If you have been paying any attention to GDC, you'll have heard a lot of talk on virtual reality headsets, there are headsets in development from heavy-hitters like Sony, Microsoft, Valve and Razer (lest we forget the Facebook one too). It's hard to keep your chickens in a row when there's so much going on.
In light of that, we thought to share a list of the platform gaming oriented VR headsets equipped with specs (if available), prices (if available) and pictures (always available).
Without further ado, here's what we know:
Rift
- Developer: Oculus/Facebook
- Release: TBA 2015
- Price: $200 – $400 (Estimate)
- Tech Specs: TBA (Estimate: 2560x1440p, ~20ms latency)
Vive VR
- Developer: HTC and Valve
- Release: Late 2015
- Price: TBA (Estimate: $300)
- Tech Specs: 90Hz refresh rate, 2400 x 1080p
Note:
- To work in conjunction with Lighthouse (Valve), " a tracking technology that allows you to track an arbitrary number of points, room-scale, at sub-millimeter accuracy 100 times a second." – Gabe Newell
Morpheus
- Developer: Sony
- Release: Early 2016
- Price: TBA (Estimate: Under $1000)
- Tech Specs: 120Hz refresh rate, 1920×1080, <18ms latency, 5.7 OLED screen.
Hololens
- Developer: Microsoft
- Release: TBA
- Price: TBA
- Tech Specs: TBA
Note:
- Augmented Reality headset.
OSVR
- Developer: Razer
- Release: ETA June 2015
- Price: $199.99
- Tech Specs: 960×1080 per eye, open-source, 60hz, 5.5 inch 1080p screen
The friendly folks at NeoGaf have a longer list that include mobile VR headsets and the like.
