And most people didn't have the Internet in their homes in those days. Remember those bulky helmets that hung from the ceiling at Disney Quest? But the excitement behind VR in the 1990s died out pretty quickly, mostly because it was too expensive to produce and the technology just wasn't that great yet, said Ron Weaver, the technical design director with the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy at the University of Central Florida. Virtual reality has been around for a while. 'That reduces the financial burden of buying computer hardware that is VR capable.'

When Playstation VR hits the market, things should really catch fire, because the hardware needed to play the games will already be in those homes,' said Jim McCampbell, department head of Computer Animation at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota. 'There are over 40 million Playstation 4 gaming systems out there. Game developers think it will be the move to make it a mainstay in the world of video gaming.

But the Playstation model is the first to work with a mainstream consumer gaming console and at an affordable price point. Playstation is not the first to start selling VR headsets for personal gaming use. Local GameStop stores have already sold out of pre-orders for the $399 system, which is anticipated to be one of the most popular holiday purchases this year. After all, he drove all the way from Fort Myers just for this.Įlectronics retailers like GameStop and Best Buy began offering free demos of the Playstation 4 virtual reality technology in stores across Tampa Bay last week.

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