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"

[Geekman]

Oh, goody. Overpriced technology.

[Idba]

???? 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

[Geekman]

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.

[Debaitable]

That's only compatible with the PS4..

[Utalkin2me]

@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.

[papashango]

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.

[Kryptix]

@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.

[imXify]

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

[bleedsoe9mm]

they will sell you a 10ft sony trinitron in VR

[Hellsvacancy]

Did you use your iPhone to type that?

[Studio-YaMi]

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.

[medman]

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

[BOLO]

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

[TristanPR77]

Good one. You got him there.

[NeoTribe]

Just because your broke doesnt mean everyone else is.

[Matt666]

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

[moujahed]

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

[HugoDrax]

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

[calvincrack]

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

[justSumDood]

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.

[G20WLY]

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

[Tru_Ray]

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

Tru_

[Father Murder X]

No it doesn't!!

[BigErn]

Yes it does.

[jhoward585]

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.

[specialguest]

What's possible now with the tech we have is virtual tours. With multiple cameras lined up to cover 360 degrees of view and above view capturing videos from all angles, we'll be able to look all around while taking a predetermined path through our tour destination. This will be awesome for education, business, and entertainment.

Check out this 360 camera: http://m.youtube.com/watch?...

[Hellsvacancy]

Only thing that worries me is 6 - 12 months later will Sony release a "newer/better/slimmer&quo t; version?

[PSVita]

If they do then I'm all for it

[Hellsvacancy]

What happened to my comment? I didn't type that last bit

I do check my comments before I post them

[G20WLY]

I'm the same with cars, "Right, I'm going to get that car...maybe I'll wait - they're bound to bring out the replacement as soon as I buy it"!

Now I just bite the bullet if something interests me, otherwise I might never buy anything and I'll just miss out!

[younglj01]

Sony is very smart on the marketing of PS4/Project Morpheus.Its amazing at how much the PS4 is capable of doing.If you would have told me on Feb. 20, 2013, that the PS4 will have 8GDDR and VR capabilities.I would told you to stop dreaming, because even I as a fan Sony would have never thought that.But now 1 year later you telling PS4 is capable of VR gaming, gets me to thinking "what else is the PS4 capable of".?If Sony had the confidence to wait more then 13 months to announce that VR was built from the ground up for the PS4...

What else is Sony hiding about the PS4 hardware?Seriously what is the PS4?Because so far it don't seem like any "console" I have ever seen released...

[Chaostar]

A thick cut dGpu slow roasted and smothered in Sony secret sauce with a side of fries.

aaaaaand now I'm hungry.

[younglj01]

lol

[MasterCornholio]

Sounds delicious.

[TristanPR77]

All I have been reading and hearing is praise of project Morpheus and I am glad of it. Is shaping out to be big as with Oculus.

Xbone lovers will hate so no surprise there and even more when Microsoft is no where around this revolutions that Oculus and Sony is creating.