The year 2022 may have just started, but gaming will never end; it’s only going to get better from here on out. Our friends at Sony Interactive Entertainment are already on the ball with their recent addition to the PlayStation family: The PlayStation VR2 for the PlayStation 5!
PlayStation VR2 is the next generation of VR on PS5.
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— PlayStation (@PlayStation) January 5, 2022
What’s In Store
On October 13, 2016, PlayStation released its first iteration of VR gaming. The PlayStation VR revolutionized gaming in ways that were once thought impossible. For the past six years, however, people have been grabbing their controllers and equipping their VR headsets to jump right into the game itself.
The PlayStation VR2 for the PS5 improves upon the features of its predecessor while bringing new depth to the world of virtual reality gaming.
The PSVR was capable of outputting an impressive resolution of 960×1080, but the PSVR2 takes it a few steps further with a resolution of 2000×2400 within each eye! Accompanying this is a 4K high-dynamic range (HDR), a 110-degree field of view (FOV) and foveated rendering.
If you’re new to the world of VR gaming, foveated rendering is a special technique that uses an eye-tracking system to make things easier to render. This makes fast-paced games, like Beat Saber and Sniper Elite VR, run a lot smoother.
How the PSVR2 Will Differ From the PSVR
The PSVR2 not only tracks your movement, it also tracks your controller’s movements as well. Thanks to the new tracking mechanics of the integrated cameras within the headset, the player’s movements are smoothly reflected in-game. This means using an external camera to track movement is no longer required.
It wouldn’t be a VR game if you weren’t able to fully immerse every inch of yourself into it. The implementation of headset feedback can make you feel as if you’re truly the main protagonist. According to PlayStation themselves, you’ll even be able to feel a character’s elevated pulse in tense situations.
Looking Ahead
Something we need to bring up is whether or not the PSVR2 is wireless as that used to be a common complaint. The first PSVR required extensive wiring, which could quickly become cumbersome. While the PSVR2 isn’t totally wireless, it only comes with one wire from the headset. All you need to do is plug it into your PS5, which is then plugged into the headset via a USB port.
There’s no exact release date as of yet, but the product is set to release sometime in 2022. All we have to do is be a little bit more patient, and we’ll be able to experience VR gaming like never before!
