Sony's Morpheus gamble could change course of VR

PS4 is going gangbusters, 3DS continues to impress, Steam and Kickstarter have between them overseen an extraordinary revitalisation of PC gaming, and mobile gaming goes from strength to strength; yet it's absolutely clear where the eager eyes of most gamers are turned right now. Virtual reality headsets are, not for the first time, the single most exciting thing in interactive entertainment.

[EvilWay]

Change the course of what? We don't even have VR yet

[SojournUK]

Some of us do...

[MrWonderful]

Sword art online becomes reality :)

[xActionBasturdx]

Dude I hope it really does...VRMMO seems like something everyone would dive into

[ABBAJESUS]

Just give us final products already! :)

[badboyz09]

All comes down to price?

[Codey47]

If they charge the same as a PS4...."I'm out" quicker than Peter Jones.

I can afford it... but it's not the point it's the principle
I'd say no more than £150

[WeAreLegion]

I'm hoping to see a 4K screen in that bad boy for consumer release. Apparently, the new Oculus kit is rocking one. I imagine that's a Samsung screen. I'm sure Sony can make their own 4K screens if they need to.

So many developers have already jumped on-board with Morpheus and Oculus, but gaining the console crowd will be important. Sony better be ready for this.

[Cryptcuzz]

Can't wait to see more details and games in development for this.

[user367272]

Serious..if morpheus is this next big thing since slice bread..why haven't we heard any news since its brief reveal in the Spring...not e3
.not Gamescom...not TGS. Seriously, usually a big product gets promoted and talk about in the news as often as possible to show of its capabilities and promote it so it can sell. Have anyone heard any new news recently about Morpheus or VR gaming, for that matter?

[Cryptcuzz]

Google is your friend. On top of that, there is that website VR Focus that talks about games in development for both Occulous Rift and Morpheous, that I see on N4G all the time.

As some have already said on here, Morpheous was demoed behind closed doors recently at TGS. It was also playable at other events in the recent past. You can go on the WWW and literally find hundreds, if not, thousands of articles on the medias experiences with it.

VR is where the industry is headed. It's not going to replace our usual gaming experiences, but many great experiences in gaming will also be found in gaming that is designed with VR in mind.

[URNightmare]

Are you new around here? There's VR news every single week and not just from Morpheus and Rift but others too.

[XanderZane]

Does anyone know why Morpheus wasn't shown at Gamescom or TGS? I think it was shown behind closed doors at the E3 though. I honestly don't think they have any games ready to show for it yet. Just a bunch of Tech demos. I don't thing they will have a full retail game until the end of 2015. That might be why they aren't talking much about it right now. I'm sure Sony doesn't want to release it with jusst 1 or 2 games complete.

[Eonjay]

It was actually shown at both. Here is a video from TGS.

[XanderZane]

Aaahhh.. you forgot the link. Ok, you were right. Here you go. I still think it was all behind closed doors though.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2...

[Eonjay]

Its going to be great for the market at large. Something new. They need to make it affordable, and they need to make it so that you don't need a top of the line graphics card to get decent performance.

[DougLord]

Highly doubtful. PS4 is nowhere near powerful enough. VR needs 1080p to each eye at OVER 60 FPS. PS5 should be capable, but Sony will probably go bankrupt before that. And console gamers dont start buying en mass until the console gets under $200. Sony fans will not fork out $300-$400 for an add on to a $400 console. And even if they don't sell Playstation to Google, Apple or Amazon, the inability of the PS4 to deliver a good VR experience at a low price will result in the project getting cut. Unfortunately Sony doesn't have the resources to make this work. Maybe Facebook or Samsung. They can sell it to PC gamers that spend $1,000+ om a video card.

[Sir_Simba]

"Sony will go bankrupt before that" ---- Fortune teller

"console gamers dont start buying mass until the console gets under $200" ------Im guessing 5 million xbox ones, 10 million PS4 is very very tiny

"Sell Playstation" their most profitable branch at the moment you must be the special kind of stupid

I'm not gonna bother with the rest, enough braincell damage for today. I also have a pc that will be just right for oculus Rift but I dont care for it.

[Cryptcuzz]

"...enough braincell damage for today"

Disappointed in myself for stumbling on DougLords's comment. Now I too have been inflicted with DougLord Loss of Brain Cell syndrome.

[gangsta_red]

VR is still in a very early stage and I honestly don't think it's going to take off the way these companies want it to.

A lot of people are turned off at the idea of being totally cut off from their outside environment. Me personally won't like this because I have family running around and I am listening out for things going on in my house. It's like when you have headphones on, your sense of hearing might be busy but you still have your eyes, now imaging your eyes and hearing totally being taken away from you.

Another factor is cost, is this new piece of tech going to be another 400 or 500 dollars on top of the Move and PS camera and more than likely a PS4? That's a lot of bread to be shelling out for company that is notorious for not supporting their peripherals.

[AshleeEmerson]

I agree and disagree.

I agree that the biggest drawback is the inability to perceive this reality. With two of our senses out of use, I wonder will people constantly be taking it off to see if they are getting robbed, if the baby is crying, how close they are to things etc. I wrote Sony about 6 months ago about these dangers and that they need an outer dual camera much like the phone's of today and in an instant they can press a button and the sound turns off and the "real" environment can be seen. This way, we're not constantly taking it off and on.

I also hope that those with seizures will be ok playing it.

I disagree that it won't take off. My boyfriend's company alone will be pumping money into it's promotion so that the public can become aware with the proper cautions. People are ready to move forward when it comes to this form of experience. Proper marketing and making the public aware of how to properly use the device and how the mechanics work will really aid in the pre conceived experience.

I personally can not freaking wait to experience VR.

[S2Killinit]

wish all the best to them.

[snookiegamer]

Totally fascinating to me that a company reportedly having deep financial issues is still able to invest in new technology, when many others would shy away from such a thing!

Sony shareholders seem to be very supportive...that's a good thing btw ;o)

[ArmrdChaos]

That will change if Sony's inability to pay out dividends starts to become habit.