Sony will reveal its Oculus Rift-beating VR headset at GDC next week, according to developers familiar with the tech.

A prototype is already in some thirdparty developers’ hands, who have told us that Sony’s VR headset is far superior to Oculus Rift’s first incarnation, though that is expected to even out a little with the arrival of Rift’s new, more advanced Crystal Cove devkit. They also said that there’s little software to speak of currently, but they expect to see something from one of Sony’s firstparty studios at GDC, even if it is just a tech demo.

There’s also no pressure on developers from platform holder Sony to adopt the tech; indeed, the studios we spoke to were excited by the technology, but questioned its viability as a platform. The cost of VR game development and its niche appeal means that many developers will wait and see how the Sony-authored experiences fare before committing to VR game development in earnest.

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Flop incoming.

We're talking about PS4 related stuff here and not your precious console.

I think VR will be the new tablet. Slow start, then a ridiculous explosion in popularity.

"developers will wait and see how the Sony-authored experiences fare before committing to VR game development in earnest."

Oh yea... super slow start for this thing. Especially if it's pricey.

I still don't know how Sony's VR will work. Is it stereoscopic like the OR or is it something else?

It's happening isn't it?

I really like VR but it can only succeed if many games would support it and I really don't know if they will do. Some Indie devs will support it and we will get even exclusive stuff for it (probably very simplistic) but if we will see companies like EA or Ubisoft supporting it anytime soon will be another question.

That it will be better as the first Oculus isn't a surprise since the first version was really only a very early version and nothing you could sell at retail.

They should look into forcing it upon consumers by packing it in with all future PS4s and jacking up the price accordingly. That ought to ensure developer support.

This is how PS2 Vr looked like. Definitely looks more attractive than the rift. It looks like something that I wouldn't mind having in the house.

Also, Sony may not be goin in on this with no support:

EA CEO thinking about virtual reality experiences