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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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Geekman4107d ago

Oh, goody. Overpriced technology.

Idba4107d 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

Geekman4107d 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.

Debaitable4107d ago

That's only compatible with the PS4..

Utalkin2me4107d 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.

papashango4107d ago (Edited 4107d 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.

Kryptix4107d 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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imXify4107d ago

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

bleedsoe9mm4107d ago

they will sell you a 10ft sony trinitron in VR

Hellsvacancy4107d ago (Edited 4107d ago )

Did you use your iPhone to type that?

Studio-YaMi4107d ago (Edited 4107d 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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medman4107d ago

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

BOLO4106d ago

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

TristanPR774106d ago

Good one. You got him there.

NeoTribe4106d ago

Just because your broke doesnt mean everyone else is.

Matt6664106d ago

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

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moujahed4107d 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.

HugoDrax4107d ago

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

calvincrack4107d ago

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

justSumDood4107d 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.

G20WLY4107d ago (Edited 4107d ago )

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

Tru_Ray4107d ago

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

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jhoward5854107d ago (Edited 4107d 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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Rocket League celebrates tenth anniversary in Season 19

Rocket League’s tenth anniversary update will be split into three parts, bringing new limited-time game modes and rewards to claim.

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Destiny10807h ago

love me some rocket league

soccer with cars, what's not to love

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They really hit the jackpot with this game. It's got long legs.

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Fortnite is about to get way faster with a new game mode

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Yoshida claims PS believes Xbox is their only competitor, truth is they don’t have one any more

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida claims PlayStation still believes Xbox is their only true competitor, not Nintendo.

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Terry_B10h ago

True, they have pretty different audiences..and some People just have both at home or a PS and a PC that emulates more or less everything from Nintendo.

Knightofelemia8h ago

Xbox hasn't been a competitor since the XB360. Last generation and this generation Sony has been running circles around Xbox. As for Sony vs Nintendo Sony runs circles yes but I don't really see Nintendo as competition. Nintendo does their own thing and it works.

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Lightning773h ago

Details are important. Console sales yes. Overall games Xbox seems to be doing fairly well in that department.

drivxr7h ago

Console wars are over.

Eventually, everyone else will catch up to this fact.

attilayavuzer6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I think it's all PS fans have left at this point. Console wars were always a competition for fourth place behind Nintendo, PC and mobile. If Xbox evaporates into a hybrid virtual platform, then PS will be perennially left in last place.

Christopher6h ago

Strange, I recall all those FCC documents and witness testimonies saying the exact opposite... Guess Microsoft doesn't know what it's talking about?

Destiny10807h ago

microsoft wanted to crush sony into dust and they had the money to do it, but with such weak leadership it was always going to fail

Reaper22_6h ago

Had the money? They still have the money but the industry has changed since xbox 360. Microsoft is the number one publisher in gaming. I'd hardly call that failing.

IRetrouk6h ago(Edited 5h ago)

The industry hasn't changed though, just ms, Microsoft was the no1 publisher for a month in december 2024, the actual no1 for fy2024 was tencent if game sales are all that's being counted.

Profchaos5h ago

Money doesn't mean you'll be successful large corporations have entered and failed before like Nec

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