PS4 VR Headset's Screen Latency Is A Bit Pixelized, Users Can See The Ground, No Motion Sickness

"Unless you are living under the rock, Sony have announced their entry into the world of Virtual Reality. They announced their project yesterday during the ongoing Game Developers Conference. Following up our story yesterday, we have a got few more tid-bits regarding the VR headset."

[WorldGamer]

Seems great, particularly for a first attempt and presumably a demo unit. The cage shaking during the shark attack was a bit odd to mention as unless you had on a full body suit or you were inside some kind of sumulator, how would you recreate the shaking.

This all sounds phenomenal to me and if people temper their expectations to reality of this being a 200 to 300 dollar unit, it becomes very exciting.

I hope it works out and killer apps are developed for it. Cool concept overall.

[SteamPowered]

Looks really polished for a demo unit. Sony sure knows how to market their machines.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

So there many questions about the VR technology, How much tessellation does it have? , and purely what happen to people with prescription lenses, and there option to turn down the volume of the game, and if you require an audio input to the Tv?

[Volkama]

Your questions are bad. Sorry.

[porkChop]

1) Tessellation has nothing to do with VR, that's up to the developer and whether or not they choose to utilize the feature.

2) Sony stated already that people with glasses can use the headset without any problems. They accounted for this when they designed it.

3) Yes you can turn the volume down. Whether it would be through built-in buttons, or through the PS4/game, we don't know.

4) No. The audio comes directly from the PS4. If you want, you can also plug your own headphones into the headset.

[Raf1k1]

I wonder if being able to see the ground is deliberately part of the design to stop people walking into stuff.

[brave27heart]

Im sorry but who walks around with a Vr headset on? Most of the time you'll be sat down as normal. Games won't track your footsteps, you wont have to walk around your living room to explore.

[KUV1977]

But since Morpheus supports full 360° rotation of the wearer it would make sense to stand... Move-Games also 'required' standing. Since VR and Move will pair nicely I don't see that you will play everything sitting down.

[Raf1k1]

Thought that was the point of VR?

If you're just sitting then it's not much better than sticking a small screen in front of your eyes.

There's an app that shows you the stars and constellations which you can look around by physically moving the phone. Put that in front of your eyes while you use it and it's not much different to what these things offer.

[webeblazing]

yeah but in you look at some OR demo some game can throw off your balance and that could be dangerous. im sure they will find a solution to this. and im sure it depend on the games also.

[specialguest]

Seeing the ground will not be an issue since there will most likely be something you can attach underneath to cover the gap. The sony hmz t1 came with an attachment and it'll be the same case for sonys vr headset.

[Gravity_DoGG]

Agreed by accident

[DawnOfDon]

I bet some people will experience motion sickness.

On a good note this does sound promising I just hope it isn't to expensive

[ARESWARLORD]

I think it will be a fad just like 3D was. I have a 3D projector and never use it in 3D. Same as my buddys