At the premier video game conference, the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles, Sony finally announced the release date of the long-awaited SonyVR System. Set October 13, 2016 and start saving for the $399 price tag of the unit. Pre-Orders have already sold out on sites, Amazon
The only catch is that you still need a Playstation 4 and the hand controllers to use the VR Headset. There are already 40 million PS4’s sold worldwide already. Sony is saying that they will have 50 games ready to go by the October release which would put them ahead of Oculus and ViveHTC.
The headset will deliver a 5.7-inch 1080p OLED display along with a 100-degree field of view and a 120Hz refresh rate. The headset also has 9 positional LED‘s on its surface for the PlayStation Camera to track 360-degree head movement, and connects to the PlayStation by HDMI or USB. All standard PlayStation 4 games can be played in a “cinematic mode” that simulates a five-meter screen within a virtual space, Sony has said. Users can also view 360-degree photographs and videos, that are captured by devices such as omnidirectional cameras, through the media player. Other features, such as Share Play and Live from PlayStation, will also be compatible within the headset.