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News Summer Lesson Is Project Morpheus' Premier Schoolgirl Studying Sim
Erm
Summer Lesson – a VR game in which you flirt with Japanese schoolgirls – has just received a new trailer. The clip shows off the game's cutting edge 'nod' technology, which will see you physically moving your head to answer the questions posed by your study buddy. As we understand it, this innovative new feature is set to totally...
News Sony Reckons Project Morpheus Is Seriously Game Changing Technology
Bigger than Ben Hur
At a recent DICE talk attended by Polygon, Sony big-wig Dave Ranyard spoke at length about the firm's upcoming virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus. In particular, he spoke about whether or not the dapper device has the potential to be as revolutionary as sound was for silent films. "Is virtual reality a d
News You Won't Have to Wait Too Much Longer for Sony's VR Headset Project Morpheus
85 per cent complete, says Yoshida
We're of two minds about Project Morpheus. On the one hand, the virtual reality headset seems like a truly nifty piece of tech. On the other, we've yet to see any genuinely compelling pieces of software to support the hardware. However, it looks like we won't have very much longer to
News Study With a Virtual Reality Schoolgirl on PS4, Thanks to Tekken Team and Project Morpheus
Oh, Harada...
Project Morpheus is exciting tech for PlayStation 4. The potential, the possibilities — its only limit is the imagination of the developers working with it. And, well, if you're Katsuhiro Harada, head of the Tekken development team, then a virtual reality headset brings only one thing to mind: a schoolgirl. That's right, Summer...
News Sony: PS Move Was Ahead of Its Time, But There's No Appetite for Motion Right Now
Project Morpheus will change that, reckons Shuhei Yoshida
Pop those PlayStation Move controllers in the cupboard: you’ll need them, but not right now. In a candid interview with Pocket-Lint, Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that motion gaming is in a bit of a rut right now, and will stay that way until Sony’s virtual...
News DriveClub Developer Has a 'Keen Eye' on PS4's Virtual Reality Headset
Dedicated team working on device
Despite developer Evolution Studios being one of the frontrunners in Sony’s ill-fated 3D push on the PlayStation 3, the studio has opted not to support the platform holder’s latest gimmick – virtual reality headset Project Morpheus – in its upcoming game DriveClub. Legend has it that the company did build a...
Rumour Is Teen Horror Until Dawn About to Strip Down on PS4?
Sony revives PlayStation Move fear fest
Horror games may be dime a dozen right now, but Supermassive Games’ ex-PlayStation 3 exclusive Until Dawn never sounded like your average scare-‘em-up. Taking inspiration from teen movies, the title promised a somewhat frisky affair, where you’d need to use the PlayStation Move controller to remove...
News Don't Panic, Sony Hasn't Forgotten About Its VR Headset Project Morpheus
The device has seen "significant investment"
Apart from a few demos behind closed doors, Sony's virtual reality headset Project Morpheus was notably absent from the Japanese giant's E3 presence this year. If the nifty piece of tech's no-show has you worried that the firm has completely forgotten about it, you've no need to fear. In a recent...
News Does This New Project Morpheus Trailer Sell You On Sony's Virtual Reality Headset?
It's incredible, apparently
Sony's virtual reality headset Project Morpheus may be a nifty piece of tech, but its value is incredibly hard to demonstrate. After all, there's nothing particularly exciting about watching someone with a clunky set of goggles strapped to their face wildly waving their arms about. It's the sort of thing that
News Will Mirror's Edge 2 Make You Puke with PS4 Peripheral Project Morpheus?
Don't look down
The original Mirror’s Edge worked incredibly hard to put you in free-runner Faith’s shoes, employing numerous animations to make you feel like you were sprinting across rooftops and balancing on narrow beams. This level of first-person immersion seems like a perfect fit for virtual reality, with Project Morpheus presumably set to...
E3 2014 This Project Morpheus Minigame May Sell You on PS4's Virtual Reality Headset
Cool boarders
Sony revealed during its E3 2014 press conference that it would have a couple of new Project Morpheus demos on display at its booth, and one of them is called Street Luge. A relatively simple idea, the title sees you lying back on a reclined chair and steering a sled down a busy road. The action takes place from a first-person...
E3 2014 Project Morpheus Title The Assembly Drags You into a Strange, Scientific World
Going underground
We were expecting a greater emphasis on PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset Project Morpheus during Sony’s E3 2014 press conference earlier this week, but the headset hasn’t been forgotten entirely. In addition to showing a couple of new demos at its booth, PlayStation Home developer nDreams has also announced a brand new...
News Jimmy Fallon Shows Off Project Morpheus' Potential for Multiplayer Mayhem
Two headsets are better than one
Project Morpheus, Sony's impressive new VR headset, is growing more and more real with every passing day. And with E3 looming large on the horizon, the Japanese giant recently decided to show off the new peripheral on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Oh, and if you don't care about fancy and expensive cameras,...
Rumour You Should Probably Be Afraid of This Mysterious Project Morpheus Game
Fear the face
We weren’t expecting Project Morpheus to have a particularly big presence at this year’s E3 convention, but following the PlayStation 4 peripheral’s appearance on The Tonight Show in the United States, er, last night, we’re starting to change our opinion. Adding further fuel to that fire is the emergence of some artwork, which...
News Among the Sleep Will Land on the PS4 with Project Morpheus Support
Through a child's eyes
In a first-person horror game where you play as a two-year-old child, Krillbite Studio's Among the Sleep has garnered a lot of coverage due to its unique premise and atmospherically-driven gameplay. It encapsulates the imaginary fears and feelings we experience as children, and is meant to make you powerless, which has you...
News Dive into London Studio's The Deep Virtual Reality Demo for PS4
Under the sea
As its name indicates, Project Morpheus is very much in a prototype phase right now. The virtual reality headset – which was announced at the Game Developers Conference earlier in the year – doesn’t currently have an official release timeline attached to it, and as such, is not expected to deploy until at least 2015...
News PS4's Virtual Reality Headset to Star in London Showcase
Get a headstart
Months of rumours preceded its unveiling, but now that Project Morpheus is out in the open, platform holder Sony is finally free to talk about the PlayStation 4 headset openly. As a consequence, the Japanese giant will be holding a special developer’s evening in London later this week, where it will discuss the construction of...
News Sony: We Wish Facebook Bought Project Morpheus Instead
Just a joke
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is way into virtual reality, having shelled out a whopping $2 billion in cash and assets for the Oculus Rift. However, it’s now emerged that the online entrepreneur also tested out
News How Did Sony's Shuhei Yoshida React to Facebook's Acquisition of Oculus VR?
The big question
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was in bed when news broke regarding Facebook’s surprise acquisition of Oculus VR – the company behind the popular PC-based virtual reality headset Oculus Rift. However, his day didn’t get off to bad a start when he switched on his computer and saw the furore. “I woke up that...
News Project Morpheus to Be 'Affordable Consumer-Grade Device', Says Sony Exec
But no price tag just yet
Virtual reality: a term historically laden with potential, yet mired in empty promises. It's hard to forget the hyperbolic gimmickry that almost completely swallowed the mid-90s, but it's equally hard not to get excited by the potential that the concept holds today – particularly following Sony's recent official unveiling...
Exclusive Mass Effect Meets Morpheus in Beatshapers' PS4 Exclusive RPG
Studio's virtual reality adventure unveiled
Ukrainian indie outfit Beatshapers is no stranger to new PlayStation initiatives. The firm was one of the first to create content for Sony’s lighter bites platform PlayStation Minis, before making an early appearance on the PlayStation Vita with Stardrone Extreme. Now, with its PlayStation 4 debut Ready...
News Could This Be Project Morpheus' Prettiest Title to Date?
It's all in the mind
With the dust now settled on Sony’s expected Project Morpheus announcement, developers are beginning to reveal their plans to support the PlayStation 4 peripheral. One such talented programmer is Carlos Coronado, who has hinted that he intends to leverage the virtual reality headset in his upcoming first-person puzzler Mind:...
News PS4's Virtual Reality Headset Will Get Even with The Farm 51's Support
Presence present
It’s been a while since we heard, well, anything about Painkiller creator The Farm 51’s purportedly photorealistic first-person shooter Get Even. However, it seems that the announcement of Project Morpheus has proved too exciting for the
News Who Wants to Watch Sony's PS4 Virtual Reality Unveiling?
Raise a hand
Irrespective of the importance of Sony’s virtual reality unveiling last week, the platform holder opted not to provide a livestream of its Project Morpheus developer session. Instead, we were forced to muddle our way through text blogs, which wasn’t quite the same as seeing the ever jovial Shuhei Yoshida on stage for real...
News What Does Facebook's Oculus Rift Acquisition Mean for PS4's Virtual Reality Headset?
Ready player one
The best thing about this industry is its ability to surprise every single day – but even we feel like we’ve been sucked into an alternate reality this evening. In case you haven’t heard the show stopping news coming out of the United States today, Facebook has purchased Oculus Rift for an eye-watering $2 billion in cash and...
News Pachter: PS4's Virtual Reality Headset Is a 'Really Bad Idea'
Not a fan, then
Ever the outspoken one, industry analyst Michael Pachter has chimed in with his opinion of Project Morpheus during a discussion with the prolific DualShockers – and it’s not overwhelmingly positive. While the Wedbush Securities executive admitted that the virtual reality headset itself sounds "interesting", he doesn
News Sony: We're Backing Project Morpheus for the Long Haul
Not a wearable whim
Sony’s virtual reality headset Project Morpheus may not be releasing this year, but it’s clear that the platform holder considers the PlayStation 4 peripheral to be a pivotal part of its future. Speaking with Eurogamer.net, r
News PS4 Title DriveClub Decorating Project Morpheus with Tyre Treads
Virtual reality not a reality
Evolution Studios’ next-gen racer DriveClub is all about its cockpit viewpoint, leading many to believe that it had been delayed in order to incorporate support for Sony’s just-announced Project Morpheus peripheral. However, an ever affable Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has confir
News Does the PlayStation 4's Virtual Reality Headset Actually Work?
Mighty Morpheus
We knew all about Project Morpheus prior to its announcement at the Game Developers Conference yesterday. Sony hadn’t openly acknowledged the virtual reality headset, of course, but many of the details regarding it had already leaked out. Those rumours turned out to be true, as the peripheral is pretty much exactly what we...
Reaction Price Is the Reality That Threatens to Pull Project Morpheus Out of the Matrix
Red pill, blue pill
Sony was in a jubilant mood at the Game Developers Conference once again last night. The platform holder is starting to really enjoy the industry focused convention, having spent the previous show flaunting its newfound indie focus. This year’s event was always going to be all about virtual reality, though, and Worldwide Stu
News Sony: PS4's Project Morpheus Will Shape the Future of Games
Into the matrix
While it wasn’t a surprise to see Sony strap on its rumoured virtual reality headset during the company’s GDC keynote overnight, it perhaps was a shock to see just how hard the organisation’s banking on the device. During its presentation, the platform holder was keen to stress that Project Morpheus is not merely an accessory,...
Feature PS4's Virtual Reality Headset Project Morpheus Officially Unveiled
Hold onto your high-tech helmet
As anticipated, Sony has announced its rumoured PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset. Elaborately dubbed Project Morpheus, the wearable peripheral is the culmination of years of research, which dates all the way back to the origins of the PlayStation Move project. As a consequence, the device — pictured above —...
