<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
(	O
PS	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
code	O
name	O
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
during	O
development	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
fully	O
functional	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
via	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
using	O
a	O
USB	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
adapter	O
that	O
is	O
shipped	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
Sony	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
previously	O
purchased	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
no	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
games	O
announced	O
that	O
support	O
it	O
;	O
if	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
VR	I-Device
supported	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
available	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
instead	O
via	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
virtual	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
system	O
can	O
output	O
a	O
picture	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
and	O
a	O
television	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
television	O
either	O
mirroring	O
the	O
picture	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
headset	O
,	O
or	O
displaying	O
a	O
separate	O
image	O
for	O
competitive	O
or	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
works	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
standard	O
DualShock	B-Device
4	I-Device
controller	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controllers	O
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Aim	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
has	O
a	O
5.7	O
inch	O
OLED	B-Device
panel	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
processor	O
box	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
Social	O
Screen	O
video	B-General_Concept
output	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
process	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
audio	I-Application
effect	I-Application
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
also	O
has	O
nine	O
positional	O
LEDs	O
on	O
its	O
surface	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
to	O
track	O
360	O
degree	O
head	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
had	O
sold-through	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
at	O
the	O
2022	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
commercial	O
unit	O
,	O
the	O
Glasstron	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
application	O
of	O
this	O
technology	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
permitted	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Glasstron	B-Device
or	O
Virtual	O
I/O	O
'	O
s	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
visual	O
perspective	O
from	O
inside	O
the	O
cockpit	O
of	O
the	O
craft	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
eyes	O
as	O
visual	O
and	O
seeing	O
the	O
battlefield	O
through	O
their	O
craft	O
's	O
own	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
engineer	O
Anton	O
Mikhailov	O
said	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
for	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mikhailov	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
Move	B-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
itself	O
revealed	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
unspecified	O
,	O
future	O
head-mounted	O
technology	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
worldwide	O
studios	O
,	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
project	O
started	O
as	O
"	O
grassroots	O
"	O
activity	O
among	O
engineers	O
and	O
programmers	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
into	O
focus	O
in	O
2010	O
once	O
the	O
Move	B-Device
controller	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
2014	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIE	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
president	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
introduced	O
the	O
device	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
was	O
"	O
the	O
next	O
innovation	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
that	O
will	O
 [ shape ] 	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
would	O
be	O
officially	O
named	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
SoftKinetic	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
tech	O
startup	O
whose	O
focus	O
includes	O
visual	O
depth-sensing	O
gesture	O
recognition	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
with	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
$399	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
€399	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
£349	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
¥	O
44,980	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
hardware	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
that	O
Sony	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
after	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
at	O
the	O
2022	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
revealed	O
at	O
GDC'15	O
included	O
an	O
OLED	B-Device
1920	O
×	O
1080	O
pixel	O
display	O
(	O
providing	O
960	O
×	O
1080	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
per	O
eye	O
)	O
with	O
an	O
RGB	O
subpixel	O
matrix	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
content	O
at	O
120fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
FOV	O
of	O
100°	O
,	O
6DOF	O
head-tracking	O
,	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
unwarped	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
either	O
for	O
others	O
to	O
view	O
what	O
the	O
headset	O
wearer	O
sees	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
separate	O
display	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
headset	O
user	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
the	O
headset	O
would	O
have	O
three	O
rendering	O
modes	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
:	O
native	O
90Hz	O
,	O
native	O
120Hz	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mode	O
where	O
gameplay	O
running	O
at	O
60Hz	O
would	O
be	O
displayed	O
at	O
120Hz	O
using	O
a	O
motion	B-General_Concept
interpolation	I-General_Concept
technique	O
called	O
asynchronous	B-General_Concept
reprojection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Application
VR	I-Application
games	I-Application
can	O
send	O
different	O
perspectives	O
to	O
the	O
headset	O
and	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
SIE	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
,	O
explained	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
a	O
demo	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
Monster	O
Escape	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
players	O
playing	O
off	O
the	O
TV	O
must	O
evade	O
a	O
monster	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
headset	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
this	O
ability	O
allowed	O
VR	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
asymmetric	O
"	O
social	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
similarly	O
citing	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
Keep	B-Application
Talking	I-Application
and	I-Application
Nobody	I-Application
Explodes	I-Application
as	O
another	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
VR-compatible	O
game	O
that	O
emphasizes	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
CUH-ZVR2	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
which	O
included	O
minor	O
changes	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
slimmer	O
,	O
more	O
streamlined	O
connection	O
cable	O
with	O
different	O
connectors	O
from	O
the	O
CUH-ZVR1	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
integrated	O
stereo	O
headphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
processor	O
unit	O
also	O
supports	O
HDR	O
video	B-General_Concept
pass	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aim	O
Controller	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
,	O
abstractly-shaped	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
that	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Farpoint	B-Application
and	O
also	O
sold	O
separately	O
for	O
US	O
$59.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
all	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
a	O
Dualshock	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PS3-era	O
Sharp	O
Shooter	O
accessory	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controller	O
to	O
be	O
slotted	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
VR	O
shooter	O
fans	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
said	O
there	O
were	O
230	O
developers	O
actively	O
working	O
on	O
content	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
with	O
50	O
titles	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
,	O
non-VR	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
within	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
via	O
"	O
Cinematic	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
renders	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
a	O
simulated	O
projection	O
screen	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
also	O
supports	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
360-degree	O
photos	B-Application
and	O
video	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Share	O
Play	O
and	O
Live	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
within	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
watch	O
3D	B-Algorithm
movies	I-Algorithm
on	O
Blu-Ray	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
was	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
The	O
Tonight	O
Show	O
Starring	O
Jimmy	O
Fallon	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
concept	O
during	O
E3	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Experience	O
Expo	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
new	O
information	O
regarding	O
Project	B-Device
Morpheus	I-Device
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
schedule	O
posted	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
and	O
released	O
updated	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Nikkei	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
indicated	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
enabling	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
in	O
connection	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
platforms	O
extending	O
further	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
from	O
most	O
publications	O
were	O
positive	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
VR	I-Device
's	O
physical	O
design	O
,	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
headsets	O
that	O
require	O
high-end	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
only	O
required	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
criticism	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
offers	O
less	O
compute	O
power	O
than	O
the	O
high-end	O
PCs	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
"	O
PCVR	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
offers	O
"	O
near	O
to	O
PC-quality	O
performance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
915,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
House	O
,	O
the	O
President	O
and	O
Global	O
CEO	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SIE	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
VR	O
were	O
far	O
beyond	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
units	O
sold	O
had	O
passed	O
1	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
12.2	O
million	O
games	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
had	O
sold-through	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
21.9	O
million	O
games	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
sold-through	O
number	O
increasing	O
to	O
4.2	O
million	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
has	O
sold-through	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
