PlayStation VR

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The Oculus Rift, a PC-connected virtual reality headset, opened preorders in January 2016 for 599 dollars, with a sensor, a remote, an Xbox One controller and two games in the box; the first deliveries were set for March 28, and the first batch sold out (Engadget). PlayStation VR, a virtual reality headset for the PS4, reached stores on October 13, 2016, for 399 dollars, with the promise of 50 games by the end of that year (TechCrunch). The Valve Index, also for PC, started shipping on June 28, 2019: 499 dollars for the headset alone and 999 dollars for the full kit with controllers and base stations (Game Developer). PlayStation VR2, for the PS5, came out on February 22, 2023, for 549.99 dollars, with eye tracking and the Sense controllers, which have detailed haptics and adaptive triggers (VGC). Meta Quest 3 works on its own, with no PC or console: it came out on October 10, 2023, for 499.99 dollars in the 128 GB version, with color cameras that blend the game with your surroundings and twice the graphics performance of Quest 2, according to Meta (TechPowerUp).