Which of these VR headsets would you buy?

By Jeffrey Van Camp March 16, 2016

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After Sony priced the PlayStation VR at $400 yesterday, all of the VR cards from every major company were finally on the table. Oculus, Microsoft, HTC and now Sony have tipped their hands in the coming VR war. Which would you go for?

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