What is the resolution of the PlayStation VR headset?

The original PlayStation VR headset has a total display resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It uses a single 5.7-inch OLED panel, with the image divided into 960 x 1080 pixels for each eye.

Sony developed the headset under the codename Project Morpheus before officially naming it PlayStation VR in 2015. The consumer headset launched on October 13, 2016, as a virtual-reality accessory for the PlayStation 4. Its 1080p panel was designed for stereoscopic 3D rather than ordinary flat-screen viewing.

The headset supports refresh rates of 90 Hz and 120 Hz. It also provides a 100-degree field of view and uses illuminated markers tracked by the PlayStation Camera for positional head tracking. A separate processor unit handles tasks such as social-screen output to a television and 3D-audio processing.

The most common confusion is between total and per-eye resolution. The full panel is 1920 x 1080, while each eye receives half the horizontal image at 960 x 1080. PlayStation VR2 is a different headset with substantially higher per-eye resolution.