CES 2016: PlayStation 4 headset virtually absent

One gadget missing from Sony’s parade of products at the International Consumer Electronics Show was also its most anticipated in decades: a virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4.

Chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, took the wraps off a slew of devices that showcased the Japanese company’s historical expertise in video and audio hardware: from a 4K camcorder and vinyl record player to a lightbulb-speaker.

Conspicuously absent was Sony’s answer to the Oculus Rift, a day before pre-orders for Facebook’s VR-headset began.