag will be £150+ Sorry but no buy no buy...unless someone wants to get me one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo86 Posted 19 March 2014 Share Posted 19 March 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCYHldJi_g Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 19 March 2014 Share Posted 19 March 2014 Eventually, this is how crazy it's going to get People are literally going to be living their lives inside computer games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 19 March 2014 Share Posted 19 March 2014 What games would you be most excited about?? Tit wank 3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 21 March 2014 Author Share Posted 21 March 2014 Media playback is unsupported on your device Jump Media Player Screen Reader Help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. The BBC's Richard Taylor was one of the first to out a prototype of "Project Morpheus" Sony virtual reality prototype Project Morpheus on show20 March 2014 Last updated at 02:35 GMT After decades of false starts, virtual reality (VR) is again being positioned as a fully immersive consumer experience. Until now attention has focused on the Oculus Rift, a PC-compatible headset. But at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony has just announced its own VR headset, which will work with the Playstation 4. The BBC's North America Technology correspondent Richard Taylor was one of the first to try out a prototype of "Project Morpheus", the codename for the new hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 21 March 2014 Author Share Posted 21 March 2014 Sorry video wont load up but go to BBC website to see it in action. I think potential is there but depends how they market it. To early to say but could be either way of being a success or complete flop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesAreBlue Posted 22 March 2014 Share Posted 22 March 2014 Eventually, this is how crazy it's going to get People are literally going to be living their lives inside computer games When I was a kid I had pretty much exactly the same idea as that contraption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattolcfc Posted 14 April 2014 Share Posted 14 April 2014 Tried the Oculus Rift at the Gadget Show Live yesterday. Got to say it is impressive BUT you really do get motion sickness, I thought I was going to spew after only a minute or so, hope they iron it out but I can't see them doing it any time soon. Hope Sony have their one sorted for launch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 14 April 2014 Share Posted 14 April 2014 Interesting. given how tech has advanced in the last decade it's easy to see how this could catch on. But if history is anything to go by this and the Facebook Rift will be a gimmick that people who like will say is the best thing since sliced bread and the people who don't will say it's a joke. Nintendo need to bring out a Virtual Boy 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 1 May 2015 Author Share Posted 1 May 2015 Bump http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/darth-vader-style-virtual-reality-helmet-5614430 This would make virtual reality even more amazing. Im quite looking forward to trying out the virtual reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 16 March 2016 Author Share Posted 16 March 2016 Just seen on facebook its announced for release in October this year at £350. Wonder if it will be revolutionary or just another fad. I think it looks great but would people want to play for hours with a helmet on? I was tempted to pre order this but me going New York in November I would rather use the £350 for spending money. Anybody else planning on buying this? EDIT just clicked on the link and you also have to have a Playstation camera to use it. Not sure how much they are but probably looking at over £400 in total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 16 March 2016 Share Posted 16 March 2016 This generations Kinect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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