Current Project Morpheus dev kit features 1080p display, 90+ degree field of view

During a GDC panel featuring the reveal of Project Morpheus, Sony's new virtual reality set for PS4, a few technical specs about the device were shared.

[GarrusVakarian]

Wow.....

This is getting more and more promising.

http://i.imgur.com/jDxFJ56....

[GrizzliS1987]

someone make direct comparison of specs to the O. Rift please?

[Hatsune-Miku]

I know some psychics who said sonys VR can never display 1080p images are upset. I can't wait for project morpheus

[morganfell]

Here is a comparison: http://www.trasteando.es/su...

E3 is going to be a bloodbath. Some companies will leave there looking like a cross between the losers in an episode of Spartacus and that guy who tried to shave a wildcat's butt in a telephone booth.

[Kingthrash360]

looks at ps4....for some reason i feel like thanking it. .....o.O

wow! the speaker on the controller just said "your welcome" in morpheus from the matrix's voice.... before i thanked it. O.O

[Anonagrog]

@morganfell,

That will probably be based off of experiences with the old dev kit and not Crystal Cove. Hopefully both kits will be more on par with each other once Cove gets into the hands of the devs.

To your comment below:-

I don't see what Keighley's intelligence has to do with anything. In any case, the following EDGE article has been cited a few times this week.

http://www.edge-online.com/...

[sorane]

The latest rift is 110 fov 1080p Grizz with 1440p version coming.

Edit: Love the disagrees for just answering his question truthfully :) If you want to be mad about something be mad that Sony just said they are using lcd instead of oled.......

[nicksetzer1]

90○ field of view??? That's not great.

[morganfell]

I would say since the Sony dev kit is relatively new those are new impressions that include Crystal Cove. Geoff is a dumb guy but not that dumb. You are going to have to accept that Sony may have built a superior project. And word of Sony's superiority started leaking out weeks ago.

E3 is going to be a bloodbath for some people.

[PeaSFor]

@nicksetzerderp

you are aware that a 60-70 degrees field of view equates what the human eye perceives of the real world, right?

so guess what, 90deg is more than you actually need, like it or not.

[Eonjay]

@nicksetzer

90 degrees +

That the exact same view as the new Occulus Rist

[scott182]

@nicksetzer1

Not impressed with anything Sony are you? 90 degrees is more than enough for a field of view...

[sorane]

@peasfor

http://www.artinarch.com/vp...

"Humans have a total field of view between 160 to 208 degrees, about 140 degrees or so for each eye and by regular field of 120 -- 180 degrees."

Not sure where you're getting your info, but it's wrong. They even say the 110 fov of the latest OR isn't enough to cover all of your vision.

[nicksetzer1]

@peasfour it is absolutely hilarious how you can make such an outrageously incorrect statement and get almost all likes, this site is unbelievable. I can literally see directly to my right (that is 180° btw. In fact tunnel vision (lowered field of view) starts at 100°. Are you saying that the average human suffers from medically extreme versions of this highly rare condition? I'll assume the more likely realization that you along with you're bafoon like posse are just morons.

[PeaSFor]

go read again, an eye isn,t a plural noun form, btw you have two eyeS

but hey, if you have a total of 200° fov and can see behind your head....erm..well thats PRETTY FRICKING AWESOME!

EDIT:nicksetzer1
btw piss off with your pm spamming, you may be mad but keep it for yourself.

[sorane]

@pea

I don't have to read it again to know you make no sense. All I have to do is open my eyes to see you're not right. If you can only see a 60-70 fov with either eye I suggest you pickup your phone and make the earliest eye appointment you can get. I also recommend that you have someone else drive you to said eye appointment. I can easily see that I have 180 or more fov while I'm typing this message.

[Dasteru]

@PeaSFor:

Where the hell do you people keep coming up with this garbage information?

First it's "people cannot see more than 30fps" now this?

This is just crap made up by console fanboys who don't want to accept the limitations of the hardware they use.

The human eye can dynamically view between 15 and aprox 5000 fps, depending on what is being viewed. As for FOV the human eye has a nearly 180 degree horizontal FOV and aprox 95 degrees vertical.

Direct quote from an actual optometrist, aka someone who knows alot more about the human eye than you.

"The approximate field of view of an individual human eye is 95° away from the nose, 75° downward, 60° toward the nose, and 60° upward, allowing humans to have an almost 180-degree forward-facing horizontal field of view. With eyeball rotation of about 90° (head rotation excluded, peripheral vision included), horizontal field of view is as high as 270°. About 12–15° temporal and 1.5° below the horizontal is the optic nerve or blind spot which is roughly 7.5° high and 5.5° wide.

[starchild]

The Rift has about a 110 degree field of view if I remember correctly. http://www.keenandgraev.com...
When I used it I was still able to see darkness at the sides of my field of view, but your brain does do a pretty good job of tuning it out after a while.

[Dasteru]

Just to add to my last post, here are a few comparison shots from Skyrim.

65 degrees: http://i1266.photobucket.co...

90 degrees: http://i1266.photobucket.co...

110 degrees: http://i1266.photobucket.co...

[webeblazing]

You have to except PS fanboys won't except anything that Dont make Sony look superior . OR is ahead and Sony is only this far because OR damn near everyone what they discovered. Even if the catch up they are not going to be on the same level on the experience your getting . Because PS vr is is going to be tied down to what it can do by the ps4. OR is focus on higher resolutions, while we still Dont know how well games are gonna run for this.

If they just cosigned OR with the 60fps like OR wasn't teaching everyone for the last couple of years, than what are they gonna do because we are not seeing games @ 60fps let alone locked at it on the ps4. So are they gonna have it at a lower res, downgrade gfx.

Your starting to see it. People need to start asking question instead of loosing it when someone call out the bs.

Oh since I hear console only gamers say they hate options. Would that mean if these problems come up you want the dev to lower the gfx in the gfx of the game that will be playable regular and in vr, while PC player get best of both worlds. Instead of great looking regular vers and OK looking vr vers.

[Plagasx]

Let the Morpheus gifs begin...

[GarrusVakarian]

http://cdn.memegenerator.ne...

http://i.imgur.com/jDxFJ56....

[Sevir]

i'm dying!!!!! lmao!!!

[Ezz2013]

@lukas_japonicus

i can't stop laughing

[DigitalRaptor]

VR, and Shenmue tomorrow.

Thinking about the possibility of a future instalment in the series and the future of VR at once is kinda too much.

[morganfell]

And even more:

http://www.trasteando.es/su...

[parentoftheyear]

Guessing it will be next year sometime.

[ErcsYou]

After pondering the 90 degree viewing angle for a moment I find it reasonable. 180 degrees would allow eye movement left and right but Sonys vision seems to be focused more on head movement. It should work just fine.... until next gen. =)

[kamisama]

You do realize we only see 90° we have to move are heads to see a full 180° so it does make sense that it would work in the same way and feel natural

[ErcsYou]

Your field of view is higher than a 90 degree viewing angle and that's what let's you see people in the corner of your eye. Looking left and right with yours eyes gives you a 180 degree viewing angle.. Imagin the eye strain to enjoy that 180 degree angle.. no thanks.

Edit: The approximate field of view of an individual human eye is 95° away from the nose, 75° downward, 60° toward the nose, and 60° upward, allowing humans to have an almost 180-degree forward-facing horizontal field of view.[citation needed] With eyeball rotation of about 90° (head rotation excluded, peripheral vision included), horizontal field of view is as high as 270°. About 12–15° temporal and 1.5° below the horizontal is the optic nerve or blind spot which is roughly 7.5° high and 5.5° wide.

[scott182]

Do you seriously want to have to move your eyes from side to side just to see that part of the game the whole time? 90 degrees is plenty!

360 degree rotational tracking with a 90 degree field is perfect...

[ErcsYou]

Do you seriously want to have to move your eyes from side to side just to see that part of the game the whole time? ... Nope. But I would like to see my enemy's in my peripheral while playing a FPS. Seems like a lot of wasted processing power though. I actually like the idea of 90 degrees with 360 degree head tracking. I'm getting one for sure..

[Paulie_gualtieri]

Incredible.So glad they aren't half-assing this thing.The specs are great.Doesn't rest on cheeks or nose, good airflow, no lens fog, lots of support already.Precise "Move" like tracking.Ugh man.This is such a dream come true.

Can't wait for the RPG's with this.

[GarrusVakarian]

I agree, the execution/delivery of this is just perfection.

If they price this well, this could seriously change things. Just read the impressions of people who have tried the Oculus Rift....Everyone says how much VR could change gaming and are instantly supporters of it I really hope this takes off. Immersion is a big factor of why we play games, we want to be immersed into that game world and be taken out of the real one...that's the whole point, right? VR would just give a huge boost to the immersion of a game.

"Can't wait for the RPG's with this."

Oh godddd yes, my face is ready!

[morganfell]

http://i.imgur.com/5lOxVhn....

[Ezz2013]

**looking at your avatar**

bubbles for the best comment in the whole universe
please comment on every thing from now on
i just like your .....hmmmm...comments :P

[hello12]

90 degree is just head on view you don't view all sides of the image. Still its only brand new it will improve over time,

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

*Field of view* is 90 degrees. Full 360 degree rotational tracking is supported.

[5eriously]

Head on means straight in front. Who has eyes on the back or sides of their head to see 360 degrees at once?
As you turn in game you will view the full 360 degrees as you turn. You will have the sensation of being in the game.

This would have been a LOL if the troll attempt was not so pathetic and actually very tragic as it shows what little technical savvy you have up there!

[GarrusVakarian]

"you don't view all sides of the image"

......Until you move your head, it has 360 degree tracking you know?

[Rhezin]

wow! I've never experienced virtual reality. This looks awesome! Although it'll probably be years before it's released and years after that until I can afford one. Still looks cool!

[GrizzliS1987]

coming out by christmas 2015. Wait is tolerable.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Pretty much even Sony VR is king!

[OwnageDC650]

Ugh, the wait is going to destroy me. ..

Morpheus combines the red AND blue pill. Gaming overdose FTW!

[exnoob]

Sony's looking to take this GEN by storm!! Buckle up ;-).

[PSVita]

I agree. It really seems like a blow out right now. Sony must have dumped a ton of money into R&D with all the products they're coming out with.

[solidsheep]

Will they be able to keep up 1080p or will they have to cut it down to 720p, because of having to mirror the frames?

[Pandamobile]

It's 960x1080 per eye, which is approx. 720p per eye.

[Cupid_Viper_3]

Hi Panda, would you kindly point out to where Sony said it would 960x1080 per eye for me? I watched the liveblog and I didn't catch that.

[Pandamobile]

Unless it's got a different screen for each eye, the 1080p panel has to be split and stacked side by side in order for the game engine to deliever two different slightly offset frames that that accounts for the distance between your pupils (basically how you see in 3D in the real world).

If indeed it is one 1080p panel, then it's likely that they do the same thing as Oculus does and split the 1080p image in half, resulting in each eye receiving a unique 960x1080 frame.

[Pandamobile]

I found a bit more information that confirmed my assumption:

http://scei.co.jp/corporate...

[sorane]

Doubt they would lower it just for better graphics since 1080p is basically the minimum you want for vr.

[Cupid_Viper_3]

I have an HMZ-T1 from Sony and they say that the image quality is 720p, and specifically said that it is 720p per eye.

So if they're saying that this is 1080p, then it is safe expect it to be 1080p per eye as well.

[Cupid_Viper_3]

Panda sent me the link from Sony thenmselves showing that he is spot on with statement above.

It is indeed 960x1080 per eye.

Thanks for the link Panda.

[My_Name_BTW_Is_Dante]

This is Sony's equivalent of Kinect.

Basically, it will be an overpriced gimmick that nobody will want (aside from the casuals of course).

[GarrusVakarian]

Mr Negativity strikes again.

Thanks for your baseless, empty assumptions, yet again. Im sure you are 100% right in everything you say. /s

"This is Sony's equivalent of Kinect"

Lol, no. PS move was Sony's equivalent of Kinect. Both of which were/are gimmicks, this is a potential game changer. Literally.

And LOL at your assumption that VR is for casuals, if anything...the most hardcore gamers would be the early adopters, not casuals. Kinect is for casuals, kinect this is not.

[xx4xx]

I think we are on different sides of the console fence....but i agree with EVERYTHING you just said!!! :)

[DigitalRaptor]

What casual gamer has bought an Oculus Rift?

Zero by my count. Hardcore gamers are all over that shizz.

[exnoob]

Whilst you wither the rest of your life trolling, I'll be enjoying this great news and saving every last penny to enjoy a much richer gaming experience :D.

[rambi80]

OMG i can smell your butt-hurt across the internet...its a Christmas tragedy

[mixelon]

VR is about as far from casual targeted as you can get. Its hardly ideal for family settings is it? "Ignore daddy he's off in some other world. Try not to get in the way of his flailing arms, he has no idea whats happening around him."

Im sure there will be interesting dual screen functionality but the main target for VR is definitely hardcore gamers and tech/future nuts.

[Sevir]

well i guess PC elitists will enjoy their version of kinect as you've coined it with occulus rift which is also very big with equally just as much support as Morpheus

[Pandamobile]

Kinect could be super useful when coupled with a VR device.

Not for precise head-tracking orientation or position, but for full-body motion. The Kinect is an interesting device when you know what it's capable of.

[quenomamen]

At least they're not bundling it and making you pay an extra $100 for it, hoss.

[Dudebro90]

90 degrees is a plus

[Cupid_Viper_3]

Says dudebro >>90<<

[Dudebro90]

What?

[mr-phillips]

This feels like the future all we need now are Sentient robots and space travel.

[Aleithian]

Two words: Ace. Combat.

[Fz6soldier]

Sony is doing it big this gen.

[Fz6soldier]

Sony must have some good stuff for E3 if they didn't feel the need to wait on this.

[Pillsbury1]

I can't even imagine what they have in store for E3, otherwise I would need another change of pants.

[jmac53]

They wanted to get this out at GDC to get developer feedback like how they went about developing the PS4. I do agree that E3 is going to be massive for Sony. 2 years in a row of thrashing the competition.

[porkChop]

People, just imagine Elder Scrolls VI with this thing. Or Fallout 4. Or Gran Turismo 7.

[Pillsbury1]

Sony is the chuck Norris of video games.

[Crystallis]

Nah more like Bruce Lee. They kick a** to anyone that comes near them!

[Father__Merrin]

by the gods E3 is set to be a crow eating give away towards the opponents of the greatest gaming company ever!!!

[player002]

lo its in prototype stage minimal its a few years away smh

[player002]

lol its in prototype stage minimal its a few years away smh

[kingduqc]

90fov and 1080p is low for a VR experience, on top of that there won't be strobing in the LCD so it will look blurry.

[Sevir]

and you know this because you've worn it and experienced it?

Marked as Butt hurt!

[Cryptcuzz]

LoL at marked as butt hurt.

A lot of negative Nancy's on this subject and it's so funny reading the comments from top to bottom.

Can't wait for tomorrow, when people actually get hands on time with it. I hope good things would be said about it, as well as more details on the actual HMD.

[GentlemenRUs]

So you have already got this thing and have tried it?

Thought not... It's called a PROTOTYPE for a REASON.

[Monkeycan8]

porn.

[RosettaStoned]

oh my God these replies.

[Hicken]

You mean all the trolls downplaying this? Yeah, I'm hoping reading that nonsense isn't any alien species' introduction to our "intelligence."

[jmac53]

I'm just worried what kind of trouble the dog is going to get into while I have this thing on. Not to mention how the wife will react to me having this on.

[ElementX]

I'm just afraid any peripherals won't sell well and developer support will diminish. PS Eye and Move never sold well and so support was really lacking. Hopefully enough people will be interested in this!

[Pandamobile]

Once people start to experience VR, it'll take off rapidly. Right now it's limited to developer and gaming communities, but once it hits the marketplace and new industries spring out of the VR revolution, the Oculus Rift and Sony's VR thing (or at least something deriviative of them) will be house hold names the way iPhone and Android are today.

[quenomamen]

" This year's E3 "

Hey kids ! welcome to our booth, come check out Halo 8 & Gears 7 !

What's that ? Naah, pay no mind to the Sony booth full of guys with that stupid thing on their heads ! Ay where you going...... ?!

Did I mention we got DX12........ ?!

[Father__Merrin]

Xbox will have a VR headset soon called the X-Ray!!!!!

[zambutu]

I have the rift dev kit 1 and there were two things that stood out that limited the immersion experience. Number one was the low resolution...that was a no brained. 1080p is the minimum acceptable res for a semi detailed game imo. The other big one for me was the low field of view. 110 degree measured diagonally I believe equates to 90 or so horizontally. Cant remember...but its too low. Feels like wearing blinders.

Its still an awesome device but one screen per eye would be better, but I think they rules that out