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PS VR 2 impressions round-up: “It really is a huge step forward for PSVR”
Early impressions for the PSVR 2 are out on the internet, thanks to Sony inviting a whole bunch of press and content creators to try out its next big step into the virtual reality battlefield. With goggles on and controllers in hand, several attendees travelled and wrote up their impressions, which we have decided to compile in one place here.
As such, if you’re curious about whether or not the PSVR 2 is making enough progress beyond its previous iteration, you can find a collection of diverse impressions below. Of course, we’ve credited and linked back to each piece, and we highly recommend you jump over and read them all if you’d like to know more!
First up, we have Ian Higton’s excellent write up of their impressions over at Eurogamer. In their extended impressions piece, they cover not only their thoughts on the hardware itself, but also VR titles like Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, and the enhanced edition of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. They kick off their piece with: “Wow. Wow, wow, wow. That’s the word that keeps springing to mind when I try to sum up my time with PlayStation VR 2. As a fervent fan of VR for many years now, it’s safe to say that my first hands-on experience with Sony’s upcoming headset wowed my VR-loving socks off.”
PSVR 2 And Horizon Call of the Mountain Are A Strong Reminder Of VR’s Magic
The opening of my Horizon Call of the Mountain demo for PlayStation VR 2 was a genuine “Welcome… to Jurassic Park” moment. It caught me by surprise because, honestly, I’ve cooled off on VR quite significantly. For a while, VR was all anyone could talk about–an exciting evolutionary step for gaming. But its momentum dissipated, and its ubiquity took it from being the conversation to just part of a conversation, and a relatively small one at that. Between Valve’s Index, HTC’s Vive, and Oculus’ lightweight, cordless Quest 2, VR not only became a reality, but an affordable and convenient one.
All this is to say that, in a relatively short period of time, VR went from an exciting future to an ordinary present and, in many ways, lost its luster in the process. Now, VR headsets are just another entertainment device vying for your time, attention, and money. But what hasn’t changed is the potential that made VR so exciting in the first place, which largely remains unfulfilled. So, the task now becomes doing it better and hoping that small steps of iteration can be as meaningful in realizing that potential as the giant leaps of innovation that created it.
Iteration is very much the name of the game when it comes to PSVR 2. It’s a piece of hardware that uses Sony’s own learnings, as well as what it has seen competitors do, to inch the technology forward. It features better displays, utilizes more powerful hardware, and improves the overall user experience. And that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s enough to experience a game with a level of intimacy that’s not possible when holding a controller and sitting a few feet away from a screen. With PSVR 2, Sony’s goal seems to be to push that sense of immersion much deeper.
Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge Is Coming To PSVR 2
During September’s State of Play, PlayStation revealed several games coming to PS5, PS4, and PSVR 2, including Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Enhanced Edition, which is coming to PSVR 2 in 2023. A new trailer for the game reveals that the game features plenty of familiar faces from the Star Wars universe, including everyone’s favorite pirate, Hondo.
The Enhanced Edition adds new items to the virtual reality experience, which is entirely played in first-person. The game sees you play as multiple people in the Star Wars universe, ranging from outlaws to Jedi, all of whom star in stories told by a bartender to those who attend their establishment.
As seen in the trailer, this format results in various gameplay moments. Sometimes you’ll be shooting your way to safety, while other times, you’ll be slicing through baddies with a lightsaber or even punching aliens in the face with your fists.
Resident Evil Village will be playable on PSVR 2 exclusively at Tokyo Game Show
Announced via Twitter, Capcom has revealed that Resident Evil Village will have a trial available to attendees on the Playstation VR 2 headset.
This particular trial will be available to the public during Tokyo Game Show, and according to Capcom’s website, only a limited number of attendees will be able to spend time with Lady Dimitrescu in PSVR 2, as you might’ve expected. That is if Lady D herself even appears in the particular trial, which is set to feature a part of the Dimitrescu Castle.
That said, it probably wouldn’t be much of a PSVR 2 trial if we weren’t able to experience the nine foot tall vampire tower over us, but only time will tell.
PSVR 2 releases 2023, and Sony needs to make it gaming PC compatible
August 23, 2022 With Sony announcing the PSVR 2 for a 2023 release, we’re once again reminding you just how much we want it to be compatible with our gaming PC.
Sony has revealed that we’ll need to wait until next year for its upcoming PlayStation VR 2 headset and motion controllers. While it’s undoubtedly shaping up to be a substantial improvement over its predecessor in terms of specs, it could be even better if it works on PC too. Thanks to USB Type-C connectivity, Sony may be able to make the device compatible with gaming PCs, and it should.
The PlayStation VR 2 promises some technical advantages over even the best VR headset, like the Valve Index. It boasts 4K HDR OLED panels with a 2000×2040 resolution per eye, with supported refresh rates of 90/120Hz. These kinds of specs understandably require a lot of graphical horsepower, but if Sony were to make the device compatible with PCs, upscaling technologies like Radeon Super Resolution or Nvidia DLSS could help boost performance.
In addition to ditching the proprietary breakout box for a more universally supported USB Type-C connection, the PlayStation VR2 doesn’t require any external tracking apparatus thanks to the inside-out tracking facilitated by cameras built into the headset itself. While this isn’t quite as freeing as a wireless headset like the Oculus Quest 2, it’s clean and simple enough to make the prospect of jumping into VR far less space and time consuming.
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PSVR 2 Is Coming In 2023
It looks like PlayStation VR 2, the upcoming virtual reality headset for PS5, is launching next year. On both Twitter and Instagram, official PlayStation accounts have published an image that advertises PSVR2 is coming in 2023.
The news initially broke on PlayStation France’s Twitter account, with a tweet saying “Disponible début 2023,” which translates to “Available early 2023.” This message is echoed on PlayStation UK’s Twitter page. The PlayStation US Instagram account also posted about the VR headset, writing, “Coming early 2023.”
Disponible début 2023. #PSVR2 pic.twitter.com/mh08u5wqMt
— PlayStation France (@PlayStationFR) August 22, 2022
As the name implies, this is the second of PlayStation’s VR headsets. The original PSVR was marketed and sold as an entry-level headset for VR, requiring multiple cables but immediately hooking into a PS4. The PSVR 2 seems to be a similar offering, but for the PS5, leveraging more powerful technology and several quality-of-life upgrades to bring it closer in line to the quality of VR headsets like the Meta Quest 2 and Valve Index.