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Following up on Reddit posts highlighting some initial testing in Japan, we can confirm that PlayStation VR does indeed work as a personal viewer for PC, Mac, Wii U and Xbox One - indeed any HDMI source should work just fine.We tested this by setting up PSVR as normal, attaching the headset to the external processor and plugging that into the mains. The HDMI input on the rear of the box accepts a video signal from any HDMI source and PlayStation VR acts exactly like as it would when handling non-VR content from a standard PS4. However, the one major drawback is that the processor box must be connected to the PS4 via USB, it requires the Sony-specific handshake, and you can't just plug it into another system. In short, if you want to use PSVR with another HDMI system, you're still going to need a PS4 close to hand - though the PS Camera does not need to be attached.
The processor box pipes through the HDMI output as standard to your HDTV via the social screen output, while the view inside the headset blows up the HDMI feed to a cinema-size display right in front of your eyes. Head-tracking still works to a certain extent - you can adjust your view of the 'cinema screen' by looking around as per normal. This would appear to be handled by the processor box and the headset's sensors.
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