PSVR2 News (Page 7)
Mini Review Ragnarock (PSVR2) - Viking Rhythm Game Has Just Enough Fun to Fill a Stave Church
Tempest rising
Ragnarock is PSVR2’s other launch title about drumming — alongside Drums Rock — though it approaches things differently. Developer WanadevStudio has crafted a rhythm game about Viking boating crews racing each other. The more notes you hit, the farther your rowing team travels as you compete against bots, or more excitingly,...
Mini Review Tetris Effect (PSVR2) - Stunning Puzzler Now Looks Better Than Ever
Memory blocks
Back when Tetris Effect launched on PS4, it was with full support for the original PSVR. At the time, we thought it was glorious, but realistically, the hardware's limitations meant the picture was never super clear. The spectacle of this flashy take on the familiar falling block puzzle game wasn't lost on us, though, and it remains a...
News Sony Wants to Make PlayStation the Best Place to Play Third-Party Games
For both PS5 and PSVR2
Third-party exclusives are becoming less common these days, which means platform holders like Sony need to find savvy ways to entice players into their ecosystem. This can be done, one exec says, by making PlayStation the best place to play. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, head of third-party portfolio and...
Mini Review Altair Breaker (PSVR2) - Unfinished Online-Only Sword Fighter Doesn't Cut It
Altair Broken, more like
Altair Breaker is a multiplayer sword-fighting game from Swords of Gargantua developer, Thirdverse. It's set on the floating island of Vastus Isle, once a magical workshop but now turned to ruins by LAWS (Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems). As a sword-fighter, you're tasked with helping Stella, a humanoid AI, in clearing the...
Mini Review Drums Rock (PSVR2) – A Pretty Fun, but Uneven Experience
A snare drum in the plan
Ever wanted to play the drums, but never had the musical inclination? Developer Garage51 has you covered, providing a virtual space to prove that you’ve got the beat. The presentation of the game, while not bad, is familiar territory. Lots of demonic and cartoonish imagery abound, giving the title a Guitar Hero aesthetic...
News PSVR2 Version Confirmed for Lemmings-Like Puzzler Tin Hearts
But it's releasing later
We've been quietly looking forward to Wired Productions' intriguing puzzle game, Tin Hearts. As you can see in the above video, it operates similarly to Lemmings, in which you guide a marching line of tin soldiers through 3D levels as they scout around the house. Some were curious whether the game would be playable in PSVR2,...
Guide PSVR2: How Long Is the Cable and Can You Extend It?
Size matters
Wondering how long is the PSVR2 cable and can you extend it? As you may already know, Sony's next-gen headset requires a wire to operate, and you can learn more in our other guide: Is PSVR2 Wireless? But now we've established that the cable is necessary, you may be wondering how long it is and if you can extend it. We're going to answer...
Mini Review Zenith: The Last City (PSVR2) - VR MMO Is Heavy on Content, Light on Entertainment
Massively middling
Zenith: The Last City is the closest thing we’ve got to a fully-fledged MMO in virtual reality to this point. It checks a lot of the RPG boxes with dungeons to run, raids to complete, gear to grind, and sizable expanses to explore. While it’s undeniably impressive as a proof-of-concept, Zenith is an otherwise painfully average...
News Expand Your Mind with 3D Jigsaw Puzzling Places on PSVR2
Woah, dude
Puzzling Places is a relaxing and rather wholesome-looking 3D puzzle game available now on PSVR2. Originally released on PSVR, owners of the original will be able to upgrade for free. The aim of Puzzling Places is to piece together pictures of real-world locations, with the twist being it's entirely in 3D. This PSVR2 iteration of the...
Mini Review Startenders (PSVR2) - A Delightful Extra-Terrestrial Bartending Experience
Just the usual, please
In Startenders you take on the role of a mundane office worker who has accidentally been abducted and forced into working shifts at the Startenders Bartending Academy. This involves you serving weird yet wonderful concoctions to even stranger beings from galaxies far, far away. It all sounds simple enough, however with a wide...
Mini Review Kayak VR: Mirage (PSVR2) - An Immersive Yet Thin Experience
Paddle away the stresses of the day
A throwback to the early PSVR tech demos, Kayak VR: Mirage is one of those games you just need to try out on PSVR2. The premise is pretty simple: you're dumped on a kayak and will use the PSVR2 Sense controllers to explore varied exotic locations. That's really all there is to it, but its kind of the point...
News Horizon Fans Can't Believe How Short Aloy Is in PSVR2
Tough as nails, though
We’ve got to be honest, we noticed it too: Aloy is short. While you never really get a sense of the character’s height in the main PS5 and PS4 games, we’d always assumed she was a towering young lady, given her superhuman acts of strength. But no, PSVR2 launch title Horizon Call of the Mountain confirms the opposite:...
Mini Review Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder (PSVR2) - A Rock Solid Cave Digging Roguelike
We can dig it
Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder doesn’t beat around the bush much, so we won’t either. It’s a surprisingly solid cave spelunking roguelike. It’s not here to dazzle with unprecedented visual splendour or novel new gameplay ideas. It just provides some good old-fashioned gunslinging and money hoarding fun. Being a roguelike, Cave...
Mini Review Thumper (PSVR2) - A Return to the Music Visualiser from Hell
Things that go Thump in the night
Thumper was a highlight of PSVR's launch lineup back in 2016 — check out our review through the link to learn why. It's a relentless, frantic rhythm title that has you racing through space, matching actions to the beat of the heavy soundtrack. The game is just as excellent this time around, if not better. While...
News Firewall Ultra Is One of the First PSVR2 Games Made with Unreal Engine 5
Dev going hard on tech
First Contact Entertainment was onto something with its PSVR-exclusive tactical shooter, Firewall Zero Hour. It garnered a small but passionate player pool, kept interested by the developer's surprisingly long-term post-launch support. Now, those fans are eagerly awaiting the sequel, Firewall Ultra, due to arrive on PSVR2...
Mini Review RUNNER (PSVR2) - Akira Inspired Arcade Shooter Will Put You Through the Wringer
Too wild for you to handle
Iconic 80s anime Akira serves as the inspiration for RUNNER, a breakneck sci-fi arcade shooter which arguably tries to do too much. As a smuggler in an aggressively hostile world, you must outrun robo-cops through seven dynamically generated stages, dual-wielding pistols while you issue a little justice all of your own...
Mini Review Tentacular (PSVR2) - Physics Puzzler May (Ten)tickle Your Fancy
Release the Kraken
Tentacular is a physics-based puzzler where you take control of a tentacled monster who's raised by the townsfolk of La Kalma, a small village in the middle of the ocean. You're on a journey of self-discovery, trying to find out how you came to be and where you belong. Using your long sucker-laden limbs to manipulate objects, you...
Preview Humanity Is a Surrealist Spin on Lemmings in Intriguing PS5, PS4 Demo
Absolutely barking
To be frank, when Humanity was announced back in 2019, we weren't really sure what we were looking at. A series of delays made it all the more mysterious. It was only with the recent reintroduction during February's State of Play that things began to click into place. The game comes from
News PSVR2 Early Adopters Are Struggling to Find the Sweet Spot
All a blur
While there’s been a ton of positivity surrounding this week’s PSVR2 launch, one of the dominating discussions has pertained to how to fix blurry or unclear image quality. A large proportion of early adopters – both virtual reality veterans and complete rookies – are struggling to find the “sweet spot” in the lenses, which is...
Review Song in the Smoke: Rekindled (PSVR2) - VR's Best Survival Sim Is Even Better with PSVR2
Smoke on the water
Now virtual reality has been around the block a bit and begun to age out of its awkward teenage years, the technology has gotten a deluge of games in a small morsel of genres. First-person shooters, puzzlers, and rhythm games have proliferated — undoubtedly due to how intuitively and painlessly they make the transition to the...
Guide PSVR2: How to Fix Blurry or Unclear Image Quality
Out of focus
Looking for how to fix blurry or unclear image quality on PSVR2? Sony's next-gen virtual reality headset is packing a 4K HDR screen, so if you're experiencing blurry, unclear, vague, distorted, or out of focus image quality then there may be something wrong. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to solve this problem, so as...
Guide PSVR2: How to Wear the Headset Correctly and Comfortably
Get the right fit before you play
Eager to know how to wear the PSVR2 headset correctly and comfortably? Sony's done a great job creating a light and ergonomic virtual reality device, but all of the engineering in the world can't solve user error. PSVR2 is the most cutting-edge headset on the market, but nothing is more immersion shattering than a...
Mini Review Demeo (PSVR2) - Dungeons and Dragons Experience Is One Roll Away from Perfection
Critical hit
Demeo is a one-to-four player tabletop turn-based dungeon crawler that can be played on both the PS5 and in PSVR2, the latter being significantly better. You choose your role from a possible seven classes (Guardian, Warlock, Sorcerer, Assassin, Hunter, Barbarian and Bard) and must traverse three floors, using card abilities and rolling...
News The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners 2 Looks Like a Gloriously Gory Good Time on PSVR2
Fear The Walking Dead
If you can get past The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution's awful, awful title, the game itself is actually looking pretty darn good, as you can see for yourself in the latest trailer. We got the chance to see a preview of the title last year, and what we saw had us optimistic this sequel would live up...
News PSVR2 Sense Controllers Aren't Working for Some Early Adopters
Teething troubles
A huge number of PSVR2 early adopters are having issues with their PSVR2 Sense Controllers, with a massive Reddit thread outlining the issue in meticulous detail. While we haven’t been able to replicate it ourselves, the post has over 700 upvotes at the time of typing, and is filled with disgruntled fans who are unable to get the...
Round Up What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for February 2023?
All the PS5, PS4, and PSVR2 reveals
Sony's first State of Play livestream for 2023 delivered 45 minutes of PS5, PS4, and PSVR2 reveals, so in case you didn't tune in, this Round Up article is designed as a catch-all for every bit of information shared. 16 titles were promised, and that figure included an extended look at Suicide Squad: Kill the...
Poll Did You Love Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream?
2023 starts with a bang?
The first State of Play showcase of 2023 has been and gone, with Sony taking the digital stage to reveal a lengthy look at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League alongside new PSVR2 titles and more games from its partners. Clocking in at an impressive 45 minutes, the platform holder had a lot to show. New game announcements...
News Eye-Tracking the Star of PSVR2's Before Your Eyes
Blink to progress
PSVR2 is a pretty cutting-edge piece of hardware, which features some impressive eye-tracking technology. It’s exciting to see developers start to take advantage of the feature, then – including next month’s Before Your Eyes. This is a first-person narrative adventure which depicts the story of a soul’s journey into the...
News Isaac Asimov's Iconic Sci-Fi Novels the Foundation for New PSVR2 Outing
Promising a deep narrative adventure
You’ve probably heard of Isaac Asimov’s iconic Foundation novels, but we can’t imagine you expected them to get adapted to PSVR2. But that’s exactly what’s happening: Journey to Foundation is inspired by the ground-breaking saga that was first introduced over 80 years ago – pretty cool to see it...
News Jungle Survival Green Hell Continues Its Quest to Be Everywhere with PSVR2 Port
Fancy seeing you here
Even if you’ve never played it, you’ve probably heard of jungle survival game Green Hell – it’s on every other platform, after all. And now it’s coming to PSVR2, as was leaked earlier in the year. The blurb introduces: “Become Jake Higgins, a famous anthropologist who finds himself lost in the Amazon jungle...
News Fracked Developer nDreams Returns with Psychic Shooter Synapse on PSVR2
Coming later this year
From the makers of Fracked comes a new virtual reality shooter, Synapse. Built from the start with PSVR2 in mind, this stylish first-person action title looks pretty dang good in its debut teaser trailer. The main thrust of the gameplay revolves around your two offensive options. In one hand, you can use telekinesis to throw...
News Surreal Puzzle Game Humanity Coming to PS5, PSVR2, Demo Available Now
Oh, the Humanity
Following a leak earlier today, Humanity has now been confirmed for PS5 with optional PSVR2 support. This is in addition to a PS4/PSVR version, which was already announced several years ago. There's now also a release window of May 2023, so the game is just a few months out. If you can't wait that long to see what it's all about, a...
News PSVR2 Rogue-Like The Foglands Arrives Later This Year
Scavenge and loot
The first PSVR2 game Sony had to show during its first State of Play showcase of 2023 was The Foglands, which is a rogue-like all about the typical hallmarks of the genre: "run into the unknown, fight monsters, scavenge loot, and try to make it back before you are swallowed by the fog". It's out later this year.
Talking Point State of Play Predictions February 2023 - What Do You Expect?
A strong start to Sony's 2023?
Sony's next State of Play airs tonight, and we're sat here trying to predict what might be shown. In truth, it's a hard one to nail down. While the Japanese giant has provided an outline of its plans (which we'll examine shortly), there's been no clear indication as to what games will actually be featured — barring...
Guide PSVR2: How to Reduce Motion Sickness
Avoid headaches, queasiness, and dizziness
Looking to learn how to reduce motion sickness with PSVR2? Motion sickness relates to the sensation of queasiness and dizziness, and is more common when playing virtual reality due to the disconnect between what you're experiencing and the lack of physical feedback. While motion sickness triggers are...
News Tabletop RPG Simulator Demeo Will Have You Rolling For Initiative on PS5, PSVR2
Gather your party before venturing forth
Demeo is a dungeon-delving tactical strategy game that evokes a tabletop RPG experience without having to interact physically with other people (yay), and it's available now on both PS5 and PSVR2. You can play alone or with up to four players in online co-op, with or without VR, and there are seven classes...
News PSVR2 Must Play Pistol Whip Is Plotting a Season of Free Content
Five months of free updates
If you haven’t snagged PSVR2 rhythm shooter Pistol Whip just yet, then perhaps this announcement will push you over the edge. Canadian developer Cloudhead Games has been supporting the title with free content updates for years now – but it ain’t done yet, with its Overdrive add-on set to get underway on 1st May...
Feature 10 Best PSVR2 Games You Must Play on Launch Day
Goodbye, real world
Happy PSVR2 launch day! Many of you will be receiving your headsets right around when you read this, or you may have them already. As such, we thought we’d throw together some recommendations if you’re still not sure what to play. There are a lot of PSVR2 launch games to discover, and we’re busy beavering away on reviews...
News No Man's Sky Fractal Update Available Today, Adds Full PSVR2 Support Plus Lots More
Another stellar update
No Man's Sky has a well-documented history of huge, game-changing updates, and that record continues with Fractal, the latest major (and free) expansion. Released today on all platforms, you can download this patch now and enjoy everything it brings to the table. The headline act this time around is full support for PSVR2, but...
Out Today PSVR2 Brings Next-Gen VR to the Masses
The future is now
Just over 13 months after its official unveiling, Sony's new PSVR2 headset has officially launched worldwide. Pre-orders weren't nearly as hard to come by as PS5, so the next-gen devices should be in plentiful supply should you decide to buy one today. However, the release still represents a big step in the right direction for the...
News Heads Up! Resident Evil Village's PSVR2 Support Is a Separate Download
VRillage
Resident Evil Village was updated this week to add PSVR2 support – you’ll even see a little headset icon next to the game’s name – but you will have to jump through some extra hoops to play. Unlike the unbelievable Gran Turismo 7, which will work automatically with Sony’s next-gen headset once updated, Capcom’s survival horror...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake's PSVR2 Content Arriving After Launch
Now in development
Capcom has announced the PSVR2 content planned for Resident Evil 4 will release after the game's launch, as it's only just started development. The series' official Japanese Twitter account pushed out a post explaining the VR mode will be released as a free DLC and more details will be shared soon. It's not known whether the...
Cable guy
Is PSVR2 wireless? Sony's original PSVR headset came with a ridiculous number of cables and cords, so it's no surprise many are wondering if PSVR2 can be played without wires. As part of our PSVR2 guide, we're going to reveal whether PSVR2 is wireless. <related ids="145566"> PSVR2: Is It Wireless?: PSVR2 is not wireless, but...
Guide PSVR2 Price: How Much Does It Cost?
Price is right?
How much does PSVR2 cost? What is the PSVR2 price? Sony's next-gen virtual reality headset is incredible, but you may be wondering how much you'll need to pay to get your hands on one. As part of our PSVR2 guide, we're going to share how much PSVR2 costs. <related ids="145052"> PSVR2: How Much Doe
Feature PSVR2 Review: Is It Worth It?
Next-gen virtual reality arrives
Back when Sony originally released PSVR in 2016, it felt like magic. The headset – which also repurposed the existing PS Camera and PS Move controllers in order to operate – enabled you to exist within virtual worlds, unlocking innovative new gameplay opportunities, as observed in some of the device’s biggest...
Guide PSVR2: Can You Play 3D Blu-rays and 360 Degree Videos?
Different dimensions
Can you play 3D Blu-rays and 360 degree videos on PSVR2? One of the big selling points of the original PSVR headset was its ability to play 3D movies in Cinematic Mode, and many have been wondering whether this functionality will extend to PSVR2 as well. As part of our PSVR2 guide, we're going to explain whether you can play 3D...
Guide PSVR to PSVR2: All Games with Free Upgrades
Every game you can transfer from PSVR to PSVR2
Which games offer free upgrades from PSVR to PSVR2? There is no PSVR backwards compatibility on PSVR2, but some developers are deciding to re-release or — in some cases — remaster their games for Sony's next-gen headset. This means that these titles will not only look and run better, but will also...
News State of Play Confirmed for Thursday with PSVR2, Indies, Third-Party Games, and Suicide Squad
Come out to Play
PlayStation has confirmed that a new State of Play broadcast will take place this Thursday — that's the 23rd February — at 9PM UK time / 10PM Central Europe / 4PM Eastern US / 1PM Pacific US. Setting expectations as always, official channels say that the stream will comprise of: Five new PSVR2 games "from partners" Indie and...
News PSVR2 Launch Window Boosted by Last Labyrinth, Out 22nd March
Free upgrade for PSVR owners
Publisher AMATA K.K. has revealed it's porting PSVR game Last Labyrinth to PSVR2 on 22nd March 2023, and will also enable it to be playable on flat screens for both PS5 and PS4 via a patch. There will be a
News PSVR2 Demos and Trials Available on PS Store Tomorrow
Try Horizon, RE Village, Star Wars, and more
Sony has announced in a new PlayStation Blog post that a range of PSVR2 demos and trials will be published to the PS Store tomorrow to coincide with the headset's release. You'll be able to try Horizon Call of the Mountain
