Project Morpheus vs HTC Vive vs Oculus Rift

PS4Daily :"We compare the specs of the three rival VR headsets".

[ps5fanboy]

I guarantee Sony will owny.
I also expect Sony to throw some sort of additional hardware chip into Morpheus , secret sauce baby , watch this space...
@red butterfly , screen door effect can be defeated in how the panel display works , for instance , a Epson projector give sde a Sony projector non , both outputting same res different panel tech
@rad apples , I'm suspecting you're talking nonsense also , the Morpheus is 1080p to both eyes , that's the way it is stated , that's the way it is I'm afraid...

[LifeInNZ]

Vertical res may be 1080p but horizontal is 960. I have no idea how good this will look but i dare say if the gameplay is immersive enough you wont notice one way or the other.

To me the only real negative is the fact it needs to be tethered to the PS4. Obviously this means it wont run on batteries but id still rather be wireless.

[mixelon]

It will look ok but not perfect. There will be pixelation. Same resolution as the DK2.

[mixelon]

No. It's 1080p split - JUST like the DK2. (which I own) It's just a single 1080p display with lenses on top.

It is not 2x full 1080p - even Valve/HTC's headset isn't that high resolution, lol.

This will get disagrees because of wishful thinking, but it's absolutely true.

[mixelon]

Also worth noting that 2x 1920x1080p would be a waste as the viewports are circular. A pair of squarish screens like the HTC headset makes a lot more sense. Two 16:9 displays would be really dumb. Eyesight doesnt work like that.

[pompombrum]

I'm curious but will these all have their own formats or will games/experiences be cross compatible?

[lemoncake]

Oculus have spent so long talking and sending out small quantities of developer units that they are about to get owned, they have just ended up hyping vr for others to swoop in and run away with the goods.

[uth11]

Yup, after this conference, I sense they are about to become the loser of the three..

[Niv]

Sony cracked th algorithm to interpolate 60 to 120hz and it's done with th external box. Th ps4 power is reserve for graphics only.

[mixelon]

Most TV manufacturers have been doing motion interpolation for years. Sony were very smart to put it in their headset box thingy though if the latency is incredibly low. Very smart.

[duplissi]

The latency is going to kill the experience.

[Jdoki]

In terms of hardware I don't really care as long as every headset does the job well.

I can't use Oculus on PS4, and we don't know if Morpheus will work on PC (and even if it does will it be supported). So I'll probably end up buying a Morpheus as long as there's some good games that use it, and an Oculus or Vive dpeending one which is better.

I am very much looking forward to playing Elite and Star Citizen using a VR headset. And if No Mans Sky turns out to be as good as it looks on PS4, and supports Morpheus, I am going to be extremely happy.

[Fishy Fingers]

OR for me. Longer in development, bigger dev support in both software and hardware development. Bankrolled by Facebook money and not tied to a specific piece of hardware and open source meaning a raft of different possibly applications outside of just gaming.

Either way, I'm not sold on any of them. Shutting the world out for a headset just seems like a step to far for me.

[jay2]

Wouldn't expect anything but the best from Sony, and it's beaten both of those, bigger screen, faster refresh rate etc. All we need now are actual decent games for it and I'll buy it day one. I've played the rift in london and it was quite good

[Fro_xoxo]

Easy choice.

Oculus-Rift.

*It's been in development for forever.

*It isn't tied to any console.

*Open platform support.

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I Don't find VR gaming appealing tho'.

[etownone]

Very impressed with Project Morpheus.

Sony really bumped up the specs.
Looking forward to getting this Day 1.

[uth11]

Don't forget that hardware often doesn't win on specs alone. There are many examples where the best-spec'd device got left in the dust.

Cost is a big factor. 1080p will be cheaper than 4K, for instance
What hardware do you need to buy with it?
How comfortable is it?
How much is motion sickness a problem? Will it come with a year supply of Dramamine?

I think Sony is well positioned should VR take off. However the real battle isn't Sony vs Vive or Sony vs Oculus, Sony has no real competition in the console space. The real battle will be Vive vs Oculus