Accordingto apart reportsfromEurogamerandCVG,Sonyis now operativeon the practical being headsetthatcould launchasan appendageforthe PlayStation 4.Eurogamersays“multiple sources” endorsethatthe device takesafterthe Oculus Riftin functionalityandwould ramp upthe clarityof soakfor ownersof Sony’s next-gen console.The VR headsethas alreadybeen tested internallywith PS4 launch pretensionDriveclub, permitting playersto demeanour aroundthe insideof the car’s cockpit.

Sony creativelyplannedto betraythe headsetat Gamescom, accordingto reports,butissaidtohave deferred thingsatthe final minute.CVGsays association management teamare now weighingjusthowto marketplacethe VR device, uncertain eitheritshouldbe pitchedasan necessary PS4 hardware memberthat differentiatesthe consolefrom Xbox One,or merelyasan“add-on.”CVGclaims Sonywill instead exhibitthe gaming headsetatthis month’s Tokyo GameShow, yetEurogamercautionswemaynot see anything until 2014.

Sony hasn’tyet reliable themoveinto practical reality, yetthe associationisnostrangerto head-mounted displays.It’san area Sonyis still actively investingin, carryingjust voicedthe HMZ-T3.But joy issuesand high-dollar cost tagshave mostly relegated those productsto the niche audience.Can Sony broach the practical being knowledgethat surpasseswhatwe’ve seenfrom Oculus Rift?We’ve reached outtothe associationfor comment.