Project Morpheus with new name Playstation VR

Design

The 2015 Project Morpheus model keeps its predecessor's Full HD 1920 x 1080 display, but ups it from 5-inches to 5.7-inches, which gives a 100-degree field of vision. It also features RGB subpixels, which help smooth out the image.

A more important upgrade here is to the refresh rate, which runs at a 120Hz instead of 60Hz - higher than both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive's 90Hz. 

Price and Release Date

Sony has given us a rather vague release date for PlayStation VR: the first half of 2016. In an interview with Gizmodo, Yoshida said that a more precise timing could be nailed down once Sony is certain of the technical specifications.

There's still no word on the cost of PlayStation VR, but Yoshida told Gizmodo that "this is a console product so we like to provide our hardware at as low price as we can do."

PlayStation VR: Games

Check out the boxout on the left for our pick of the confirmed titles - there's plenty to get excited about. PlayStation VR demos at the Tokyo Game Show include Final Fantasy XIV from Square Enix, Hatsune Miku, Summer Lesson and Danganronpa VR. Sony is taking PlayStation VR to Paris Games Week at the end of October so we could see some more demos and announcements there.

Speaking as part of a panel at PlayStation Experience in December, Shuhei Yoshida, Worldwide Studios president stated the big ambitions for core games on the platform.

“We've been showing experiences that are intentionally passive and easy on people to make sure that everyone who tries has a great time," he said.

“We've been doing lots of experiments, and discovering lots of great stuff. Some of the experiences are quite fast, and we are surprised at how we don't get sick. [We are working on some stuff] that I can't talk about that [core] gamers will enjoy."