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Sony’s dazzling Project Morpheus demos show that virtual reality’s future is bigger than videogames

Edge writes:

"Sony has put together a virtual reality headset prototype which is aesthetically slicker and more comfortable to use than Oculus, and importantly it has existing, familiar controllers able to track movements. Sony has promised to bring Morpheus to market at a reasonable price, though opinions will vary on what exactly ‘reasonable’ means – whatever its eventual price and release date, these first few encounters alone suggest that once this tech becomes available to the consumer, there won’t be any shortage of people happy to pay any price for a ticket to these vivid virtual worlds"

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Geekman4106d ago

Oh, goody. Overpriced technology.

Idba4106d ago

???? Project Morpheus doesnt even have a price yet but youre already complaining. And if youre talking about the projected price (250-300usd)youre bloody wrong. Especially considering you can use it for playing games, watching movies and hopefully watching Netflix

Geekman4106d ago

400 bucks for a PS4, 300 for a virtual reality headset. I can get Hulu, Netfilx, Amazon, etc on the consoles I already have, such as the Wii U or Ps4. Nothing against this project, I'm actually all for it, but I don't want to invest too much money into video games than I already do.

Debaitable4106d ago

That's only compatible with the PS4..

Utalkin2me4106d ago

@Geekman

Just cause you do not want to invest money into your hobby, doesn't mean it is overpriced and nobody else doesn't want to.

papashango4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

You're better off investing in an Occulus. There's no guarantee your VR investment will even last beyond the ps4 generation.

Plus you have Sony's history of not supporting their own peripherals. It's kind of a no brainer.

Kryptix4106d ago

@papashango

"You're better off investing in an Occulus. There's no guarantee your VR investment will even last beyond the ps4 generation."

The Pulse headset went from being PS3 compatible to being PS3 & PS4 compatible just last month.

"Plus you have Sony's history of not supporting their own peripherals."

PS Move did get a lot of support:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

PS Eye got decent support from 2007-2012:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

They just weren't advertised well or rarely.

The VR headset will do good if the consumer wants it. So far, it's gotten great reception, especially with Occulus Rift helping to show people how the tech works. They're not in competition with each other, one is for a console, the other is for the PC so both can do fine.

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imXify4106d ago

I'll put my money on this instead of buying a new television.

bleedsoe9mm4106d ago

they will sell you a 10ft sony trinitron in VR

Hellsvacancy4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Did you use your iPhone to type that?

Studio-YaMi4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Then I guess you never touched a gaming PC before,that's for sure ...

I bet you feel the same about lots of other devices & peripherals,so why are you concerned?

Just don't buy it and move on,I'm sure lots of people are enjoying the idea and are willing to support it.

I know I am.

"400 bucks for a PS4, 300 for a virtual reality headset"

You make it sound like you NEED or HAVE to buy this in order to buy a PS4 or enjoy a PS4,which isn't the case AT ALL,you are nit-picking here,that's obvious.

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medman4106d ago

@geekman
"Overpriced technology"?? Oh, I get it...you must be referring to dat bone and kinect. My apologies.

BOLO4105d ago

If Morpheus is overpriced technology then what do you consider the Xbox One?

TristanPR774105d ago

Good one. You got him there.

NeoTribe4105d ago

Just because your broke doesnt mean everyone else is.

Matt6664105d ago

what about people who are epileptic will they be able to use the vr headset

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moujahed4106d ago

Imagine programs for architecture or interior design. Instead of just doodling on a pad you get to actually walk around and see your work.

HugoDrax4106d ago

Funny you say that, as I'm an architect :-)

calvincrack4106d ago

This article has way too much writing in it, not enough plain language. This aint literary journalism, its video games

justSumDood4106d ago

It's enthusiasm.
I remember my first experiences with VR, they were exciting and overwhelming.

The article is clearly the authors attempt at conveying the experience. Unfortunately, that's an impossible task with mere words. However, anyone with even the slightest background with VR knows exactly what he's feeling.

G20WLY4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

I'm sure you can find articles on other sites that might be more your level. ;P

Tru_Ray4106d ago

This is from EDGE. Their editorial standards are infinitely higher than the amateur blogs that dominate this site.

Tru_

jhoward5854106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Even if we have to pay 300 bucks for Sony's VR you'll still save money. In the long run that is.

The cost to power a VR would save you on your eletricity bill. I'm pretty sure LCD TV uses way more power than VR glasses.

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