Sony plans to release its Project Morpheus VR headset before June 2016, according to a new report.

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Japanese newspaper Asahi reports the company is hoping to release the device then, though it's unclear if this is just in the Japanese market or worldwide.The timing of this announcement is especially interesting. Considering we have E3 in just under a month and Sony's press conference planned for Monday, June 15, it's sounding increasingly likely that Morpheus will take up a chunk of the presentation.Earlier this year, Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida admitted several companies are working on games for the VR headset as we speak, with the first expected to be revealed at E3. What better time to simultaneously narrow down a release window?We went hands-on with Sony's VR headset earlier this year at GDC. Check out our preview of Project Morpheus for our impressions.

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