Pursuits
Sony Sticks to TVs, Audio While Staying Mum on Virtual Reality
- CEO Kaz Hirai sticks to video and audio hardware at CES
- Exact price and launch date for PlayStation VR remain unclear
Sony Focuses on TV, Audio at CES 2016
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One gadget missing from Sony Corp.’s parade of products at the International Consumer Electronics Show was also its most anticipated in decades: a virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4.
Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai took the wraps off a slew of devices reflecting the Japanese company’s traditional expertise in video and audio hardware: from a 4K camcorder and vinyl record player to a lightbulb-speaker. Conspicuously absent was Sony’s answer to the Oculus Rift, a day before pre-orders for Facebook Inc.’s VR-headset entry begin.