The PlayStation VR just made it to the Time Magazine's list of 25 best inventions this year. But where is HTC Vive?
Every year Time Magazine is making a list of the 25 best inventions. It is Time Magazine's way of acknowledging the most innovative creations, modifications and ideas that make life easier per se. Time's list of 2016's 25 best inventions was released a couple of days ago and the PlayStation VR is part of it.
The PlayStation VR was included in the list due to the fact that it was designed to work with a console that millions of people already own, the PS4. Compared to HTC Vive, the PSVR is said to be the easiest way to experience VR. The HTC Vive needs a powerful computer, which is going to be expensive in order to harness its power, and it costs double than the PSVR.
Although the PSVR is not the first VR device in Time Magazine's list, it's the cheapest among the next-gen products in the market. In 2013, the Oculus Rift was included in Time's best 25 inventions with the following description: "By improving the head-tracking feature, creating a wide field of view and keeping the price point low, the Oculus Rift could be the device that makes home VR a reality." The Oculus Rift was started as a Kickstarter campaign of a garage project of Palmer Luckey, who was 16 when the Oculus Rift made its debut and a millionaire by the age of 21, based on TechCrunch's article.
In 2015, the Microsoft HoloLens was also included in Time Magazine's best 25 inventions. The HoloLens utilizes augmented reality to overlay data into an existing environment. The HoloLens comes at a whopping $3,000 for the development edition and $5,000 for the commercial suite, based on Microsoft's website.
The PlayStation VR, as what the description says, still is the most accessible and affordable for consumers to jump in the VR wagon. Although $400 is still pretty much expensive, the experience is going to be worth it.
