design looks cooler than oculus rift. is that final design?

based on experiences, how much is the estimated price guys?

Hope they keep the price lower than 3K. Any higher, people won't really buy it in droves, and the developers won't support the equipment if there are not enough people buying the equipment.

haha 1st who will get this device is Ninja... 

haha 1st who will get this device is Ninja... 

Q: "Locmotion: you can put your hands in the game with the PS Move... any option to get your feet in there so you can move around?" A: "We're researching... it depends on what you're trying to accomplish."

Q: "have you let your kids try it or any kids... are there recommended age ranges?" A: "We've had young people try it and they've been very excited by it."

Q: "I'm wondering why the name 'Project Morpheus' A: "Well... we decided on the name last week" (laughs). "It was decided because Morpheus is the god of dreams... not a Matrix reference." (laughs)

Q: On the list of content and tool partners, there were many involved in 3D. Can you comment in the specific role that you see 3D playing with Project Morpheus." A: "It's different than 3D cinema -- this is fundamentally different because we're correctly rendering the view for each eye. The experience is different than 3D TV. Some of the tools will overlap, especially the authoring tools will be useful for VR rendering."

Q: "what do you guys see for VR for school systems? Do you see this project being used for education?" A: "One of the great things about consumers electronics is affordability.There's great work now by USC using VR for PTSD treatment. Our hardware will be useful for those efforts too. Currently our experience with NASA has been positive."

Q: "Seems like Project Morpheus works in conjunction with the PS Move. Is the next step in the process to work on haptic responses?" A: "I think haptics would further enhance presense. We're not currently working on any specialized VR haptic peripheral, but down the road I think haptics will be a big part of VR"

Q: "given the horsepower question, will the VR experience rendered for the PS4 be rendered slower than 2D games on the PS4?" A: "The graphics are so rich because you are immersed. You need a different kind of graphics optimization."

Q: "Are you looking into eye tracking?" A: "Yes"

Q: "How many units do you plan people to have?" A:" Right now it's one per PS4"

Q: "Will it support PC? HMZ series was popular among PC gamers because it was HDMI. Do you see a future where it could go beyond the console world?" A: "We're not discussion product decisions today."

Q: "Are you working with Oculus or other makers to sync APIs?" A: "I think now it's all just in spirit, there isn't any standardization yet."

Q: "When will the unit come out?" A: "As soon as possible" (laughs)

Q: "Is it wired?" A: current protoype is wired... 5 meters. We're investigating other solutions, obviously everyone wants it to be wireless.

Q: "Would the unit ever be stand-alone without a playstation?" A: No not really.

WTB Ninja HMZ

LoL if they release KILLZONE 5 with VR feature, I buy.

Some Q&A from today's presentation:

Regarding weight, as this is a prototype they're not committing to anything yet.

But we'll hear more hands-on impression tomorrow, since there will be a few VR demos from Sony:

- [b]EVE Valkyrie (CCP), a multiplayer dogfighting shooter that uses virtual reality to give the player the sense of being a real pilot in an EVE Online spaceship
[/B]
- Thief (SQUARE ENIX Co., LTD.), which allows players to explore the dark shadowy world of the stealth action title

- “The Castle” (SCE) that shows various VR　interactions utilizing PS Move

- “The Deep” (SCE), where players can observe the waters from inside a shark proof cage.

Eve Valkyrie got my attention. I wanna look around the cockpit and then space 

Yeah, just saw the trailer, looks awesome. 

initial prototype of morpheus. lol

Cool. Sony need to port OUTLAST to VR version with full surround sound.

LOL , lot of ppl will end up in hospital , just like the 1st Resident Evil...

sony must put a lot of warning sign in game....

i will buy it if not more than 3k since i own the 1st generation of sony HMZ which got me hook on 3d games playing used mount headset. 1 thing sony please make it comfortable to wear for long hour playing.

LoL I think first door into the library. people gonna throw out this HMD.
I think Sony will try their best to lower the price; at least not more than the price of PS4 itself.

Morpheus will be using 1080p LCD screen, compare to HMZ which is using 720p OLED screen. I think it should bring the price down abit. Looking at PS4, I'm sure they can figure out how to bring the production cost down.

Comfort wise, seems like from prototype design, they're using much larger head padding, so the weight will be spread out, and supported with rear head band.

Well, can't really compare to HMZ, since it for normal screen ratio. Morpheus is using 90 degree FOV, HMZ only 45 degree. And Oculus Rift have the biggest FOV which is 110 degree.

Yeah, that time was a limited release, they jacked up the price.

Seems like Morpheus is based on HMZ-T2, no build in speaker or headphone. You can just use your own headphones.

I hope this game can be ported to Morpheus.



What other games that you would like to see on VR platform? Maybe remakes of old titles like;

MGS? SoTC? Wipeout? Motorstorm?

spectacle people can wear this a?

Yes, what abt those who wear specs / short sighted ppl?

Comparison between Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus:





More details at: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/45464...morpheus-specs/

titanfall? or spiderman game. can swing around building.

Sony is targeting a $300 price point for Morpheus. Hmmm... $50 cheaper than Oculus Rift.

I bet it will cost alot to own one of this...

So how do you do a 180 turn with this thing I wonder?

Solanimus - DavidHK ‏@Solanimus 3m

Picture of me being the first to demo sony's project Morpheus #GDC2014



So the resolution is not an issue for Morpheus. The depth is good, comfort is good... Not best tracking, but can be fixed I think. I'm definitely looking forward to developing for Morpheus. #GDC2014

Morpheus did not feel the same as oculus. I mean that in more than one way. The only thing I would have liked more besides tracking is that the sound was too quiet so I could not hear the nuances of the sound work done by Sony.

The first demo I played was The Deep. I was inside a cage going underwater and got attacked by a shark. The second demo was one where I could move more freely; punching and shooting in a medieval setting. I got eaten by a dragon. Both demos looked impressive graphically and the depth was very well done. Bubbles close and wreckage far away in the deep. The current downsides for Sony to work through: tracking, quicker resetting of calibration, and perhaps the sound.

What currently sets Morpheus apart from what I've done with oculus is the clarity of very near and far as well as full body tracking, and overall comfort of course. The consumer version of Morpheus (as this was a prototype) will hopefully have more precise tracking with good calibration, and good 3dsound. I must emphasize the comfort. Morpheus is very comfortable; I didn't even think about that I was wearing it until I got asked in an interview.

Project Morpheus gets Sony a gold star so far.

ebastien 'Cb' Kuntz ‏@Cb_VRGeek 2m

#Morpheus: good rez, comfortable, low latency, wide range position tracking , hand tracking 2b improved, some blur pic.twitter.com/CYs4C29dXR

#Morpheus: not tried DK2 yet, but FOV was similar to DK1. Less blur, but still a bit. The tracking (head/hand) is very stable.

I tested "The Deep", unnderwater demo, IK was off, but position tracking really adds. Earphones not so good but 3D audio quite nice. Head and hand tracking are stable. It was really showing in the sword demo, especially hand tracking. They have body IK also

Damien Kieken ‏@DamienKieken 10m

Sony gave us this guide before starting the demo



So, here is my Morpheus demo debrief. It's quite comfortable and easy to adjust. Immersion wasn't perfect: was still able to see the ground. The screen quality is good but you can still see the pixel like with the Oculus Rift (haven't tried the HD one). The Demo in itself was you beefing blocked in a cage with a shark attacking you. You couldn't really interact. Immersion is quite cool, even more with the pad mimicking your arm. As soon as the shark attacks the cage, everything is moving but not you. So it's quite weird and breaking your immersion. I'm subject to motion sickness but didn't felt it here which is great. Maybe because the character wasn't moving. Overall is great to see Sony moving to VR. Result is for me like Occulus Rift.

Comparison between Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus:





More details at: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/45464...morpheus-specs/

when will it be available? i mean either one of these

looks like to me it gonna cost 2x of ps4 lol

well i am cool with the price as long as it does not cost my arm or leg for it...just hope is worth the investment as the future of gaming changes

He wasn't ready to talk firm pricing plans, but he did say that you won't have to spend $1000 to get your hands on the device, as is the case with Sony's HMZ head-mounted display line.

According to Yoshida, the HMZ line is priced in such a way that Sony makes money on every unit sold. This model doesn't normally apply to game hardware, though, as consoles are often sold at or below cost, and become profitable with the sale of games, accessories, and services.

Yoshida said Sony often prices its gaming hardware lower than other non-gaming Sony devices and explained that he doesn't expect this to change with Project Morpheus. As such, Yoshida explained that a $1000 price point "doesn't necessarily indicate the pricing that we're gonna have" for Project Morpheus.

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-s-pro...y/1100-6418418/

Don't worry too much on the price. Yoshida has confirmed it will not cost as much as Sony' HMZ lineup:
My guess: it will be around USD300 for VR headset bundled with camera, and USD250 for VR headset.

Facebook has acquired Oculus VR for 2 Billion US Dollars

Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Oculus VR, Inc., the leader in immersive virtual reality technology, for a total of approximately $2 billion. This includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock (valued at $1.6 billion based on the average closing price of the 20 trading days preceding March 21, 2014 of $69.35 per share). The agreement also provides for an additional $300 million earn-out in cash and stock based on the achievement of certain milestones.

Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fa...-252328061.html

So, it's SONY vs FACEBOOK then.

LoL

For the first time see direct feed from the Project Morpheus shark attack experience The Deep.

nDreams, one of the leading developers for Sony’s social networking hub, PlayStation Home, has confirmed it will unveil a new game for Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift at E3 next month.

The studio said that it will showcase a full trailer for the mystery project at the expo, and will provide a behind closed door session allowing gamers to try the VR title for themselves.

In April 2013, nDreams acquired a £250,000 investment from Mercia Fund Management, which allowed the company to boost its operation with board member and former SEGA CEO, Mike Hayes.

Check out a teaser trailer for the Project Morpheus title below.

Hi! We’re announcing our first major VR game today for PS4 with full support for the fantastic Project Morpheus VR headset. You probably haven’t heard of our studio (nDreams) before unless you use PlayStation Home, but we’re a fast-growing team of around 28 based in Farnborough in the UK, and we’ve been developing and publishing for around seven years. The Assembly is a mysterious VR adventure game that we have designed for VR from day one.

We were fortunate enough to start using VR headsets in the middle of 2013. Since then we’ve been experimenting, prototyping and trying all sorts of unusual ideas out. The Assembly includes lots of the gameplay mechanics that we found worked well in VR. For example, you get to control two different characters at various points, and in VR, you really notice details like their different heights, sounds and voices. Rather than playing as a silent character, we found that playing the role of characters in the story works really well, and helps make The Assembly feel quite different to most other VR projects.

The game has a rich story written by Tom Jubert, a talented young writer behind indie hits like FTL, Penumbra and The Swapper. Players are flung into the underground world of The Assembly, a secretive collection of scientists, academics and engineers who believe morality in society is preventing scientific advancement and are committed to discovering a universal theory of everything, at any cost.

Developer nDreams has announced a puzzle-adventure game called The Assembly for PlayStation 4 and PC virtual reality headsets. First shown off during the GameSpot E3 livestream, The Assembly focuses on exploration and discovery within a shadowy science lab. It will work without VR, but elements are specifically optimized for Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift.

The point of the game is to uncover the goals and true nature of the lab you find yourself in. The Assembly, a shady organization that has no qualms about breaking laws, inhabits the building. As nDreams explains, it is "a secretive collection of scientists, academics and engineers committed to discovering a universal theory of everything, at any cost. Flawed laws and morality in society as a whole are preventing scientific advancement and preventing them from unravelling the truth about the world we live in." The developer explains that, as it progresses, the game attempts to induce fear and suspense with the presence of the organization.

NDreams is attempting to achieve a deeper, darker thematic impact with its narrative. Encompassing two different characters, the story includes a variety of moral choices and somber moments that try to make you think about your decisions and actions. Tom Jubert, writer of FTL and The Swapper, is writing The Assembly's story.

VR is meant to increase the immersion and suspense imparted by the game's environments. The game has puzzles "designed specifically to leverage the enhanced visuals provided by VR," the developer explains, "with scenarios involving binoculars, microscopes, night vision goggles, interactive terminals, photography and physics."

just wondering guys, what happen to those players who wear specs? Will they uncomfort when playing with this gadget?

Basically it's just their HMZ added with gyro sensors + LED for PS Cam tracking
in other sense, it's just a cross breed of PS Eye/Wand + HMZ = Proj Morpheus

I'll bet there won't be many games supporting it, and most of the FPS games that supports it will be a vomit inducing events just like the Occulus

KILLZONE DEV TO ANNOUNCE VR VIDEOGAME TODAY, REPORT SUGGESTS

KILLZONE developer - Guerrilla Games is said to be revealing a new title for the Project Morpheus virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD). The developer will reportedly be part of a larger group of studios revealing new projects for the HMD.

Source: http://vrfocus.com/archives/16826/killzone...eport-suggests/

Cool. Sony need to port OUTLAST to VR version with full surround sound.

Can they be any less creative with the name?

Hopefully this is no more than $299, that's the sweet spot IMO.