PlayStation VR vs Oculus Rift: Can Sony compete with popular rival?

IT may not be released until late March, but the Oculus Rift has already made a huge impact in the gaming world.

 

The PlayStation VR is due to be released later this year

 

The virtual reality headset sold out its day one stock in just 14 minutes despite being priced at £499, and creator Palmer Luckey has now confirmed that it will receive more than 100 game titles by the end of the year.

Each Oculus Rift headset ships with copies of Lucky's Tale and Eve: Valkyrie, as well as an Xbox One controller, sensor and Oculus Remote, and is sure to convert many console players into PC users.

 

The Oculus Rift has already sold out its day one stock

 

However, Sony are confident that their PlayStation VR will be setting the pace once it is given a release date.

It is believed that the company has sold 36 million PlayStation 4 units, meaning that it outnumbers VR-capable PCs by around three-to-one.

And Sony Chief Executive Kaz Hirai revealed that, like the Oculus Rift, PS VR is also expecting to land about 100 games due to the huge support from third-part developers, meaning that will be able to stand toe-to-toe with any rivals.

 

PS VR has teamed up with a ton of third-party developers

 

There will be 100 games for the Oculus Rift out in 2016

It's all about making a better gameplay experience which sets us aside from everyone else

Kaz Hirai

 

He said: "There are more than 200 developers working on 100-plus titles. It's testament to the kind of support we are getting from the content community

"It'll be a great product coming out later this year. For the PlayStation we offer a very immersive gameplay experience on the PS4.

"It's all about making a better gameplay experience which sets us aside from everyone else. We've sold close to 36 million units, that's a huge audience we will cater to.

"Once we have more people into VR through gaming we will be able to expand, especially due to the amount of content we create at Sony Entertainment."