PS Plus game The Persistence, developed by new Sony first-party studio Firesprite, has been advertised as a bonus for PSVR owners to celebrate the headset’s anniversary. However, it’s worth pointing out that even if you don’t own PlayStation’s virtual reality peripheral, this horror roguelike is fully playable in pancake mode as well.
While we would recommend playing with PSVR if you can – the atmosphere is particularly haunting, and controls are tuned specifically for the accessory – this is still a fun first-person game enjoyed outside of the headset. The title sees you working your way through an abandoned space station, crafting persistent upgrades as you go.
It’s also worth mentioning that if you’ve got a PS5, this game is eligible for a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade. As noted in our The Persistence Enhanced PS5 review, this version adds some pretty impressive raytracing and performance improvements on Sony’s new-gen console. Wherever you play, this is a great game – and a nice introduction to the talent of PlayStation’s newest studio.
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Hades just seems like a better option tho?
Bonus, will give it a try. Be good to see what this now first party studio can do.
Whelp this just answered my question I just posted in the comment section on the review. I just picked this game up on the switch while it was on sale and now it's on PS Plus..... I really need to stop buying games since they mostly end up on these services by the time I get around to playing them lol.
@Mega-Gazz Completely different type of game. That's like saying why eat cheeseburgers when pizza is better. It just depends what you fancy, no?
Thanks for posting this article, don't have the PSVR but since it's not required, definitely checking the game out now.
Im glad this got clarified. Been wanting to play the enhanced version as I dont own VR
This clarification was very helpful. I said elsewhere this was a strong month for PSVR owners and those without. That statement is more true now than when I said it yesterday.
Great game, especially if you like space horror/System Shock, and don't mind roguelikes.
I hope Firesprite will make a sequel for PSVR2.
Now that Firesprite is a PS Studio, I'm very curious to try this one out.
This is awesome news coming from push square cause i was worried that this game wasnt gonna be playable with the vr headset and now i know cause i now dont need one!
Now i have 2 plus games i'm looking forward to!
@munstre
My old home economics teacher would have called you a 'Doubting Doreen' or 'Doubting David'.
@get2sammyb says they’re both rogue-lites?
@get2sammyb any enhancements on psvr if played through a ps5 ?
If I didn't lose hmdi 2.1 by using the breakout box I'd be interested in playing in VR, but I'd have to get into my wall to mess with cables. I also don't have Move controllers. At least there's the normal version!
cool, but i really want to play the psvr version for the full experience
Shame we're stuck with the PS4 version though.
Do you get the PS5 upgrade if you get the Plus version? I can't seem to find it on the store.
@MickOnYourFace I just came here to comment the same. They have set up a separate listing for the plus version, much like FF7R earlier in the year, so that we can't get the PS5 upgrade for Free.
@CKFilms @MickOnYourFace
Not to repeat things people are saying, however I recalled this article when I claimed the game, and I too am seeing the same thing.
Persistence PS5 ver is a different listing priced at £24.99.
@munstre
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/11/the-persistence-enhanced-is-now-a-free-ps5-upgrade-with-ps-plus
Now there's a new precedent then!
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