Sony's already said that Project Morpheus, the PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset, will be available commercially in the first half of 2016 – but now Japanese newspaper Asahi has followed up, stating that it'll launch before June next year in the Land of the Rising Sun. Alright, it's the same information worded slightly differently, but it's nice to know that the organisation's plans haven't changed since the Game Developers Conference earlier in the year.
Perhaps most interesting about this little snippet is that the platform holder appears to be committing to a global rollout next year, which is surprising seeing as much of its promotional efforts have focused on the West thus far. Summer Lesson, the weird schoolgirl studying sim from Bandai Namco, was announced for the headset last year, but few other Japanese developers have jumped on the technology yet. Hopefully we'll see more from them soon.
[source asahi.com, via kotaku.co.uk]
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I am so ready for this. Bring. It. On.
Why can I only see this being a cool, niche gadget for the minority?
Happy to be convinced otherwise, but right now I'm not sold on it...
No thanks
I can't wait to see how they'll market this. When will the price be announced?
I'm predicting an April release at $300 USD.
Everyone seems to think it will bomb, it probably will but it may take off like the Wii. That will be almost impossible though as it will definitely suffer from a severe lack of games. They should start churning out PS One games for this thing just to bulk it out, and make them free.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi PS1 games on a VR headset?
Anybody here know the old Sesame Street game - 1 of these things just doesn't belong here? Well this one is a trick question, they ALL belong.
@rjejr
Destined for Greatness in failure?
Until such time as a dedicated console is released where the VR headset is mandatory, I can't see this idea getting too far.
Well if you look at the number of PS4's sold so far its a strong possibility that the install base will be very strong by the time it comes out. If 30 million people own a PS4 by April next year, you'd have to think at least 1 or 2 million will get the headset, and possibly more.. How many will they have to sell for it to be successful is the question
@AyeHaley why not, switch the 2d format to 3d corridor game or just a straight forward port, I'd like to be able to play any game with the headset regardless of vr, Sony seem dead set against the idea.
Not convinced of the tech (about whether it's for me) or for the price. It would take a lot of convincing
Honestly I am not to excited for this. The day I can't use a normal controller to play my games is the day I stop buying the newest consoles and stick with my old consoles.
@Cowboysfan-22 I understand where your coming from but how many ps3's were sold and how many move's were sold? PS Move died on its arse pretty quickly
i dont think they should release it for another year or so. make the games first THEN release it. there will be no reason to buy this thing. i really want this to work out personally.
My money is ready
I'm in on launch day
I'll get this depending on price. I also think the price is what will make it a hit or flop...if it's almost the same price as a console, I see it as a flop...especially if it's over $150. People don't have that money to put into something that may not stick around...like Wonderbook or Move. Hopefully Sony will keep this going if it does sell well, and not jump dump it later on. I'm hoping for a success with this, but I'm also wondering...I'd love to have it, but I may wait.
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