One of the lesser known features of PlayStation VR will be its cinematic mode which in short can create your own personal cinema at home. The feature is designed to work with traditional PS4 titles and will be offered in three different sizes.

 There are a trio of (simulated) viewing sizes: 117 inches, 163 inches and 226 inches. The translated post says that the default 163-inch size will encompass your entire field of view, while the gargantuan one will require you to move your head from side to side if you want to see everything at once. So, kind of like sitting in the front row of a movie theater. At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest size reorients the screen to your head movement. If you get tired while wearing the PSVR you can apparently lay down while wearing it and the display will match your horizontal perspective. 

As of right now, cinematic mode is only designed to work with PS4 titles and it’s unclear if the game must support it or if this is something that’s being handled system side. Either way, you can be assured that the first game I’m going to try with it will be Uncharted 4. Unfortunately as it stands, no movie apps (Netflix, Hulu, PS Vue) support the feature, nor do Blu-ray movies, but hopefully that will change in the future.

Update:

As our reader pointed, the feature will work on Blu-ray/DVD movies, just not streaming apps like the ones mentioned above.

Discuss:

Do you see yourself putting the cinematic mode to good use or do you want your PS VR headset purely for VR games?

[Via Engadget]