PSVR - Timeline
Saturday9th Dec 2017
PSX 2017 Get Up Close and Personal with Trico in The Last Guardian VR
Where the wild things are
Bonding with Trico is a magical, emotional experience throughout The Last Guardian. The story-driven and mechanical themes of teamwork are spread throughout Fumito Ueda's projects whether you're playing alongside Agro or Yorda, but it's even more intimate with Trico since you're immensely dependent on each other. Wondering...
Friday8th Dec 2017
News Nightmare Adventure Comedy ACCOUNTING+ Balances the Books on PSVR This Month
Trailer debuted at The Game Awards 2017
We haven’t got a clue what ACCOUNTING+ is, but we do know that it’s launching for PlayStation VR on 19th December. The game, developed by Crows Crows Crows in collaboration with Rick and Morty maker Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games, promises a “nightmare adventure comedy” in virtual reality. So, er,...
News Vacation Simulator Takes a Trip to PSVR Next Year
Maybe? Probably
Owlchemy Labs has debuted its latest game, Vacation Simulator, during The Game Awards' pre-show. A follow-up to its previous PlayStation VR title Job Simulator, this new game adopts the same comedic chaos in sunnier settings. In the trailer embedded above, for example, we see the player enjoying a warm day at the beach, eating hot...
Thursday7th Dec 2017
News PS4 Sales Cross 70 Million Units Milestone, PSVR Passes 2 Million Units
Killing it
And just like that, the PlayStation 4 has passed another major milestone, crossing 70.6 million units sold to consumers worldwide. The console was at 60.4 million units as of 12th June, so it’s added over 10 million units in the six months since. The latest data is accurate as of 3rd December, so there’s still frantic holiday shopping...
Wednesday6th Dec 2017
News Sony Temporarily Cuts Price of PS4 Pro, PSVR for Christmas
Stocking stuffers
Miss out on Sony’s various Black Friday 2017 deals? Not a problem: the platform holder’s looking to kill it this Christmas with another round of attractive offers for both the PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation VR. Starting from 10th December in the United States through 16th December for the PS4 Pro and 24th December for PSVR,...
Tuesday5th Dec 2017
Hands On Justice League VR Is One of the Worst PSVR Experiences So Far
Flash in the pan
With a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 41 per cent, Justice League has divided opinion. But the Zack Snyder superhero flick looks like an Oscar winner in comparison to the abysmal PlayStation VR experience that Warner Bros has squeezed onto the PlayStation Store today. Essentially a minigame compilation a tier below the kind of shovelware...
Saturday2nd Dec 2017
News A Justice League VR Experience Is Hitting PSVR Next Week
Come together!
Hot off the heels of the latest opinion dividing DC movie, Justice League will not only find itself on cinema screens, but also inside PlayStation VR units from next week. The VR experience brings together all the film's super heroes, and we assume must tie into the current blockbuster in some way: "Warner Bros. invites you to join...
News Sony Is Sending Select PlayStation Plus Members PSVR Bundles for Free
Yours to try for 14 days
Anyone that says Sony isn’t really trying to sell PlayStation VR will get a finger waved in their faces from us. In addition to taking the headset on tour again this year, heavily discounting the price on Black Friday 2017, and generally assembling a continuously strong lineup of games, it’s now launched a new initiative...
Friday1st Dec 2017
Imp-ressive?
Bethesda sure are the good guys this Christmas, eh? After coveting controversy with its review code policy over a year ago, the publisher’s really recaptured the adoration of gamers this holiday, supporting fledgling new formats like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation VR. And following on from last month’s transformative virtual...
Thursday30th Nov 2017
Hands On DOOM VFR Supports Three PSVR Controllers, But None Feel Quite Right
Hell in your hands
DOOM VFR is a very handsome game with PlayStation VR, a statement we’re noticing ourselves make more often as virtual reality titles mature. Bethesda’s also gone out of its way to support all three of Sony’s PSVR controllers: the DualShock 4, the PlayStation Move, and the (underused but outstanding) PlayStation VR Aim...
Wednesday29th Nov 2017
Every PlayStation VR game you must own
PlayStation VR is now officially one year old, and with the headset proving a popular choice ahead of the holidays, what better way to celebrate the futuristic facemask’s first birthday than with a list of our ten favourite titles to date. This countdown was actually a lot harder to compile than you may...
Monday27th Nov 2017
News PSVR Dominating as Virtual Reality Sector Passes Major Milestone
Sony commands 50 per cent share of sales
Sony is continuing to gobble up a large proportion of the virtual reality market with PlayStation VR, but while former president Andrew House was concerned by the lack of competition from other high-end devices earlier in the year, he’ll be happier with these latest results tracking the virtual reality...
Friday24th Nov 2017
Guide Best PSVR Black Friday 2017 Deals: PlayStation VR Bundles, Games, More
Best prices on hardware and games in Britain
PlayStation VR is having a particularly great Black Friday 2017, with Sony discounting the price of hardware bundles including hot new releases like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport. If you’re in the market for the PlayStation 4’s virtual reality headset then look no further than...
Wednesday22nd Nov 2017
Hands On Will Monster of the Deep's Final Fantasy Fishing Reel You In?
Hook, line, and stinker?
For a game that’s always looked like a bit of a gag, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV is surprisingly fleshed out. Packing a story mode, alongside multiple FFXV-esque hunts, there’s a lot to do in this PlayStation VR powered angling adventure. And while the quality is admittedly a bit inconsistent, you may find that...
Tuesday21st Nov 2017
Review The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (PS4)
Fus Ro Dayum
The story of the Dragonborn is one endlessly retold. Quite literally, in fact – this is the third time that The Elder Scrolls V has released on a PlayStation platform in little over five years. But unlike last year’s strong yet safe PlayStation 4 remaster, Skyrim VR represents a seachange for Bethesda Game Studios’ gigantic...
Friday17th Nov 2017
News PlayStation VR Gets a Massive Temporary Price Cut in the UK
Save huge on Skyrim VR, Gran Turismo Sport bundles
PlayStation VR’s price has been temporarily slashed in the UK, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Gran Turismo Sport bundles available for £249.99 for a limited time. Both sets come with a headset, a PlayStation Camera, and a copy of PlayStation VR Worlds. This is an absolute bargain bin...
Hands On Skyrim VR Looks and Plays Great with PlayStation VR
Is The Elder Scrolls any good in virtual reality?
We’re some four hours into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and we’ve already got a quest list longer than our armspan, but we can say definitively that this is a great version of the game. Adapted for PlayStation VR, Bethesda’s behemoth open world looks exactly like you remember it – but also...
Thursday16th Nov 2017
News Sony's Bringing Over 100 PS4, PSVR Games to PSX 2017
PlayStation heaven
The press conference may be a low-key affair this year, but Sony’s still bringing the heat for attendees at PlayStation Experience 2017 next month. The platform holder has revealed the near-final list of playable games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, and there’s over 100 titles on the docket. Many of these are yet to be...
Wednesday15th Nov 2017
Hands On Skyrim VR Has Improved a Helluva Lot with PlayStation VR
The Elder Scrolls V's final build fares much better in virtual reality
Our early The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR impressions weren’t exactly enthusiastic. We tested the game in sub-optimal convention conditions with hellish teleportation enabled, and walked away from our demo like we’d just spent an afternoon in The Bannered Mare. The opportunity...
News Take a Virtual Tour of Hell with DOOM VFR Bundle for PSVR
Time to meet your DOOM
Sony’s flooding the market with new PlayStation VR bundles at the moment, and DOOM VFR is the latest title to get the pack-in treatment. Bethesda’s bloody first-person shooter will be available alongside (what appears to be) the revised PSVR headset, as well as a PlayStation Camera and the new demo disc. It’ll be...
Hardware Review PSVR Review - Should You Buy PlayStation VR?
Virtual revolution
At least I can say I have lived. Sony's award-winning 1999 commercial hinged on one simple, indelible message: PlayStation has the power to transform you into someone you're not; the capacity to transport you to places that you've never been to before. And in the near-two decades since that promise was made, the Japanese giant's...
Friday10th Nov 2017
News PSVR Duo The Inpatient, Bravo Team Delayed into 2018
Don't be impatient
We rushed out our previews to get eyeballs on them ahead of impending reviews, but Supermassive Games’ duo of PlayStation VR games The Inpatient and Bravo Team have been delayed into 2018. Originally scheduled to release within the next three weeks, the Until Dawn prequel will now drop on 23rd January in North America and 24th...
News PS4 Officially Drops to $199 for Black Friday Week
PlayStation VR also down to $299
The leaks teased it, but Sony has now confirmed it: the PlayStation 4 will be under $200 for Black Friday week. Starting 19th November through 27th November, you’ll be able to snag a 1TB PS4 Slim for just $199.99, while PlayStation VR bundles will start at $299.99. This is all while stocks last, of course, so...
News PS4 Pro Owners Are More Likely to Own PlayStation VR
Headset's attach rate is quite high
According to London Studio’s Stuart Whyte, speaking at Develop: VR earlier today, PlayStation 4 Pro owners are more likely to own a PlayStation VR headset than anyone else. This makes sense for a couple of reasons: virtual reality is actually improved quite profoundly on Sony’s supercharged hardware – and...
Thursday9th Nov 2017
News Sony Increasing Move Manufacturing to Meet PlayStation VR Demand
Moving on
It’s a strange world sometimes. It felt like Microsoft’s Kinect won the not-so memorable battle of the motion controllers, but as Xbox discontinues its clunky camera, the PlayStation Move is still trucking along. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 in 2010, the illuminating wands have found a new lease of life as part of...
Video Huge PlayStation VR Hands On with The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, More
Lots to look forward to
We recently got to go hands on with a wealth of PlayStation VR games, including The Inpatient, DOOM VFR, Bravo Team, Moss, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capture any new gameplay footage, but you can watch our impressions in the embedded videos. Alternatively, if reading’s more...
Hands On The Inpatient Shares Until Dawn's Penchant for Jump Scares
Boo
Yes, yours truly screamed. Are you happy now Simon Fitzgerald? Here your humble host was, sat in a partially empty room surrounded by kindly Sony temps, with cries muffled only by the cover of a PlayStation VR headset. Much like Until Dawn before it, The Inpatient cheats with its jump scares – but goddamn is it effective. (Everyone was too...
Review League of War: VR Arena (PS4)
Basic combat training
If there’s one thing League of War: VR Arena will be remembered for, it’s that utterly atrocious name. Seriously, it’s like a clueless investor looked at what’s popular right now and took a few buzzwords from that to form something slightly coherent. But alas, that’s not what we’re here to judge. The question...
Wednesday8th Nov 2017
Hands On Bravo Team Is Straight-Faced Co-Op Time Crisis for PlayStation VR
Guns up
There are nameless terrorists to slaughter and you’ve got an ally to help you get the job done: PlayStation VR first-person shooter Bravo Team doesn’t really need much introduction. Built with Sony’s underused but excellent PlayStation VR Aim Controller in mind, our hands on demo is set against the backdrop of a Golden Gate-esque...
Hands On DOOM VFR Cleverly Keeps You on the Move in PlayStation VR
Welcome to your DOOM
DOOM is not a stop and pop shooter. In last year’s franchise reboot, developer id Software transformed the kinetic nature of the original games into a game mechanic, with Glory Kills forcing you to get up close and personal with your demonic adversaries in order to recover ammunition and health. It was a genius system, forcing...
News Free PlayStation VR Demo Disc Includes Unreleased Games
Moss! Star Child! The Persistence!
Remember when demo discs were a thing? There was a time many, many years ago when purchasing Official PlayStation Magazine felt like buying a new game, purely because you got a couple of demos to try. They were happier days. Anyway. Sony’s updated the demo disc that comes with all new PlayStation VR bundles, but...
Hands On Moss Is a Divine Demonstration of What PlayStation VR Can Do
Mice one
If you’re still not convinced by PlayStation VR then you simply have to play Moss, a cutesy puzzle platformer by Polyarc. We’ve previewed this a couple of times already on Push Square, but it’s the first time that yours truly has got some hands-on time. And it really is the revelation that everyone says it is: this is why virtual...
Monday6th Nov 2017
News Skyrim VR Loots a New PlayStation VR Bundle
Dragonborn again
One of the biggest criticisms pointed at PlayStation VR is that it lacks big games, and while there’s a discussion to be had about whether lengthy releases are the right fit for virtual reality, titles don’t come much bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. Thus, Sony has announced a new bundle for North America, which comes...
Friday3rd Nov 2017
News Gran Turismo Sport Grabs a PlayStation VR Bundle for the Holidays
Speed freak
Gran Turismo Sport is one of the biggest PlayStation VR compatible brands available right now, so it makes sense for Sony to bundle the simulation racer with the hardware. Unfortunately, the functionality is so disappointingly limited that this kinda feels like a bad pack-in – hopefully Polyphony Digital has been paying attention to...
Wednesday1st Nov 2017
News DOOM VFR Reloads with PlayStation VR Aim Controller Support
Hell yeah
It’s been rumoured for a little while, but DOOM VFR will have full PlayStation VR Aim Controller support. Sony’s likeable virtual reality accessory originally released with Farpoint, and gives you unprecedented control in first-person shooter games. Judging by a
Review PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry (PS4)
McDead
Back on the PlayStation 3, the PixelJunk games were a staple of the digital offerings on the PlayStation Store. Whether it was Racers, Monsters, Eden, or the ever-popular Shooter titles, each game managed to bring something new to the table and make it fun. Developer Q-Games is now looking to continue that mythos in virtual reality with...
Tuesday31st Oct 2017
News Stranger Things Is Getting a PlayStation VR Experience
Put up those Christmas lights
PlayStation UK has posted a teaser on its Twitter page for an upcoming PlayStation VR experience of Stranger Things. Details are scarce with just a short video showing the Christmas lights used in the first season of Stranger Things lighting up the letters P, S, V, R in order. Other than that the tweet reads: "Feel the...
PGW 2017 PlayStation VR Restocked with Several New Releases
All the trailers for various new virtual reality games
Much to the dismay of those with sharpened pitchforks eager to put Sony’s feet to the fire over its “abandonment” of PlayStation VR, the Japanese giant’s Paris Games Week 2017 presser proved to be yet another good one for its virtual reality headset. In fact, so many games were shown...
Monday30th Oct 2017
PGW 2017 Blood & Truth Is The London Heist Expanded for PlayStation VR
The real Vinnie Jones simulator
The London Heist, a proof of concept that represents one-fifth of PlayStation VR Worlds, is getting expanded into a full-length game. Ignore all of the mixed reality silliness in this Blood & Truth debut trailer, and what you have is a really promising package: a James Bond-esque shooter from London Studio that...
Friday27th Oct 2017
News Fantastic Beasts Finds a Virtual Reality Experience on PlayStation VR
Case closed
Warner Bros appears to be porting its Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them virtual reality experience to PlayStation VR. Eagle-eyed Potter-maniacs first noticed that the title had been rated for release in Germany, and then it was spotted in a
Tuesday24th Oct 2017
News FuturLab Announces New PlayStation VR Title, Mini-Mech Mayhem
Buddy up
The minds behind Velocity 2X have taken to the PlayStation Blog today to unveil their latest game, Mini-Mech Mayhem. This follows hot on the heels of Tiny Trax, which only launched a few months ago for PlayStation VR. It seems that FuturLab is keen on Sony's headset, as this latest title is another virtual reality exclusive. There isn't a...
Review No Heroes Allowed! VR (PS4)
Not bad, man
No Heroes Allowed! is one of those strange, first-party PlayStation properties that keeps getting new entries without anyone really batting an eyelid. Having started life on the PlayStation Portable, the irreverent What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? series has spawned all sorts of silly spin-offs – including a surprisingly...
Monday23rd Oct 2017
News Work Never Ends in Job Simulator's Free Infinite Overtime Update
Like that Saturdays song
Ordinarily we’d crib at unpaid overtime, but in the case of the delightful Job Simulator we’re down for a few additional hours of hard labour. Available today as part of a free update, the new mode will see you working the “never-ending night shift”, as you’re assigned an endless stream of randomised tasks in...
God almighty
Even ignoring the fact that Megaton Rainfall was created by one man, this game is a technical marvel on the scale of a No Man’s Sky or other similar procedurally generated games. You play as Superman in all but name, and your task is to protect the Earth – amid brief vacations among the stars, of course. Sound fun? It’s actually...
Thursday19th Oct 2017
Hands On How Does Gran Turismo Sport Fare with PlayStation VR?
Ups and downs
Around about a year ago, we hopped inside Gran Turismo Sport’s cockpit with a PlayStation VR headset on and walked away somewhat unimpressed. We felt that the game looked fine in virtual reality – better than DriveClub VR, we commented at the time – but we weren’t exactly blown away, especially after seeing the title running in...
Wednesday18th Oct 2017
News New EU PlayStation VR Package Bundles in Gran Turismo Sport
The virtual reality driving simulator
Gran Turismo Sport’s virtual reality functionality is limited but impressive, and Sony’s decided to release a brand new PlayStation VR bundle including Polyphony Digital’s racer. Available now around Europe, the set includes a spangly new headset, a PlayStation Camera, and copies of the aforementioned GT...
Saturday14th Oct 2017
News Sony Stealth Announced a Slew of PlayStation VR Games
More than 60 new titles on the way
PlayStation VR is now a year old, and what better way to celebrate than with the announcement of a dozen or so new games? As part of a PlayStation Blog post, Sony bigwig Shawn Layden has claimed that the “best is yet to come” for the company’s virtual reality headset – and he’s proven his point with a...
Friday13th Oct 2017
News Sound-Based Horror Title Stifled Brings the Fear to PS4, PlayStation VR on Halloween
Listen up
Stifled, a rather interesting horror game that's being published by Sony on PlayStation 4 with PlayStation VR support, has a release date. Singapore-based developer Gattai Games has revealed that the spooky sounding title will launch on Halloween -- that's the 31st October, in case you didn't already know. Hopefully it's a perfect fit...
Poll One Year Later, What Are Your Thoughts on PlayStation VR?
Is this a reality?
PlayStation VR turns one today! Yay! This time last year, the internet was watching closely as Sony unleashed its virtual reality headset upon the industry. Undercutting its rivals and launching with solid support, PlayStation VR quickly jumped ahead of the competition. The platform hasn't quite taken the world by storm, but...
Feature PlayStation VR - How's Sony's Virtual Reality Gamble Going One Year Later?
VRy good
Happy birthday, PlayStation VR. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we published our review of Sony’s innovative virtual reality headset, describing it as an imperfect but promising peripheral. A whole 12 months later, we figured that it’s probably the right time to consider how the futuristic facemask is faring – in...
