(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It originally intended to reveal the headset at Gamescom but plans fell through at the eleventh hour. The company is currently weighing up whether the PS4 device should be pitched as a key differentiator for the console or a non-essential add-on.

The matter has been slightly complicated, but not derailed, by the growing industry support for Oculus Rift. Sony's device will be a categorical rival to Oculus, and for months there have been rumours suggesting the two companies are seeking a partnership.


Sony's HMZ headset was first pitched as an ideal Stereoscopic 3D viewer


The sony HMZ Personal Viewer costs around £1000 in the UK



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A games developer familiar with Sony's plans, who wished to remain anonymous, told CVG that Evolution Studios is currently working with the device to simulate a cockpit view on its PS4 title Drive Club.

Another developer claimed the virtual reality headset resembles the 3D headset that Sony first revealed in January 2011.

The head-mounted display will be available separately, like with the new PlayStation Eye, in order to keep the baseline PS4 price as low as possible.

In August, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida suggested to CVG that R& work on such devices was currently underway.

"Y'know, we're Sony, so we have lots of different things and different ideas in R&," he said when asked if the corporation was building a VR headset.

"When it come to researching things, we are doing a lot of things that we can't talk about."

Sony intends to showcase over 50 PlayStation titles at the Tokyo Game Show.

That includes more than ten PS4 games such as Knack and Capcom's Deep Down, which was recently revealed to be an online title.

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Awesome! This will be great for driving games because you could be sitting on your couch with a steering wheel, but for other games it's just like having a screen directly in front of your eyes.

I just read something on this at ign and it said we wouldn't see it till next year



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And say hello to the real 3D.
Meant to have been working on it for some time Nvida is meant to have a whole unit working on one.
Valve Corporation or Valve meant to have a team working on this tech. Oculus Rift has showed the tech works, also a couple devs have been converting games to work on it.

Rumours I seen so far are 2014 or 15

Wouldn't this be bad for your eyes?

No, it just getting your eyes to view the image as 3d not 2d. It may cause sickness due to the brain getting confused. Thinks it moving when your not. Right now it a static image which does not change focus. With this changes focus. That from my understanding.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I have another question would a 3D TV be required to use this product?

Nope
Just a headset to put on over your head. And PS4 or whatever it uses to process the images.
It won't be using your TV.

Really that sounds awesome. I wonder how much that will cost though?

No idea
Nothing like it on the market right now apart from a dev kit version from another company.
The Sony HMZ Personal Viewer is meant to be released £1,000 in the UK later this year. I don't know if it been tested for gaming I believe it only for TVs/Mobile