Sony Playstation VR helmet goes on sale in October for $ 399

At the conference of game developers, Sony announced the release date and cost of the virtual reality helmet PlayStation VR, with which it will be possible to enjoy games with the Playstation in 3D. Points will go on sale in October 2016 at a price of $ 399. True, the price does not include a PlayStation Move camera that tracks the movement of points, and controllers to track hand movements.

Sony first announced work on the helmet project in the fall of 2014 . Last year, it was announced that the PlayStation VR will appear in the first half of 2016. As a result, the release date was shifted to autumn.
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The cost of the helmet is less than the nearest competitors: for the Oculus Rift asking $ 599, for the HTC Vive - $ 799. At the same time competing products will appear within a few weeks. Also note that for games they will require a top-end computer, which in itself will cost you at least $ 1,000. A PlayStation VR can be used on the Playstation 4 console priced at $ 350.



The helmet has one screen size of 5.7 "with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a field of view of 100 degrees. The display resolution is 1920 × 1080 (960 × 1080 on each of the eyes). It turns out that when you win in frequency, the display loses to competitors in The delay between the player’s movements and the display update is promised to be no more than 18 ms.

Simultaneously with the start of sales of the display, Sony will begin distributing 50 games that support virtual reality technology.