CES 2016: PlayStation VR has over 100 games in the works says CEO Kaz Hirai

More than 50 games and demos have been announced for Sony's PlayStation VR (PSVR) virtual reality headset but that is only the half of it, according to company CEO Kaz Hirai, speaking at CES 2016.

"We have more than 200 developers signed up for the PlayStation VR program who are working on probably about 100 or more titles that will play on PlayStation VR, [which] is a testament to the kind of support we're getting," Hirai told the BBC. "So I think we have a lot of good support, and it will be a great product coming out later this year."

Sony has yet to announce its release plans for PSVR but we do know it will arrive in the first half of 2016. The device is only compatible with Sony's PlayStation 4 console and so will not compete directly with PC headsets HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

Pre-orders for the Rift went live on 6 January, surprising many with its £500 price tag. It was inevitable the first wave of new VR headsets would be expensive but the Rift's price could start a price war between the three companies.

Soon after the Rift's pre-orders went live, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey defended the price point, stating: "To be perfectly clear, we don't make money on the Rift." On Twitter, he also said the Rift is "obscenely cheap for what it is".

In November 2015, a list of all the known PSVR games was created by a Reddit user. Here it is...

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