Product Comparison: Sony PlayStation VR vs Oculus Rift

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Sony PlayStation VR Virtual Headset

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General Specifications

Brand

Sony

Oculus

Model

PlayStation VR

Rift

Origin

China

USA

About the Product

Designed with gamers in mind, PlayStation VR delivers an entirely new world of gaming with a level of immersion unseen on home consoles on some of the most highly anticipated titles of 2016, including Star Wars Battlefront and other games like PlayStation VR World, Golem and RIGS Mechanized Combat League. The LEDs around the PlayStation VR headset, on the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller and the PlayStation Move motion controller are tracked by the PlayStation Camera, providing an incredibly precise capture of your natural movement in virtual space. See the digital world through the beautiful 5.7-inch OLED 1080p headset screen at up to 120fps.

Step into Rift. Whether you're stepping into your favorite game, watching an immersive VR movie, jumping to a destination on the other side of the world, or just spending time with friends in VR, you'll feel like you're really there.

Key Specs

Movement Tracking

Yes

Control Type

PlayStation Move, DualShock 4

Motion Controllers

Sensors

Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)

Proximity Sensor

Wireless

Movement Tracking
Wireless

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Sony PlayStation VR Virtual Headset

Using AMOLED screens means nice inky black levels with that fantastic contrast ratio.
Tracks position easily when moving around a reasonably large area.
Boots up as quickly; extremely fluid, immersive, 3-axis motion tracking. No motion artifacts seen whatsoever.
Loses track of you if your camera isn't positioned well.
The playstation move controllers make games feel more interactive, but there are mixed results with tracking in certain games (80-90% of the time it works all the time.)
The worst feature is the Move controllers in terms of tracking. I had a couple of issues with them but nothing too drastic.

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

Its a great product.
Warning to anyone afraid of heights! It seems real! Also have to avoid the games with fast movement because I get motion sick, but I love most of the games!
The games like Rec Room are probably better when you have 360 sensors, but I've not bought the 3rd sensor for 360 gameplay.
The sensor worked well. I wish there was a way to set my screen in any orientation I wanted. IE calibrate the screen for sideways viewing especially for beds since my room was a BED-room.
I think that you need to add more movement to the VR to get a better sense of immersion, similar to the HTC Vive with room detection.

Size & Weight

Color

Black/White

Black

Height

18.1 in.

6.5 in.

Width

8.4 in.

15.4 in.

Depth

10.5 in.

12.1 in.

Weight

21.2 oz.

18.32 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Sony PlayStation VR Virtual Headset

I will have to agree with others when they say the headset is real light feeling and you forget it is there. So much so when I went to scratch my nose, I forgot it was on.
Relatively easy to set up. Size is a little clunky but you get comfortable with it pretty quick.
I have an enormous skull, but the PSVR truly is one size fits all. My kids and wife all wear glasses, but they had no problems wearing the headset.
The unit does have some weight to so overtime it became uncomfortable to ware. I played a few demos but after an hour I was getting a headache either from the weight or the focus and resolution or both.

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

Now ive read alot about glasses problems. I wear glasses and i can say that I have no issue with using the oculus. I have a smaller head and wear kid size glasses though.
Sound is actually quite good for it's size, so no need to use a headphones and that simplifies usage a lot.
VERY well built for such a delicate device.
Can only take an hour or so, after head and eyes starts to hurt

Display

Display Type

OLED

Field Of View

100 °

110 °

Focus Adjustment Wheel

Interpupillary Distance Adjustment

Features

Extras

Compatible with Sony PlayStation 4, 3D audio technology, Advanced VR display

Intuitive Exploring with Oculus Remote, Integrated VR Audio, A Sensor Designed for VR, Great Games Deserve a Great Controller, Featured VR Games

Adjustable Headband

Yes

Integrated Speaker(s)

Yes

Integrated Microphone

Power Source

Playstation

Buttons

D-Pad, L/R Sticks, YXBA buttons, L/R Triggers, L/R Bumpers, Connect button, Start button, Back button, X-Box guide button, Select button, Touch Surface, Home button

Integrated Speaker(s)
Integrated Microphone

What customers say about "Features"

Sony PlayStation VR Virtual Headset

Comes with a lot of different types of VR demos, games, videos, experiences to try out of the box.
Lets you play regular games and watch movies on a big virtual theater screen (up to about IMAX size).
Games will only continue to improve and take advantage of PS4 Pro, but even for 1st gen ones you can see some benefit
The games are fantastic. Watching TV on it is such a joy. The Hulu VR app is so freaking cool.
Wires suck and really limit how far you can move around. An unfortunate compromise to hit the lower pricepoint and reduce the latency.
Visuals not as sharp as competitors, and frankly plenty of visible aliasing/jaggies in certain games/applications.
Games which needs depth perception like driveclub are very pixelised. hope gtvr will be better

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

Sound quality is very good.
It fits almost perfectly, you can customize it so well.
Limited VR software availability, and what there is, well much of the software is only of passing interest.
Setup was easy, using the Oculus store is intuitive and the free apps can fill your first day experimenting.
The image was blurry and poorly resolved in just about all the positions I tried wearing it. Ghosting was pretty noticeable. Glare was also an issue.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

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