Virtual Reality is a big thing these days and many companies are starting to build their own VR (Virtual Reality) headsets. So here’s a list of VR headsets that I think is going to be the major players in the Virtual Reality Industry.

          We can’t talk long about the VR world without getting Oculus Rift involved. They are the company that made VR a reality and after getting bought by Facebook they are moving forward at a rapid pace. The developer editions are already out and consumer edition is up for pre ordering at a high price of $599. The VR headset has a high resolution of 2100px * 1200px in an OLED screen and a refresh rate of 90Hz. The field of vision is 110 degrees and Oculus rate is said to have a very low latency compared to other VR headsets. Oculus has also announced a controller code named Half Moon to manipulate Virtual Objects in real time. The VR headset is supported by many game developers including Valve and ID softwares (Creator of Doom and Quake series). The first game getting released on Oculus Rift is Doom 3. Additionally games like Eve: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale will be released. The Headset will ship with a sensor, remote, various cables and Xbox One Controller. The headset will initially supports PC (Pretty serious Rig needed though) and Xbox One (High five for Xbox fans as Xbox seems to getting some love these days).

          The Taiwanese Smartphone maker has also entered the VR industry with their own VR headset called HTC Vive and it has a feature that the others don’t. The feature is called room tracking and it allows the user to walk around the virtual world by moving in the real world. This is a cool and unique feature since the other headsets need you to move by using a controller. But folks this feature is limited to area of only 15 feet. This feature is further made powerful by the controller which will allow you to control Virtual objects in real time. The resolution of the headset is 1800px * 1200px and has a refresh rate of 90Hz. The headset runs on a platform called Steam VR, an extension of the Valve’s Platform so it includes a lot games. Some of them are Euro Truck Simulator 2, Surgeon Simulator 2013 and dinosaur crafting title Ark: Survival Evolved and Valve’s own library of first-party games like Team Fortress 2 and The Orange Box. HTC made some deals HBO, Lionsgate and Google to provide non gaming content as well. But the only downfall is that this headset costs you a hefty $799 for pre order. The headset is expected to ship on April 2016.

         

o              The playstation VR is the cheapest out of the headsets here coming around at 399$ but it needs a Playstation 4. The headset has a resolution of 1080p and 100 degrees of field of view in a 5.7 inch OLED screen with a refresh rate of 90Hz. The headsets has 3D audio to create an immersive audio experience crafted according to the side your head is turned (Advanced surround system in stereo speakers basically). VR supported games for the PS4 include titles like Battlezone, Headmaster, Robinson: The Journey, Wayward sky.

Have any VR headsets that you know is better than this three and then comment and let me know.