Sony has just revealed the prototype of it’s own Virtual Reality (VR) System designed to work with the PlayStation 4 console at the GDC in San Francisco. Project Morpheus has a smooth and sleek finish and is Sony’s statement of intent with regards to Virtual Reality Gaming.
The current prototype is a Head Mounted display with a 1080p resolution and a 90 degree field of view. The system uses it’s built in accelerometer and gyroscope sensors as well as those of the PlayStation camera to track your head’s movements.
Project Morpheus works with the PlayStation camera, your Dualshock 4 Wireless Controller and PlayStation Move to deliver an easy-to-use, plug-and-play VR experience. In addition, the new technology also boasts Sony’s new 3D audio technology that re-creates stereoscopic sounds in all directions as well as changing in real-time depending on your head positioning.
The current prototype will be the development kit for PS4 developers and is the culmination of three years of working on what Sony describes as ”the next innovation from SCE that we believe will shape the future of games”.
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