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PlayStation VR: Cinematic mode boasts 226ins screen

22 July

Sony's upcoming PlayStation VR will have three virtual sizes – 117ins, 163ins and an incredible 226ins.

Similar to the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the PSVR's cinematic mode can be used for non-native VR content, working with your existing library of games, films and television shows.

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Toggling the mode inside the headset will place the gamer within a 3D environment dominated by a virtual flat screen. This will broadcast 2D games and images, but scaled-up to appear much bigger.

The smallest display will be like watching a huge television set in your living room – although one locked to your head movement, so regardless of where you are, standing up or lying on your bed, you always have the content in front of you.

Engadget says the 163ins setting should encompass your entire field of view, but scaling up to the 226ins will place things beyond your eyesight though and you'll have to move around to get the full picture.

It should be "kind of like sitting in the front row of a movie theatre", says the site, although there's no word on whether the PSVR actually places you in a virtual cinema in the manner of its PC-based rivals.

As such, the £349 device could become the biggest television set in your house by far. You'll be able to play all of your current PlayStation 4 games on the huge screens, as well as DVDs and content from the likes of Amazon and Netflix.

However, concerns have been raised about the picture quality on the larger screens, with UploadVR saying the "screen-door effect" could mean users will be able to see gaps between the display's pixels.

The PSVR does have a defence against this with its three RGB sub-pixel OLED display, although only a hands-on with the cinematic mode will reveal its merits.