As Oculus and HTC , Sony will release a virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR , this year. However, for the moment, neither the price nor the features of the final version, nor the exact release date, are known.
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But during multiple interview granted to the site Polygon, the Japanese manufacturer decided to say a little more about his product.
Two important information to remember. The first is that Sony admitted that the PlayStation VR will be less efficient than the Oculus. The executive vice president of the PlayStation branch explains in effect . "If you talk only of premium quality, yes, I admit qu'Oculus a better virtual reality" And depending Polygon, the Sony headphones have a field of view and a lower screen resolution.
However, the second is that it is voluntary. And it might even be a competitive advantage for where Oculus and HTC desperate to offer the best technology, Sony has made compromises limiting technology to offer something a priori cheaper.
While the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive require computers with cmposants high end and that cost a thousand dollars or more, the PlayStation VR requires a PlayStation 4 console which now sells for 350 dollars in the United States. In addition, although the price of the helmet is not yet known, Sony has said it will more or less the same price as a new video game console, so maybe goshawks of $ 400. To recall, the Oculus Rift costs $ 599 in the US and the HTC Vive costs 799 dollars.
So, faced with its new competitors (as in the video game world, its traditional competitors Nintendo and Microsoft), Sony has chosen to offer something perhaps a little more affordable, instead of staking everything in technology. Afterwards, one of the advantages of the Japanese manufacturer, is that it has more than thirty millions of potential buyers who have the PlayStation 4 console that comes with the headset.
In any case, we already have an idea of the hierarchy of virtual reality kegs on price. The cheapest is the Google Cardboard and dearest, for the moment, the HTC Vive.
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But during multiple interview granted to the site Polygon, the Japanese manufacturer decided to say a little more about his product.
Two important information to remember. The first is that Sony admitted that the PlayStation VR will be less efficient than the Oculus. The executive vice president of the PlayStation branch explains in effect . "If you talk only of premium quality, yes, I admit qu'Oculus a better virtual reality" And depending Polygon, the Sony headphones have a field of view and a lower screen resolution.
However, the second is that it is voluntary. And it might even be a competitive advantage for where Oculus and HTC desperate to offer the best technology, Sony has made compromises limiting technology to offer something a priori cheaper.
While the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive require computers with cmposants high end and that cost a thousand dollars or more, the PlayStation VR requires a PlayStation 4 console which now sells for 350 dollars in the United States. In addition, although the price of the helmet is not yet known, Sony has said it will more or less the same price as a new video game console, so maybe goshawks of $ 400. To recall, the Oculus Rift costs $ 599 in the US and the HTC Vive costs 799 dollars.
So, faced with its new competitors (as in the video game world, its traditional competitors Nintendo and Microsoft), Sony has chosen to offer something perhaps a little more affordable, instead of staking everything in technology. Afterwards, one of the advantages of the Japanese manufacturer, is that it has more than thirty millions of potential buyers who have the PlayStation 4 console that comes with the headset.
In any case, we already have an idea of the hierarchy of virtual reality kegs on price. The cheapest is the Google Cardboard and dearest, for the moment, the HTC Vive.