TIME magazine has published its annual list of the 25 best inventions of 2016.
While there are some truly incredible inventions (my personal favourites being “Soccer fields that fit anywhere” and The Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato), one piece of gaming tech has also made the cut.
The PlayStation VR has been deemed to be the “headset leading a Virtual Revolution”.
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.
You can check out the full list of inventions here.
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