PlayStation VR

The PlayStation VR (PS VR) is a <a href="/facts/Virtual_reality_headset/wzMo56XW">virtual reality headset</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment/tnH01NqQ">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a>, which was released in October 2016. The headset works with the company's <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a> video game console and is forward compatible with <a href="/facts/PlayStation_5/vJ2ahUoK">PlayStation 5</a>. Sony released its successor, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_VR2/Mx1fyQax">PlayStation VR2</a>, in 2023, having sold at least 5 million PlayStation VR units worldwide.
The PlayStation VR has a 5.7 inch <a href="/facts/OLED/219L1aMJ">OLED</a> panel, with a <a href="/facts/Display_resolution/8LQTWvl3">display resolution</a> of <a href="/facts/1080p/Hs7cm6Mv">1080p</a>. The headset also has a processor box which enables the Social Screen video output to the television, as well as process the <a href="/facts/3D_audio_effect/8McKzRPU">3D audio effect</a>, and uses a 3.5mm headphone jack. The headset also has nine positional <a href="/facts/Light-emitting_diode/gE8x4MDb">LEDs</a> on its surface for the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_Camera/aA3dx4zI">PlayStation Camera</a> to track 360 degree head movement. 
In certain games and demos for the VR, the player wearing the headset acts separately from other players without the headset. The PlayStation VR system can output a picture to both the PlayStation VR headset and a television simultaneously, with the television either mirroring the picture displayed on the headset, or displaying a separate image for competitive or cooperative gameplay. PlayStation VR works with either the standard <a href="/facts/DualShock/ktU5MaFs">DualShock 4</a> controller, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_Move/soPgPSAh">PlayStation Move</a> controllers or the PlayStation VR Aim controller.

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PlayStation VR