While PC-based rival VR headsets could see an upgrade a few years after initial launch, Sony says its PlayStation VR will follow a life cycle closer to the PS4 gaming console.
"It's a similar situation to the entire console," Dr. Richard Marks, Sony PlayStation Magic Lab director told Tom's Hardware at the Immersed 2015 conference.
"Consoles come out and they're pretty powerful, and then the game developers figure out how to get more and more of them as it goes. By the end of the life cycle, that's when you're seeing the best games possible," he added.
According to Gamasutra, Marks went on to say that the PlayStation VR headset and the PS4 console are "very well matched" which means "it will really kind of follow [the PS4's] life cycle quite well."
That's not to say PSVR experiences will remain stagnant throughout its life cycle though. Reportedly, Marks thinks players' virtual reality experiences will get better over time as they get more out of the console.
Check out the full interview in the video below:
Back when it was still known as Project Morpheus, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida said PSVR was like "launching a new platform." SCE CEO Andrew House followed with a similar comment regarding the VR headset's price, as Franchise Herald reported back in June.
Apart from the price, many took the comment as a kind of preview on what to expect when PlayStation VR comes out next year. VR Focus said it may have also foreshadowed PSVR's life cycle given what's been learned recently.
Last month, House hinted PlayStation VR price to be similar to "a new gaming platform" prompting many to speculate it will retail at $400. Sony has yet to officially confirm this and other details though.
Designed to work "closely together" with the PS4, PlayStation VR is expected to come out in the first half of 2016.
