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PlayStation VR has a price tag and release date [UPDATE: Aussie pricing confirmed]

At GDC in San Francisco, Sony Computer Entertainment dated and priced the PlayStation VR.

Available in October 2016, the PlayStation VR unit will cost $399 USD.

Rival products are priced quite higher; Valve’s HTC Vive costs $799 USD and the Oculus Rift is priced at $599 USD.

Sony will also partner with EA to launch a Star Wars: Battlefront VR experience using PlayStation VR.

We’re awaiting Australian pricing details.

Update: Sony Australia has confirmed that PlayStation VR will cost $549. 95 AUD.


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