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Sony announces plans to release virtual-reality headset in 2016

Sony announces to the Game Developers Conference that they plan on releasing a virtual reality headset in 2016. The headset will work with Sony's Playstation 4 game console and camera by covering the user's vision and simulating virtual worlds on the screen. The prototype features a large 5.7-inch OLED screen that displays nearly a 100-degree field of view and is capable of rendering imagery at 120 frames per second. The headset will also have nine LED lights on its exterior used to track movement. For example, Sony used the headset with two Playstation Move controllers to simulate a shootout scenario inside a lavish building in London. And another demonstration featured tiny robots responding to users’ movements.