PlayStation VR makes TIME’s ’25 Best Inventions of 2016′ list

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PlayStation VR has made TIME’s ’25 Best Inventions of 2016.’

 In order to access the most cutting-edge virtual reality, people typically have to shell out thousands of dollars—not just for a headset (like the $800 HTC Vive), but for a computer that’s powerful enough to support it. Sony’s PlayStation VR, by contrast, is designed to work with a console that millions of people already own: the PlayStation 4. That’s a boon for gamers in search of what Sony engineer Richard Marks calls the most intense, most extreme action, as well as casual consumers, who now have an easier way to experience VR. 

Not a bad list to be placed on. What’s interesting is that neither the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive made the list. Do you think they deserved to be on that list as well?