PlayStation VR
Sign in to saveAlso known as Project Morpheus, PS VR, PSVR, Sony PlayStation VR, Sony PS VR, Sony PSVR, PlayStation Virtual Reality, Sony PlayStation Virtual Reality
2016 virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment
Key facts
- Also known as
- PS VR (abbreviation) Project Morpheus (code name)
- Developer
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Manufacturer
- Sony
- Product family
- PlayStation
- Type
- Virtual reality headset
- Generation
- Eighth
- Released
- October 13, 2016 ( 2016-10-13 )
- Lifespan
- 2016–2024
- Introductory price
- $ 399 € 399 ¥ 44980 £ 349 A$ 549 CDN$ 548 SGD$ 599 ZAR 6499 IDR 6.9 million
- Units sold
- 5 million (as of December 31, 2019 )
- Display
- 5.7" OLED , 100° field of view
- Graphics
- 1080p RGB (960 × 1080 per eye; 90–120 Hz refresh rate)
- Sound
- 3D audio through headphone jack , and available microphone input
- Input
- Positional tracking with 9 LEDs via PlayStation Camera
- Controller input
- DualShock 4 controller PlayStation Aim PlayStation Move
- Camera
- PlayStation Camera
- Platform
- PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
- Dimensions
- 187×185×277 mm (w × h × l)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The PlayStation VR (PS VR) is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016. The headset works with the company's PlayStation 4 video game console and is forward compatible with PlayStation 5. Sony released its successor, PlayStation VR2, in 2023, having sold at least 5 million PlayStation VR units worldwide.
The PlayStation VR has a 5.7 inch OLED panel, with a display resolution of 1080p. The headset also has a processor box which enables the Social Screen video output to the television, as well as process the 3D audio effect, and uses a 3.5mm headphone jack. The headset also has nine positional LEDs on its surface for the PlayStation Camera to track 360 degree head movement.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “PlayStation VR” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.