PlayStation VR headset will be available in October for $399
The virtual reality price wars are on.
The PlayStation VR headset will cost $399 and be available in October, Sony President Andrew House announced at a San Francisco press event Tuesday.
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The device will cost $200 less than the Oculus Rift headset, out at the end of the month, and $400 less than the HTC Vive, out April 5.
The PlayStation VR headset will require a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Camera to run, currently available for $349. That sets a whole VR-ready system price at $749, and there are already 36 million PlayStation 4s in homes around the world, House said.
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
