5 Things You Should Know Before Buying a PlayStation VR

Sony Interactive Entertainment Hongkong Ltd has announced that PlayStation VR will be released on October 13, 2016 tomorrow. This VR headset will be sold for 399 US Dollars or about Rp. 5.3 million. As for Asia, including Indonesia, Sony offers PlayStation VR for Rp. 6.690.000. Considering the low price of the device, it would be nice if you understand in advance what is in PlayStation VR before purchasing it. Want to know? Check out these 5 points!

1. Included Devices

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The prices above are for headsets only, while enhancements such as PlayStation Camera or PlayStation Move are sold separately. This means that inevitably you have to buy three types of devices before you can play vr games. Then, what devices are included in PlayStation VR? In addition to the PlayStation VR headset, you'll also get a processing box, power cord, earphones, 2 HDMI connectors, an HDMI cable and a micro USB.

2. Specifications

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Here are the Specifications of PlayStation VR, understand it first before buying it well.

Screen Size: 7?

Resolution: 1920×1080 (960×1080 per eye)

Refresh Rate: 120Hz, 90Hz

Latency: Less than 18ms

Sensor: 360 Degree Tracking/9LEDS

Viewing angle: Approximately 100 degrees

Controller: Dualshock 4 & PS Move

 

3. Features

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PlayStation VR is equipped with a variety of cool features such as Social Screen, Mirroring Mode and Separate Mode. Social Screen allows users to play with family, friends or a group in a game. Mirroring Mode is capable of showing what you see on your PlayStation VR to other screens. While Separate Mode can be used to play battle with other gamers. In addition, there is a Cinematic Mode feature that allows PlayStation VR to function like a 16:9 wide television screen right in front of your eyes, allowing you to see game visuals or watch movies.

4. List of Playable Games

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Sony has promised that there will be more than 60 VR games released before 2016 ends, including big games such as Final Fantasy XV: VR Experience, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Tekken 7, Ace Combat 7 and Gran Turismo Sport. Not only Western games, Japanese developers also release games that can be played through VR devices. For example Shin Godzilla Special Demo, Hatsune Miku VR: Future Live and Summer Lesson.

For a complete list, you can see below:

Retail

Batman: Arkham VR (Warner Bros.)

Battlezone (Rebellion Developments)

Driveclub VR (SIE)

EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)

Loading Human: Chapter 1 (Maximum Games)

PlayStation VR Worlds (SIE)

RIGS: Mechanized Combat League (SIE)

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties (Square Enix) [VR Compatible]

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (SIE)

 

Digital

100ft Robot Golf (No Goblin) [VR Compatible]

Ace Banana (Oasis Games)

Allumette (Penrose Studios) [VR Movie]

The Assembly (nDreams) [VR Compatible]

EVE: Gunjack (CCP Games)

Harmonix Music VR (Harmonix)

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live (Sega)

Headmaster (SIE)

Here They Lie (SIE)

Hulu (Hulu)

Hustle Kings VR (SIE) [VR Compatible]

Invasion! (Baobab Studios) [VR Movie]

Job Simulator (Owlchemy Studios)

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (Steel Crate Games)

Kismet (Psyop)

Littlstar VR Cinema (Little Star Media)

Mortal Blitz VR (Skonec Entertainment)

The Playroom VR (SIE)

Resident Evil 7 – Kitchen Teaser (Capcom)

Rez Infinite (Enhance Games) [VR Compatible]

Rollercoaster Dreams (Bimboosoft) [VR Compatible]

SportsBarVR (Perilous Orbit)

Superhypercube (Polytron Corporation)

Super Stardust Ultra VR (SIE) [VR Compatible]

Thumper (Drool) [VR Compatible]

Tumble VR (SIE)

Vrideo (Vrideo)

Wayward Sky (Uber Entertainment)

Within

World War Toons Open Beta (Reload Studios) [VR Compatible]

 

Day One Update for VR Compatibility

Bound (SIE)

Futuridium EP Deluxe (MixedBag)

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (Sega)

Hyper Void (INFramez)

Volume: Coda (Mike Bithell)

War Thunder (Gaijin Entertainment)

 

Launch Window

Pixel Gear (Oasis Games) – October 20

Weeping Doll (Oasis Games) – October 27

Carnival Games VR (2K Games) – October 28

Waddle Home (Archiact Interactive) – October 2016

Moto Racer 4 (Microids) [VR Compatible] – 4 November

Trackmania Turbo VR Patch (Ubisoft) – 8 November

Eagle Flight (Ubisoft) – November 8 (digital) / November 15 (retail)

Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Ubisoft) – November 29 (digital) / December 6 (retail)

Werewolves Within (Ubisoft) – 6 December

Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission (EA) – End of 2016

The Brookhaven Experiment (Phosphor Games) – Q4 2016

Fated: The Silent Oath (Frima Originals) – Q4 2016

HoloBall (TreeFortress Games) – Q4 2016

How We Soar (Penny Black Studios) – Q4 2016

Pixel Ripped Inc. – Q4 2016

Proton Pulse (ZeroTransform Inc.) – Q4 2016

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin (Double Fine Productions) – Q4 2016

Radial G (Tammeka) – Q4 2016

Robinson: The Journey (Crytek) [VR Compatible] – Q4 2016

Space Rift (bitComposer) – Q4 2016

Tethered (Secret Sorcery) – Q4 2016

Time Machine VR (Minority Media) – Q4 2016

Windlands (Psytec) – Q4 2016

VirZOOM (VirZOOM) – Q4 2016

VEV: Viva Ex Vivo VR Patch (Truant Pixel) – Q4 2016

Dead Secret (Robot Invader) [VR Compatible] – January 2017

Dying: Reborn (Oasis Games) [VR Compatible] – January 2017

GNOG (KO_OP) – Q1 2017

Golem (Highwire Games) – Q1 2017

Korix (StellarVR) – Q1 2017

Megaton Rainfall (Pentadimensional) – Q1 2017

Static (Tarsier Studios) – Q1 2017

XING: The Land Beyond (White Lotus Interactive) [VR Compatible] – Q1 2017

Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco) [VR Compatible] – Early 2017

 

Japan Only

Digital

The 100 Wonders of Japan: Himeji Castle (Kyodo Television)

360 Date Osananajimi (Kyodo Television)

Cyber Danganronpa VR Class Trial (Spike Chunsoft)

Drama Touken Ranbu: Kyoden Moyuru Honganji (Marvelous) [VR Movie]

Ensemble Stars! On Stage (Marvelous) [VR Movie]

The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution (Bandai Namco)

Joysound VR (Joysound) [VR Compatible]

Northern Lights: The Story of the Lights Shining in the Northern Sky (Orichalcum Technologies) [VR Movie]

Shin Godzilla Special Demo Contents for PlayStation VR (SIE) [VR Movie]

Summer Lesson: Hikari Miyamoto Seven Days Room (Bandai Namco)

 

Launch Window

Touhou Koubuto V (Twilight Frontier) [VR Compatible] – November 3

Cosmic Front Next VR: South American Starry Sky (Orihalcon) [VR Movie] – Early November

Don't Be Afraid: Biohazard x L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation VR (SIE) – Mid-November

Fly to Kuma (Colopl) – Winter 2016

VR Tennis Online (Colopl) – Winter 2016

AnywhereVR (SIE) – 2016

Headbutt Factory (Gemdrops) – 2016

Restless Spirit (Wise) – 2016

 

5. Used While Sitting

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According to the information we read on the PlayStation Asia user guide site, gamers' playgrounds must have an area of at least 6 square meters. In addition, unlike htc vive or oculus rift, PlayStation VR is designed for sitting use. So, for those of you who want to feel the sensation of playing games while standing or running, it seems necessary to reconsider before purchasing this VR device.

Those are some of the things you should know before buying a PlayStation VR. If you are interested in trying out what it's like to wear virtual reality glasses, you can at the Colony Collection Market: Toys & Games which will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center on December 3-4, 2016. In this annual event organized by Colony, you can also hunt for interesting items such as to collect. In addition, you can also meet iconic figures in the world of toys & games, participate in various exciting activities such as cosplay competitions, rare item auctions, virtual reality games and also try motion sensors that are hits.