The promotional rollout for PSVR2 has been a bit bizarre. We’ve seen the headset and controllers now, but we know very little about its software lineup, and we’re still waiting to go eyes-on with the device. Sony has been shipping a lot of development kits, however, and the word on the street is that game makers are extremely enthusiastic about it.
Prolific virtual reality enthusiast Bradley Lynch says that, speaking to VR developers, “the current consensus is they are more excited to make their games for PSVR2 than any other upcoming head-mounted display”. He added: “That’s starting to reflect in all the company announcements as well.” Earlier this week, nDreams confirmed that it is developing new titles for the headset.
With this being the next major virtual reality headset in the pipeline, we suppose it stands to reason that developers will be enthusiastic about it. Hopefully this fervour is reflected with a strong slate of titles, because while the technology Sony’s assembled sounds fantastic, it’s the games that are ultimately going to convince punters to push the pre-order button.
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Super excited for PSVR 2, but equally terrified of the price point!
Good to see the devs are excited for it! Hopefully leading to some awesome PSVR2 experiences.
She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine.
I’d really like this please. Anything up to £600 and I’m day one, beyond that and I’d worry about uptake unless it runs on PC out of the box too and Sony publish loads of games themselves cross platform.
PCVR has the hardware, but is too expensive and niche to get much software. Quest/Meta has weak hardware but is popular and cheap and is earning devs more money so it's getting more games.
PSVR2 has a chance to be both these things; great affordable hardware that can run bigger games, and hopefully lots of games since it has the backing of Sony and third party devs, as this article states.
Remains to see how popular the headset will be but I really think it has a good chance of getting VR to the masses this time.
PSVR2 could be something really special. The hype for this is building in me nicely.
Also, Moss Book II out today. Can't wait to get stuck in after work.
If it can play most or all PSVR 1 titles, and the price is right, it will be a day 1 buy.
Day 1 and this will be my first VR headset. Looks like it’s going to be the perfect compliment to the PS5.
@Perturbator The advantage of Oculus/Meta is that it is fully compatible with PC VR titles however, which the PSVR2 really needs to be to compete in that space.
Quest 2 is kind of already mass-market/mainstream product, as it has sold over 10,000,000 units. Far more than PSVR1 sold.
Hopefully they'll position it against the Quest 2, which means PSVR2 can be no more expensive than $400. It's hardware isn't really any higher spec than the Quest's (similar resolution and refresh rate on the display), so I don't think they could justify more than that, especially to a primarily console audience. Plus it's wired, which is a count against it, compared to the Quest 2, which is wireless. That's a pretty huge deal in VR.
I mean... Is there even any other "upcoming head-mounted display"? And if I'm wrong and there is one, I think that I've zero clue about it is self-evident.
This is kinda like saying Halo Infinite was the most anticipated Halo of 2021.
@RoomWithaMoose There are a LOT of upcoming headsets. Some major headsets like Vajro and Pimax 12k, as well as the new Meta Quest (Cambria) and an unannounced-but-revealed-in-patents wireless Valve Index successor just to name a few.
I'm staying skeptical until we start seeing live gameplay.
@thefourfoldroot £600 would price me out.
I reckon that things will be scalped (by scumbags) badly, as well.
@MattBoothDev
I’llm sure it will be scalped, although the higher the RRP and the lower the PS5 install base, the less likely that’ll be a big issue as long as they make enough.
For me it’s a must have. Until Unreal 5 is in common use, and cross gen games are still a thing, the actual PS5 won’t produce anything truly next gen other than PSVR2.
I cannot wait for this. Just don't kill me with the price please Sony.
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