At the conference, Sony unveiled the headset made to work with any Playstation 4.
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Sony is one of three major players in the VR game and with that pricing announcement, they just undercut the other two competitors.
.@Sony draws gasps from the crowd, announcing @PlayStation #VR will ship in October 2016 for $399. pic.twitter.com/BMhmzRKiVI
— Jonathan Bloom (@BloomTV) March 15, 2016
The GDC is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration and networking.
The event includes an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a variety of tutorials, lectures, and roundtables by industry professionals on game-related topics covering programming, design, audio, production, business and management and visual arts.
The stage is set for @Sony @PlayStation #VR announcement at #GDC. We're told there will be several "pieces of news." pic.twitter.com/MxSi776uuS
— Jonathan Bloom (@BloomTV) March 15, 2016