Sony: Project Morpheus “not coming this year”
Well, this is a bit of a bummer. Sony’s Adam Boyes has confirmed that the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset will not be coming this year. He pointed out that Project Morpheus is still not “a real product”, but a prototype.
Boyes said in a recent interview that Project Morpheus is still in the prototype stage, and that they are still gathering feedback from developers on the hardware.
He also confirmed that indie game developers will have access tot he hardware, but so far it’s been constrained by supply. Oculus Rift, the main competitor to Sony’s VR headset, has already shipped well over 10,000 units to developers around the world.
Sony revealed Project Morpheus at GDC this year and showcased it with a bunch of smaller games, some of which were developed with cooperation from NASA.
So far, only one Project Morpheus game has been confirmed: EVE Valkyrie, a space shooter. However, making games for the new VR headset should be easier, as the new Unreal Engine 4 for the PS4 supports the VR technology.
Sony’s biggest competitor on the market, Oculus Rift, was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. Sony’sShuhei Yoshida went on record saying that they “love it”, and that it validated the future for VR technology.
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