Sony renames Project Morpheus

Virtual Reality headsets are the future of gaming, and many companies are taking their own spin on the developing technology. At the pre-Tokyo Game Show conference held recently, Sony announced new changes to their own virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus.

In a surprise move, Sony has renamed Project Morpheus to 'PlayStation VR.' Polygon reports that the announcement was made by Atsushi Morita, the current president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia. The Virtual Reality headset was renamed to give potential buyers a more similar feel of the device.

“The name ‘PlayStation VR’ not only directly expresses an entirely new experience from PlayStation that allows players to feel as if they are physically inside the virtual world of a game, but it also reflects our hopes that we want our users to feel a sense of familiarity as they enjoy this amazing experience,” said EVP, Division president of PS Product Business and VP, Software Design Division, Masayu Ito on PlayStation Europe’s official blog.

He added that the company is currently continuing to polish the hardware from various aspects. It is working with third-party developers and publishers, in order to bring more games and content that can be utilised by PlayStation VR. The company’s focus for now is to deliver experiences that can only be done through the technology of their VR headset.

Sony has also revealed a set of games coming to PlayStation VR. The small library includes full games and demos, including “Summer Online Lesson,” “Kitchen,” “Rigs” and “Joysound VR.” It also revealed some famous titles including “Final Fantasy 14 Online,” “Dynasty Warriors 7 VR demo” and “Hatsune Miku VR Tech demo.”

There’s no specific pricing mentioned for the PlayStation VR till date. However, Sony announced earlier this year that the VR will come in sometime around 2016.

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