Everybody has heard of Virtual Reality, some have tested it - but almost no one actually has a device at home which they can use regularly.
Well Sony, is trying to change that now.
The new Virtual Reality Glasses for the PlayStation (PSVR) come at the affordable price of €399 and offer a fun virtual reality experience for PlayStation users that want to spice up their games with a new dimension of gameplay.
The new VR Glasses launched on October 13, and had many gamers around the world excited for the release.
While other Virtual Reality Gadgets like the Oculus Rift, HTC's Vive and the Microsoft Hololens were all released this year, Sony decided to do something different and offer their product for only about half of the price.
This makes it a lot more attractive for hobby-gamers and virtual reality newcomers - but of course, the "low" price also has a reason: the graphics are not as high end as you might expect.
The screen of the glasses measures 5.7" diagonally (a similar size to a galaxy note 7) and offers a screen resolution of 1920x1080. In comparison, both the oculus rift and HTC vive offer 1200x1080.
Once you start the game and put on the glasses, you will realize quickly that the graphics are not as sharp and smooth as you'd expect them to be from a 2016 tech-gadget.
Maybe it would've been a smarter decision to raise the price a few hundred dollars, but improve the quality instead?
That depends on your personal opinion - for Virtual Reality newcomers, this might already be exciting enough.
While the low resolution is for sure the biggest disadvantage of the glasses, they have a lot of positive aspects as well.
The 3D effects are amazingly realistic, the reaction time has little to no delay (only 18 milliseconds), and the field of vision is exceptionally large with its 100 degrees.
The glasses are also very comfortable to wear, and are much lighter than the rivals Oculus Rift or Vive since the processor has been separated from the glasses itself and are connected with a cable.
To use the glasses, you actually need to buy a PlayStation camera for around €60 as well.
The camera tracks the blue light that emits from the VR glasses, as well as the light from the controller, and supplies this information to the game.
This technology works very well - even in low light.
While you can use your regular Dualshock controller for most games, the PlayStation Move controllers with the rubber spheres on top can also be used for certain games and offer more options for movements and controlling.
So which games can you actually play with the new VR glasses?
That's probably the most important question!
Over 40 games have already integrated the VR into their gameplay, and some of the most popular games include:
- Final Fantasy 15
- Eve Valkyrie
- Gran Tourismo Sport
- Batman - Arkham VR
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
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