Project Morpheus: GDC 2014 Presentation

Watch the full Project Morpheus developer presentation from GDC 2014! From Sony Computer Entertainment World Wide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida: "Our current prototype for Project Morpheus features a head mounted display with 1080p resolution and a 90 degree field of view. Accelerometer and gyroscope sensors built into the head mounted unit as well as PlayStation Camera accurately tracks head orientation and movement, so as your head rotates, the image of the virtual world rotates intuitively in real-time. Project Morpheus also features our new 3D audio technology that re-creates stereoscopic sounds in all directions and changes in real-time depending on your head orientation. In addition to PlayStation Camera, Project Morpheus works with DUALSHOCK 4 Wireless Controller and PlayStation Move to deliver an easy-to-use, plug-and-play VR experience."
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[@stakoman]

You gotta love this guy...so humble and simple! Respect Mister President Shuhei Yoshida

[@hey111222]

People will look back at this video in 20 years and be like wow...this is where it all started. Hopefully.

[@Cooe.]

"This is where it all started"? Uhhh.... What? O_o The Oculus Rift Kickstarter in 2012 which ACTUALLY launched the modern VR revival happened literally two ENTIRE YEARS before this Sony GDC 2014 press conference... -_-

[@mutalix]

Shuhei Yoshida is a national treasure of the gaming industry, I wish he'll stay with us for decades more.

[@hayatojp1249]

No matter what I will support Morpheus! This will literally change gaming. It will not be the mainstream to play game but definitely add another dimension to gaming

[@CaptainDmac]

it will be cool to see what kind of impact this will have in the future

[@anthonym.deveaux295]

Hopefully none so Oculus Rift can dominate the future of VR.

[@jasonhollinger805]

Anthony M. DeVeaux Nah. Oculus Rift is cool, but it is nowhere near what consumers want from Virtual Reality. Hopefully, Sony will be able to pull it off.

[@jasonhollinger805]

Anthony M. DeVeaux Technically, Oculus Rift isn't much of a virtual reality device to begin with. It's more of a "first-person camera" headset.

[@MCB-95]

Anthony M. DeVeaux oculus rift aka facebook rift

[@im_jacobf]

***** Oculus Rift does exactly what Project Morpheus does...

[@blackblade3484]

To those who are PC fanboys, I think this is a good thing for Oculus too, because if Sony/PlayStation or some other big platform holder doesn't push this tech, it won't become as widely accepted and adopted by a wide market/audience since the market/audience for Oculus+PC gaming are comparatively small. This means awesome things for Virtual Reality technology and gaming in general. Really looking forward to supporting Project Morpheus and PlayStation's efforts in VR!

[@Damndaniel007]

This aged kinda well

[@nicolaslobianco8737]

@@Damndaniel007 Indeed we have the quest 2 now :P

[@BBCforyoHoe]

@@nicolaslobianco8737 and a psvr2 VR is the future of gaming clearly.

[@sebastianb.2921]

You can tell Shu was just so excited!

[@Vaioleto]

I love how their tech guy Dr. Richard Marks is sooo nervous always but you can tell he is really passionate and a tech genius. I think I remember him unveiling playstation move too and his "awkward" yet amazing presentation was sooo memorable. Really glad Sony lets him present these awesome things!

[@Adefuye]

the second guy is epicaly nervous

[@micpango]

kind of weird, he's a doctor i would imagine he would have no problem

[@HaleXF11]

People like Shuhei are the reason I still believe in the magic of video games. Nintendo lost that, but Sony carries the torch.

[@rufserullkakebaker8042]

Shu is smooth as fuck

[@gogreengameon2146]

So excited for PS5 VR! I really hope there might be something -- anything -- at GDC July 2021. Come on SIE! Whoop whoop!

[@jaysmith9683]

It's been two years and PS VR still blows my mind. I can't wait to experience how next generation VR builds on that. This is definitely one of the best things to happen in the gaming industry in a long time.

[@MisterMeanour]

I love Shuhei so much.

[@JandTnz]

Imagine what VR movies and games from Quantic Dream are going to be like. Going from on the couch to on the side walk in the game or movie. I haven't played VR since Nightmare WAY back in the 90's will be keen to try this out to see how it has changed.

[@Bhair206]

Can't wait!! Thanks for posting this :) Day 1 can't wait to preorder

[@lilhaze34]

I love Shuhei!

[@Snorlog]

SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

[@win32jpg]

Coming from an Xbox owner I'm very excited to see what Sony and Oculus will be able to achieve with virtual reality, and hope that Microsoft is working on something as well. I'd imagine horror games and simulations will benefit greatly from this.

[@bliglum]

I like that they stayed mostly true to this design. Looks very sleek and futuristic... Makes the Rift and Vive look old hat by comparison.

[@greyharmonix]

I feel good about Sony as a company with Yoshida at the helm. He seems like a very hands-on kind of guy. Very likable too. I'd be happy working for him, and that's important for a company environment.

[@sakanade12]

Now morpheus, you're our only hope

[@BrooksWeaver]

I really enjoyed the brief discussion on the importance of "Ease of Use". I'm looking forward to seeing where this is going to go.

[@FireChicken007]

Am I the only one who wants a short God of War 3 demo with Aphrodite

[@Da323Guy]

Ur not the only one!we all do

[@DiabloRed24]

Sony saves the day again.

[@neojeets]

Looks pretty cool! All the competition in the VR space is gonna be awesome.

[@drzej3k794]

Bought a PSVR last week, love it so much its the future of gaming.

[@jaysmith9683]

This was _THE_ most exciting thing I've ever seen in the gaming space, since the reveal of 3D games on Sega Saturn & Playstation 1. I can't wait to see what Sony does for PSVR 2.

[@Excelsior96]

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS!

[@Kargathmen]

Thank you! I been searching for this :33

[@24OscarM]

You gotta admit that Shuhei Yoshida is a really cool guy... I sure love his simplicity.

[@kamikazekrunch8363]

ROFL! I like Yoshidas laugh right before he takes that cloth off. LOL priceless.

[@khameeselbayouk60]

Funny how a lot of people saying PS4 doesn't have games. A console investment is for a decade, so people should know what to expect before purchasing a console, they shouldn't rush their decision. Furthermore, it's not just about Killzone or Knack, (although I thoroughly enjoyed them), there are plenty of triple A games coming, both consoles have just launched. And do you guys also think that Sony won't deliver after providing the best exclusives last gen and the gen before and the gen before that? PS4 has a lot of upcoming exclusives that I am excited for. As proven from the past with the PS1, PS2, PS3, Playstation in my opinion has the best exclusives. Also people do realise that multi-plats do exist, and are sometimes better than exclusives. They also run better on PS4. There is also nothing wrong with playing multiplats while the exclusives are being made. If someone wants a PS4 they have plenty of games to play.

[@jessesaillard2423]

Perfect way of presenting to people.Very engaging.

[@robmalkin6863]

and now PSVR 2 is coming! Can't wait to see the upgrades.

[@PKM1010]

3:00 Virtual reality - Meh, VR - WOHHOOOOO!

[@ultimaterc]

I only have one question: Does it come in black?

[@LeoVersilovskis]

I dont think so.

[@Almighty_909]

lol Shu was great! hopefully we'll get some more info on Morpheus at E3 can't wait!

[@TheZackarios]

So glad Sony is making clear how important 3d audio is for VR. It's an absolute must have!

[@olivertateliddell6068]

can't wait for it

[@IcePoseidon]

I CURRENTLY HAVE THE HMZ-T2 AND IT IS FUCKING AMAZING, I CAN DEFINATELY SAY SONY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET, THEY WERE CLOSE WITH THE HMZ-T2, ONLY PROBLEM IS NO HEAD TRACKING THOUGH, WHICH WILL BE FIXED WITH THIS.

[@gogreengameon2146]

Even though you typed in full capitals... I'm going to agree wholeheartedly with you. You CRAZY... but lovely human!

[@qwerasdful]

Shuhei is a great person, my respect to you

[@eriggs94]

I'm so excited for this. The sky isn't the limit...

[@GunnaPanda]

I can't wait to see what all those great First Party Studios of Sony will create with Project Morpheus! I think Virtual Reality in form of Oculus and Morpheus really could change a lot in the industry! I'm excited!

[@jairdabrini]

I luv plug & pray! That's exactly what I did when I got the PS4 - I plugged it in and prayed it would work - and it did!

[@SirMangoMantango]

Can't help but love Shu.

[@yipperdeyip]

Man, Shu is SUCH AN AWESOME FRIGGIN HILARIOUS BADASS!

[@leadrevolver]

The Oculous died with the facebook buyout, Long live Morpheus

[@UmbrellaVECTOR]

Thank you Shuhei Yoshida thank you.

[@graemeb0109]

i just want to give him a big hug

[@ivandash4685]

Is that President Yoshida bloke rocking an iPhone? 55:50 Where's the Xperia Pride? lol , I'm probably wrong.

[@OmniVAStudios]

imagine using the FOX engine with this 0.0

[@sarfios]

Don't want to disappoint you, but it will be pretty bad. I know what you imagine it, but for that to happen, you need 2160p display, because currently it's 1080p, and even 1440p, won't be enough. The Pixalization is huge. So... that could be reality in mid/late 2015, when there's 4k screens with that small size. Also you need a pretty decent, computer. Because you need performance from 60 to 90 fps. But everyone is waiting for that. I hope the market will push the things faster, because there will be big demands.

[@HourlySmoker]

Morpheus > Stupid idea Microsoft had to project image outside of the TV into your living room

[@cryengine_x]

i'm glad everything is about microsoft for you gaffers.

[@HourlySmoker]

I don't get the link between Microsoft and a restaurant

[@HarusukiVT]

Can't wait until we can make the full dive :D

[@Ionic0]

funny, oculus gets funded by facebook and now those PC master races want a slice of the morpheus pie.

[@cryengine_x]

Nobody wants Morpheous except the Sony fanboy minority on youtube comments.

[@cucumbergaming1855]

Cryengine Not so sure about that.

[@k.t.1641]

+Cryengine speak for yourself. Tech is tech. Don't care if McDonald's makes it. If it's legit,works, and is fun.... I want. :)

[@xnagato666x]

Cryengine yea it didn't sound like that in the video. In fact many people have cancelled there oculus order. O and last thing wtf are you doing on a p.s video?

[@Ionic0]

Cryengine Its not all about Morpheus, Lots of people want these VR devices to succeed.

[@eLuZiveMaRiio]

I love the first guys crappy humor because its genuinely hilarious ahahahahahhaa and he looks so fricken jolly! Look at his face! hahaha, can't wait for this though! :o

[@FingerTriggr]

10:25 lolol :)

[@YeTheGOATNoCap]

Our only hope in VR now.

[@AnthonyThe6reat]

lmao I know exactly what you mean :3

[@Polaventris]

This video was actually very interesting.

[@sdlob4067]

Hope a game comes out like 1/2 prince manga where people everywhere can meet,fight,and have fun and new experiences!

[@elsevillaart]

Video was incredible and eye opener, but those questions mannnn......those questions do they even listen? Worst questions ever.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

I know, right? Its GDC but none of those questions sound like they were by developers.

[@593iwalkalone]

The one question I wanted asked had been if this was going to pc at all, since its not ive immediately lost interest in everything else they where talking about. No interest at all in the ps4 hardware.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

Well they said "Its USB and HDMI so..." I am sure they can't say anything, because they are doing this to support Playstation. They aren't going to tell you you can use it for other things because they want to sell PS4s. I suspect it won't be officially supported, but if someone writes some 3rd party drivers (Which is likely) then you can use it. I mean you can connect PS3, PS4 and Wii controllers and even a Kinect, so I suspect it could be done. The question is if you can get the tracking and sensor data for use in a game with enough precision and speed. If it actually gives different data from what the Oculus and other PC VR headsets give then it could be hard to use in PC VR games.

[@isurf239]

I don't care how much it cost!!! I have been waiting for this since the original Tron and Lawnmower Man, 20 years give or take, PLEASE RELEASE THIS FOR 2015, or better yet ASAP, I have the Launch black PS4, and the white Destiny Bundle PS4 on pre order. No I am not rich, far from it but I will work like crazy to get this bad boy on Day One! And if the price is not to high, I will buy 2!!!!!

[@jakedizzle]

Remake Playstation Home with better graphics/animations/sounds with VR support. That would be pretty amazing.

[@scarlet3470]

Dude like before you play, you get to choose default where the headset scans your face so people know what you look like or custom where you can choose to be a reptile and such. Irk I'm high right meow

[@EmoryM]

If they could leverage the tech from EverQuest Next Landmark and turn Home into something between Minecraft and Second Life that would be sick.

[@KleinHendrixTheCool]

Morpheus is seriously going to kick Facebookulus ass.

[@anedgyegyptian9678]

hell yeah!

[@Cooe.]

_Looks at 15 million Quest 2's sold to about 20 million Playstation 5's over the same time period... (Aka, not even a niche VR peripheral, but Sony's flagship piece of gaming hardware!)_ ... Yeah... This sure didn't age very well, lol. Sony will be lucky to break 10 million PSVR 2's in it's entire lifespan (which would still be >2x PSVR 1) while Quest 2 literally sold that in a single year...

[@UltimateSword1000]

This looks pretty cool! :)

[@DavidHunter]

In Sony we trust.

[@thomaswysocki9151]

This is really great. I just hope that it becomes an optional display medium as opposed to specific apps being designed for it. For example, the next Fallout comes out and it simply has a Morpheus output option that you can then either use, or if you're not up to it, just play traditionally on your TV.

[@EmoryM]

I would expect we'll see more parity between Xbox One and PS4 games when played on a television with the power differential being used to support Morpheus. Hopefully we'll see 1080p @ 60fps (or higher, in VR) across the board.

[@GostFlash]

Shu, i love you dude !!! :P

[@turingsghost]

Sony must feel really lucky entering into the VR market right when everyone's getting turned off of the only competitor.

[@cryengine_x]

***** And yet still the less powerful and more expensive Xbox is breathing right down Sony's neck in sales. What will happen when Xbox inevitably hits $399? What's scary is even with every advantage, Sony cant seem to win.

[@kobrakommander1645]

Xbox right behind sony hahaha, dude sony is running out of ps4s that's why there not selling as well currently

[@sloth927]

actually valve has been working on a vr headset of there own for a while, they are just keeping quiet about it

[@k.t.1641]

Lol. You can always point out Xbox users a mile away. Who fucking cares about that anymore? Games are games. I say Be happy that the technology is getting better and better. Unless you own stock in he company stop pissing all over everything you don't own.

[@console4gamers]

Cryengine if you say x1 is on ps4 neck when ps4 sells more than 50% more, then you are just ignorant.

[@cusman]

I am curious to see VR evolve, but I don't see myself as an avid/active user of such technology. Not until they can solve physical movement outside of virtual movement potentially being dangerous or even just exhausting.

[@EmoryM]

Naw, we'll just shift towards more games where we're piloting things - instead of an FPS where you run around as a dude, you'll play an FPS where you run around as a dude in a robot.

[@momusu17]

You can tell in the VR played a part in the design of the PS4. The DS4, the Move, and the camera are already implemented VR and they still over a year from release. This is why i believe VR on Playstation will work. If Morpheus is at a good price, say less than 300 bucks and has a great must have game at launch. I think it will be huge.

[@TiberiuVladescu]

Imagine if Morpheus Headset would be released before No Man's Sky was released. We would be able to explore the rich and beautiful worlds, just like they were talking about. It would give you that feel of being in some other place ! I am a HUGE fan of Virtual Reality and I would love to work in this industry, sadly I'm only 14 years old and I don't have any knowledge in Programming such huge things ... well, at least I am able to review and support this project and maybe one day, one day Full Immersion will be possible ... A man can dream, right ? What would humanity be without their dreams and imagination ?

[@GABRIEL1030]

Amazing device !

[@DunnyboiMUFC]

I love Shuhei Yoshida

[@TheNooch79]

Unlikely anyone from Sony will read this, but, will we get a version of the awesome looking "The Deep" next year? Would be a shame if it's left as a tech demo that most of us wouldn't experience.

[@MVMusicMan]

Shuhei "The boss" Yoshida Ha:D

[@agdemax]

Please make this open-source, you're our only hope.

[@GoldSrc_]

Sony = Open?, lol. Sony will give you the headset, but you will play what they give you. Unless they make Morpheus work for PC, then you might have a chance but if it stays PS4 only, well... you get the idea.

[@masterninjastv]

Morpheus + God of war = Hardcore gamers!!!

[@EileenTheCr0w]

Until we get weird nerve gear from SAO control, I would really like to see some sort of awesome omni directional treadmill control to walk in the game.. perhaps a stand and large trackball or several rollers faced each direction and a kind of support so you don't fall over.

[@ultimaterc]

Look up the 'Virtuix Omni.'

[@kdr82]

RC Master ^ What this guy said.

[@noodlesthe1st]

kdr82 ^ What this guy said.

[@killiskey]

Check out the gadget show they had a very interestinh episode where the immersed themselves into bf3 using a dome projections and a very unique roller system check it out a possible solution if it was scaled down

[@killiskey]

Look up battlefield 3 unltimate simulator gadget show... That will get the video for you i forgot to include that in previous comment. It woulf be very diffucult to scale down and implement it for home use but looking in this direction could be viable or possibly a small semisphere treadmill type thing where you walk on the flat of the semisphere and it moves in every direction idk just spitballin

[@TheDiguy]

Shu is soo funny! he said they decided on the name just last week lmao

[@bobtheduck]

If you're going to do a dual move setup, you will need to update the move to have analogue sticks, even if you have ONE move with an analogue stick. The Nunchuck obviously won't work, because it can't be tracked as easily, so phase out the nunchuck and replace it with a Move that has a stick. You can even make this ambidextrous, so the person can use either hand with the Stick & Move.

[@pHappyfeet]

A redesigned move controller is definitely needed.

[@bobtheduck]

The problem is the move balls would be tied to arm movements (well... HAND movements, specifically, with the arm trailing behind them) so you need some way of moving your feet, and since it doesn't have an Omni type solution (which would be kind of expensive, anyhow) the analogue stick is a familiar setup, but it still needs tracking for position (ball) and angle (accelerometers). Hell, I may have even been short-sighted with suggesting one stick. You need to be able to turn your body, too, but I SUPPOSE you COULD do that with one of the two move controllers by pointing...

[@gregmendoza2205]

PlayStationNation!!!!

[@TheMrhappy26]

Can't wait

[@venomman]

hahaha i love Sony. "LOL FACEBOOK RIFT, Lets release the whole GDC Presentation"

[@turoorvel1221]

Actually many of the GDC presentations were released afterwards too.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

They have been just getting handed good PR lately. First Microsoft had their disastrous Xbone PR leading up to launch. Now they reveal their competitor to indie darling Oculus and Oculus is immediately bought by one of the most reviled tech giants out there.

[@tripstar3563]

Mr.Aptronym Facebook isn't a Tech giant. It is a Social Networking giant. They deal with a website not hardware. Them buying Oculus gives them their First tech device.

[@turoorvel1221]

tick tack They are a tech giant with deep deep pockets. Their server and networking infrastructure is probably one of the best in the world and their software know-how is on par or even better than google or ms. I really see this as a positive thing. Oculus is going to be huge and this will cause problems with their competitors, sony included.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

Okay, I won't deny that this funding could really spur some growth out of Oculus, but no, Facebook is nowhere near Microsoft or Google when it comes to the talent pool of their workforce or their server's capabilities. With Cliffy B now saying he wants oculus to be not just a peripheral, but to have an 'app store', I do worry about Oculus' future. Also, Sony has decades of optics, display and consumer electronics design and manufacturing. The fact that they already have the facilities to make these things and the people to do it is a huge boon for them.

[@TheObogo]

"and you can tell they wanted to make it extra accurate" OMG that was hilarious xD

[@youbob505]

OHHHHHH playing OUTLAST and MINECRAFT on this!!!! The POWER!!!!!

[@L4wgamers]

Shuhei Yoshida looks like a nice guy

[@mark2000tk]

Jesus, that one guy was so nervous I thought he was going to cry

[@snitox]

They should make Morpheus hold our eyelids open when we fall asleep so that even if we go to sleep we are completely immersed into the game in our dreams.

[@siggisig8282]

What is not to love about Shuhei.F****king.Yoshida

[@darrenmacnally]

God some of those questions were terrible. People just asking the same thing over and over again when they obviously can't answer. "When is it coming out?" Obviously if they knew that they would've said. Some journalists....

[@DKVR]

Shu is an adorable man.

[@jessedupere429]

As long as its 1080p ill be down to buy it .

[@Dar-win-is-emmmm]

To eliminate clipping why not introduce gloves? Gloves can be used to grab,shoot, and interact with the Virtual World alike. Perfect to market to because they can be sold by size. This idea may be ahead of our time though but I firmly believe the Wii like playstation move is beyond its time.

[@suicideriders3318]

It's gonna be a hit in stores. It'll be like Black Friday trying to get em

[@lastmanustanding]

I think the new PlayStation brand is cool with people like Shu leading the fight. Morpheus definitely seems ahead in terms of positional audio, position tracking (DS4, Move, full 360 tracking), content (sony world wide studios), ergonomics and ease of use (plug and play). They are dead serious, you can see that from the fact that they have tightly integrated positional tracking with PS4 (PS Camera, DS4 light bar, programmable audio hardware inside the PS4 APU) so much so when they introduced the PS4 back in FEB2014, I was like 'something's missing here'. Specially when they showed off that media molecule demo with people having crafted so many 3D models, I was confused. It was as if they were all ready to go full blast and held back at the last moment. But if people were to make everything work with PC I think Sony would welcome it even if they don't want to spend money themselves for that purpose. But for people on the PC side, there's Oculus to deliver a much better image quality. Only problem is that quality will largely depend on how much money you can spend and what level of expertise you have. I don't think this is the time to take sides, although having that competition is only going to make VR better.

[@jamesdagley8638]

I honestly dunno why I keep coming back to watch this probably because I’m waiting for the ps5 vr announcement show😂

[@ItsRainingTrees]

Looks and sounds pretty cool, but if you need the PS Eye, PS Move, and you need to purchase this, it's going to be pretty damn expensive. I'm not so sure about this anymore... Still, I would like to try it.

[@Jakelikeshiking]

I do believe all you'll need is the PlayStation camera for it to track the headset.

[@ENDtredecim]

The Eye&Move are 100% essential to the Morpheus. They Eye constantly tracks the movements and the Move acts as a gyroscope(along with the headset) to keep accurate tracking on your movements. Its worked so well that even if the Eye loses track of you the Morpheus and the Move still track you allowing a full 360 degree spectrum to be seen. So even if the Eye loses you, you can still lool around and see the entire environment because of the Move and Morpheus. So even if it may be pricey but worth it.

[@ItsRainingTrees]

ENDtredecim Hopefully. I'd have to see how games run on it, and what games are available for it. And again, if it's $200+ for the eye and VR headset, I probably won't be getting it. That's too much, for me anyway.

[@ItsRainingTrees]

insanemembrane16 Oh, well that's a little better!

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

The move is optional, the camera is not, but their may well be games for the Morpheus that require the move. The move is a cool piece of technology, its just that its homeless. He was right to say ahead of its time, It never really had a place or a 'killer app'. I can see actually using it with the Morpheus though. I think the cost is going to be the biggest roadblock to getting VR adopted.

[@Najim19]

Richard and Anton are geniuses. That's all.

[@benjaminkinney1040]

Destiny enough said. I am now addicted to playstation.

[@TrichsRUs]

Soo...next gen doesn't officially arrive til next year.

[@omegazio]

I can imagine how big VRMMORPG's are gonna be on the PS4. just like in Dot Hack & Sword Art Online. This Freaking Epic Greatness Awaits. but im pretty sure that the Price will be between $300-$350 dollars and coming out in late 2015 or late 2016.