
Sony has lifted the global embargo for PSVR2 unboxings, which means you’re minutes away from seeing some sumptuous LED backlit videos of people cracking open the next-gen headset. While we hope to bring you a similarly glossy video on the Push Square YouTube channel in the near future, we’re happy to confirm one thing: opening the headset is a remarkably uneventful experience.
In this era of immaculate Apple packaging that may seem like a negative, but listen to someone who’s just stashed away the original PSVR headset: it’s actually delightfully refreshing. Sony’s initial entry into the fledgling virtual reality space was a headache-inducing spaghetti of cables, processor boxes, and all sorts of other paraphernalia – the box alone, with its multitude of compartments and sectors, felt like it had been designed by Rube Goldberg.
Here everything is unassuming. As part of PlayStation’s ongoing environmental commitment, all of the packaging can be recycled, and there’s really not a lot to it. A wraparound cover adds some colour and copy to a plain white corrugated cardboard box. Beneath the flap you’ll find a second square box with a USB charging cable, a pair of stereo headphones, and a manual inside.
Then beneath that is the main act itself: the PSVR2 headset and two PSVR2 Sense Controllers. And that’s honestly it – perhaps a little anticlimactic for a $500 piece of hardware, but at least you know you won’t be spending the next 12 hours connecting numbered cables to your console as you wrestle with all the moving parts.
Setup is blissfully straightforward, but we can’t delve into the specifics until a later date. We can say that both the PSVR2 headset and its PSVR2 Sense Controllers beautifully match the aesthetic ethos of the PS5 console and its DualSense controller, and you really get a feel that virtual reality was part of the platform’s design from the outset.
The headset is light and feels well-balanced, with the weight distributed evenly across an impressively cushioned rear band. Meanwhile, the PSVR2 Sense Controllers fit nicely in the hand, and have surprisingly tactile buttons with a satisfying clack to them. The analogue sticks are similar to those on the DualSense, but smaller in size.
Perhaps of most intrigue, the L1 and R1 buttons are stationed around the handle of the pad, enabling you to physically grip objects in-game. The hardware itself feels sturdy and durable, and consistent with PlayStation’s overall commitment to quality, although the proof will be in the testing – and we’ll tell you all about that in the coming days.
Are you looking forward to unboxing your very own PSVR2 headset come 22nd February? Recycle all that cardboard in the comments section, and let us know if you have any questions below. (But please keep in mind, we probably can’t answer a lot of them right now!)
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I cannot wait for this, so excited 😊
I'll fire my address over and you can send it whenever you're ready, cheers!
On topic, I cannot wait for the inevitable reviews to start coming in and me going from "I shouldn't" to "I MUST!"
I’ll wait for a price drop but looks gorgeous!
Want - Yes
Willing To Spend £500 on - No Way 😜
I read one review of the box (just the box mind) and they gave it 4/10. 😂
Apparently they didn't like the fact that it said "PS5 required" on only one side and thought that people might purchase it unknowing that they needed to shell out another £480 (because of course that narrative is still being run).
It looks amazing, and I'd love one. I just can't afford and/justify spending the price of a new console. Will definitely pick it up eventually if it gets enough support. Of course if you guys want to send one over, I certainly won't turn it down 🤣
This is going to be the longest 12 days
@CaptD Honestly I can't imagine spending €600 on something without doing at least basic research and if that's not the first thing you learn... well idk what to say
Release day can't come soon enough.
@CaptD imagine a £500+ VR headset just being an impulse buy 😂
Can't wait to get my hands on this beauty!!
I like how the box is also designed to store the psvr2. That's pretty smart.
My brain is going to melt playing this thing.
I can't wait 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
@Shepherd_Tallon I've never been more ready for a brain melt 🥴
Cannot wait to get mine in less than 2 weeks!
Question about games: I see there are some VR games on PS Extra, do you think there will be more for VR2?
I dont really buy games as I just play whatever is on PS plus, so far I love the selection as most of the games will appear there anyway.
Not sure about PSVR2 discounts too, for example Beat Saber was never on sale for VR1. Will definitely get RE8 and GT7 on sale though.
Give me Half-Life Alyx and I might get one at some point in 2023. Right now there is just not enough games at launch I want to play to warrant paying this much for it
It's gonna be all over twitter that push square said the psvr2 is anticlimactic and we should cancel your pre orders.....crazy world we live in!
Must be some big "unboxing" embargo where nobody can say anything meaningful about the new hardware. Can't wait for a price drop.
What I really want to know more than anything (and I appreciate you probably can't say just yet) is whether it will make me feel ill like the PSVR 1 headset did.
I've heard things said about the fact this one has much better resolutions it will improve motion sickness but I really want this confirming before I even think about buying one
So looking forward to getting this on the 22nd will likely try to jam the psvr1 in the box as I think that one tore and got thrown away sadly. One down side of having fully recyclable materials.
I’ve got enough great games already to make the price worth it day one. Even getting contacts for the first time ever because I don’t want to risk scratching lenses.
Just get here already!!!
Can't see plus getting many games in the first couple of years....maybe if it doesn't sell well
@Member_the_game
Motion sickness isn’t a design fault of most VR, it’s just something we have to get through and have our bodies get used to the difference in sensory expectations.
There are things that will help. The better chance of all games being 120hz and the headset haptics being able to ground our movements a bit more where implemented, but no current or near future tech will be able to fully eliminate motion sickness when you first try it should you unfortunately be prone.
Given it around 40hrs to become accustomed. Trust me, it’s well worth it!
Before the embargo lifted you couldn't even confirm what the box was made of. There were all sorts of rumours going about that it was made from the frozen tears (of joy) of Jim Ryan.
@hi_drnick
I can’t really imagine a way they could avoid doing that to be honest, can you? Lol
Still got my psvr 2 on pre order despite being pretty skeptical given the big price ....want to experience it but at the same time got a feeling it's going to be pretty forgotten about
@misak192
Both of those games (res8 £17.49 and gt7 £34.19) are already on sale, as is most of the launch line up if you have plus.
I think we were also given a few games free (Rez, Tetris, Thumper?) which will have cheap upgrades. And I think maybe Walking Dead 1 too, which will be a free upgrade I believe.
As to future games. I don’t think immediately, but VR games are significantly cheaper currently anyway as most are just Quest or old PCVR ports at the moment, with enhancements, so basically subsidised.
Looks gorgeous! Ended up cancelling my preorder and happy to wait and save a bit. Will get it at some point, until then harry potter and dead space will keep me busy.
Can’t wait for this. Don’t remember the last time I was hyped up for a hardware release.
12 DAYS TO GO!!!
@misak192 a few VR games would be good. At least another Astro game to accompany it
@thefourfoldroot1 What's your games list up to? Mine hasn't changed much, partly because I'm waiting to see what's available at launch vs delayed, and partly because the terrible PS store hid most everything anyway. Still Horizon, GT7, Moss 1/2 for me, and I did add Townsmen VR. Not sure about Kayak still. Everything else is either not listed, not certain to be there for release, messy and still showing Move controllers required, or I can't tell from the stills if it will be an eyesore and waiting for reviews...I can't tell if release will come and suddenly a bunch of things I forgot about or didn't know about will show up. Not on sale, but I can't find half the sale games, either.
@ROTTIEMAN16 "an impressively cushioned rear"
-Push Square
@KaijuKaiser I think Sony itself is making the lineup look bad. IDK about the UK store, but if you check the US store under PSVR2, less than half the total games that will be on VR2 are listed there, and not ONE of the rhythm games are there. Rez isn't there. Thumper/tetris upgrades aren't there. NMS isn't there. Pistol whip isn't there. That newly announced somthing something Garden, that's Animal-Crossing/Stardew-like isn't there. It's like they stopped updated the games list on the store 3 months ago.
I'm actually thinking of cancelling my pre-order. They won't be sold out, and with Horizon being a digital-only €70 game, I think I'll wait for a discount anyway.
The caveat for me is that i want to buy one for GT7 but i cant start over again and play it all in VR as you cant wipe the damn games progress. Looks like i will have to create a new account just for GT7 to start from scratch again.
@Kidfunkadelic83 That is pretty mental that you can't reset your progress.
Always an exciting time to get new hardware in.
@get2sammyb yes, very annoying. Everything is saved to the gamer tag. Ive tried deleting all the datte on the HDD and the cloud but once you boot the game its all there again. A quick google confirmed to me that it cant be erased. Not a major issue i suppose but i want that feeling of working my way up to the fast cars and championships again from scratch, this time in VR.
@NEStalgia
Mine hasn’t changed much either.
Unfortunately I had to cancel my 5 days off work as the wife badly sprained her ankle and I’ve had to take this week off to look after her.
So still Horizon, Res Village, Pistol Whip, Kayak VR, NMS which hopefully will keeps its launch day date, S&S1, which has a free upgrade (and I think Sony gave away free along with Rez, and maybe Thumper thinking about it). Will also be getting Demeo I think before release.
I also have Switchback pre ordered, but that has been delayed a few weeks unfortunately.
Moss 1&2 bundle is definitely on my list but I can wait on that a bit. Same for S&S 2 as I’ll need to finish the original.
I’m sure I’ll impulse buy a few of the cheaper games too. Maybe What the Bat
@CaptD haha that made me laugh reviewing a box 4/10 🤣🤣
I ll wait and see when mine arrives and see what score i would give it, see if i agree with the guy you were watching 🤣🤣🤣
So excited!!! Have my PTO all reserved so I can play all day!!!
I want to buy it, but I don't know if they even sell it in my country. Every time Sony sends me an email, it's about countries like the UK, France, etc. My local stores have no info, so I guess I'll have to wait a bit longer.
@naruball
Where do you live out of curiosity? Only because you're profile on here states UK
@Member_the_game I made the profile more than a decade ago, when I was a student in the UK. Now I live in Cyprus.
@thefourfoldroot1
On the first headset I was fine with some games and others not so much
GT sport in particular made me feel really ill.
I've definitely read somewhere that this new headset could potentially improve the motion sickness issues. Not necessarily eliminate them but improve them.
I'm holding off ordering one until I find out if there's any truth in it
@SolarSpirit86 People always complaining about the price. You expect to get this for a bag of peanuts??? This is a leading edge VR headset. Gaming is an expensive luxury; not a necessity.
Looks fantastic 😍
Basically will make me not want to use my PC VR headset... come on Sony, make it Windows compatible also.
They can take both the Console and PC market with this
@eagletrippin not what I'm saying is it , I'm saying I'm not paying for something that costs more than the console
@Kidfunkadelic83 Just add a new user profile on the PS5?
One thing I've disliked since the PS5 was announced was the drip feed of information from Sony, it winds me up. I know some people get off on getting little tidbits of info but unboxing videos, I really never got the point.
Give me the specs, show me how it runs and tell me when I can buy it.
I went for the bundle, ordered Moss & Kayak as some family friendly games, have GT7 and NMS already. So similar to many I guess. Covered for a payday or two then might go for Song in the Smoke.
@SJBUK thats what i will have to do. Still a small annoyance tho as i have alot of friends who also play GT so i will have to add them all again.
Lovely stuff
Slightly annoyed that people are complaining that it's a negative that you need a PS5 to use this. Its not for everyone, much rather this than a bulky hmd or something that runs out after 2 hours of use
@Kidfunkadelic83 Yeah, sucks a bit. I'm not sure if I'll be creating a new profile and starting again with GT7 or not. Will have a play with my existing profile first, see how I get on. Somehow doubt I'll jump straight into 10 lap races though!
Got this ordered. Can't wait to get into my brown corderoy trousers and get this slapped on my head.
Can't wait for this. I'll just jump back into GT7 rather than deleting everything.
question: How long is the usb-c cable? and is it unpluggable/replaceable?
@Jonf1979 About 4.5m and sort-of...
Got my pre order confirm today.
On the one hand it’s a lot to spend on something like this, but on the other when monthly mortgage and rent payments are going up by not far off this right now it gives a fresh perspective!
One little question that just crossed my mind: is it possible to charge both Sense controllers at the same time without the accessory charging station?
Nah it’s too uneventful they need some dry ice while you open it
@neonpizza "You have just solved the mystery of why PS5's are selling like crazy in Japan. Nice work!
@StylesT
Exactly the same with me. I do want it but I’m afraid after the initial release it won’t be supported enough and just lay dormant.
No idea if I’ll keep my preorder tbh and couldn’t be more on the fence about it.
@thefourfoldroot1 sorry to hear about your wife's ankle! .
I'd never go as far as vr contacts, I'll view the virtual world the same way I view the real world: blurry and from 4 feet away. Glinthawks will just laugh at me while I shoot cacti.
@KaijuKaiser @thefourfoldroot1 They finally added NMS and Before the Fall to the store page! Still missing half the other games but at least they're adding. Nms is the only "upgrade"game that now has a note saying it's getting a free vr2 upgrade soon.
Still tempted by onogoro, being "inside" anime art seems appealing. Not ready to commit yet though because other stuff will probably pop up at launch that I've forgotten. Might just go nms full price though. Maybe kayak. Realistically I cannot actually play half of what I want to play and still work on my pancake backlog
Can't believe genshin isn't in vr yet. It's on everything, literally. I can't stand the game but In vr it would be amazing.
@Art_Vandelay sure with 2 USB cables.
@thefourfoldroot1 thought of another game that's listed in announced but for release window that is on the store not not listed on the vr2 page. Devs Twitter has a Sony provided slide that shows them there for launch: Dyschronia. I'm a big ace attorney and ai somnium fan, so that's a no brainer. It's the whole trilogy, so not sure of price but it has an 80 on vrgamereviews.
@NEStalgia
Yes, that’s a weird one because it was on the store a couple of weeks ago and was suddenly removed.
I will get it in the end but money is so tight, 500 is just way to much to spend on some tech which comes with nothing, didn't the first vr come with worlds free or am I just imagining it.
But the list of games at launch just dont do it justice most are on the quest, which are of lower graphics.
Reality is if games aren't up to the graphics of gt7 or the horizon game then I'm not bothering.
I'm still annoyed we never got a follow up to the batman vr. It had so much potential.
@Bez87 Yeah, I'm surprised that VR2 seems to be coming
with no demos, or a lens cloth for that matter.
I've ordered the bundle and have GT7, NMS and some VR1 games, so not a biggie for me, but it does feel a bit stingy. Hopefully the rumours of more being announced might redress the issue somehow, I guess we'll find out next week.
The Quest ports are a mixed blessing, I think. They may not be making the best of VR2 but they should be upgraded somewhat. It also seems to me, given the number of them, it's proving relatively easy to port to, and develop for VR2. So maybe more developers, like Team17 (Song in the smoke), will start to use PS VR2/PCVR as the baseline and port down to Quest.
I'm feeling pretty positive about it.
@Kidfunkadelic83 obviously it's imperfect but you could just replay and impose your own rules on upgrade path, maybe buy some cheap unmodified and group specific cars and just track your own progress manually. I did this after I completed it on controller and wanted to start 'from scratch' on steering wheel. I'll be doing it again when PSVR2 launches.
@naruball I am living in Cyprus too. I've ordered my VR2 in Germany (where I was born) and I will bring it to Cyprus from there. I think it will be hard to find in Cyprus. Would be cool to get in touch with you.
@CaptD
It's cute how morons think there are people around who are even more moronic than them.
"I'm stupid, so let me protect those who are even stupider". Of course they don't know that they're stupid, hence the paradox
@SolarSpirit86 I bought a Valve Index for £1200, this is cheap as chips in comparison, and from all accounts, better specs too!
@Kidfunkadelic83 I have a few different accounts for exactly this reason.
Fun fact: When I was playing Genshin Impact and created a second account, I didn't like the characters I got (rolled) in the lottery so created additional accounts and re-rolled till I did.
I'd say i'm single handedly propping up Sony's user metrics... but i'm probably not alone
Can't wait to get my hands on one.
@neonpizza 😂
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