PSVR - Timeline
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News Synth Riders Announces Latest Song Pack, Features League of Legends Music
Available now
It’s no secret this humble writer loves Synth Riders, with its incredible gameplay and a steady supply of new content. It's one of the very best games you can get for your PlayStation VR headset! And Kluge Interactive has announced yet another pack of songs for their marvellous rhythm title, adding a smattering of songs pack...
Wednesday13th Apr 2022
News Synth Riders Announces New Content With Lindsey Stirling Song Pack
And yes, there is a new experience
It’s no secret this scribe loves Synth Riders around these parts, with its incredible gameplay and a steady supply of new content. And Kluge Interactive has announced the latest batch of content for its excellent PlayStation VR rhythm title, adding a new song pack featuring the tunes of wildly popular violinist...
Thursday17th Mar 2022
News Moss: Book II Squeaks Out a March Release Date for PSVR, New Gameplay Revealed
Hopefully it Quill be good
Back when PlayStation VR was just getting started, Moss was an early winner of hearts with its super-cute protagonist and innovative platforming gameplay. Guiding Quill the mouse through fantastical environments remains a joy, even if it does end all too quickly. Fortunately, Moss: Book II is right around the corner...
Friday17th Dec 2021
Video The State of PlayStation VR in 2021
A different reality
The PlayStation 5 might be shiny and all, but another piece of important Sony tech still making waves (just about) is, of course, PSVR. The original headset launched in 2016, having recently celebrated its fifth anniversary on the market. As such, we found ourselves wondering: where does Sony’s take on virtual reality currently...
Thursday28th Oct 2021
Review The Persistence (PS4) - Virtual Reality Roguelike Is Sensationally Unsettling
Space race
Republished on Wednesday, 28th October, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The Persistence is a perfect name. Yes, it relates to some sci-fi mumbo-jumbo buried at the very core of the game’s lore, but really it...
Wednesday27th Oct 2021
Rumour PS Plus November 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Leaked Ahead of Reveal
One PS5, PS4 game confirmed
Update #2 (27th October 2021, 23:00): How many updates will we need to issue until we have the full list of free PS Plus games for the month of November 2021? Sony's latest State of Play showcase came and went, and the company decided to confirm just one of the PS5, PS4 games. That's the brand new title First Class...
Wednesday13th Oct 2021
News PS Plus November 2021 Lineup Will Include Three Bonus PSVR Games
Titles currently unknown
We're still a few weeks away from Sony revealing the free PlayStation Plus titles for the month of November 2021, but the firm has today confirmed it'll be including three bonus PSVR games in the lineup. This is to celebrate the headset's fifth anniversary, as confirmed over on the PlayStation Blog. While the post doesn't...
Thursday30th Sep 2021
News Synth Riders Welcomes Back Muse with a DLC Pack Available Now
Plus a new experience
Synth Riders landed on PlayStation VR last month and we absolutely loved it. Synth Riders launched with an incredible selection of music — even discounting the tracks locked behind a paywall — and not only did it have a great gameplay loop, but also the best VR solution to sustained notes to date. We couldn't wait to see...
Wednesday1st Sep 2021
News Skrillex Headlines Latest Beat Saber Music Pack, Available Now
Dubstep star returns
Skrillex and Beat Saber seem like a match made in heaven, so this latest collaboration for the PlayStation VR hit is long overdue. A new music pack has hit the PS Store for £8.99/$10.99 that contains many of the Dubstep star's biggest and most popular tracks from when the genre was still a mainstream thing. There are eight
Tuesday31st Aug 2021
News Adorable Cat Collecting Game Neko Atsume VR Is Finally Available on PS Store in North America
PSVR optional, by the way
About four years ago, it was announced that Neko Atsume, a popular Japanese game about collecting and playing with feline friends, would be getting a PlayStation VR version. While this did materialise in 2018, it was only released in its homeland of Japan, with no sign of a Western launch for cat lovers across the sea...
Wednesday25th Aug 2021
News Latest PS Store Sale Offers Discounts on Hundreds of PSVR Games
Virtually giving them away
This week's brand new sale on PlayStation Store has arrived, and it's all about PSVR. Sony's first virtual reality headset is coming up on five years old, and in that time it's built up a pretty substantial library. If you've missed out on any VR titles, now's your best chance to get some immersive gaming goodies on the...
Thursday12th Aug 2021
News Go Down to the Woods Today in Blair Witch: VR Edition, Available Now for PSVR
Pet Bullet in virtual reality
Bloober Team's Blair Witch game is spooky enough on a regular display, but for the real horror fans out there, how about experiencing it in PlayStation VR? Blair Witch: VR Edition brings the full game over to Sony's headset, allowing you to explore the forest alongside Bullet immersed in virtual reality. Oh, and the...
Tuesday20th Jul 2021
News PSVR Shooter Fracked Now Has a Free Playable Demo on PS Store
Ski trip
PlayStation VR is slowly and steadily receiving new games, and one of the more promising titles coming soon is Fracked. Exclusive to Sony's headset, the game takes place in the Alaskan mountains, where a fracking facility is centre stage in an invasion from interdimensional creatures. It's always looked good in gameplay videos (the above...
Thursday8th Jul 2021
News Cutesy Mouse Quill Is Back in PSVR Sequel Moss: Book II
The first headset, not the second
Polyarc is developing a sequel to PlayStation VR title Moss, sticking Book II on the end of the title. The game is being made for the current PSVR headset, not the next-gen device currently being worked on by Sony. The YouTube description reads: "In Moss: Book II, the story picks up right where things left off...
Tuesday29th Jun 2021
News Move Your Body to the Beat in Synth Riders, Coming to PSVR on 27th July
Ride that synth
Virtual reality is a natural fit for many gaming genres, but we doubt many could have predicted rhythm action doing so well. Beat Saber came along and proved it's a winning combination, and since then, the likes of Audica and Pistol Whip have shown it wasn't a fluke. Now, Synth Riders is making its way to PlayStation VR after a...
Wednesday16th Jun 2021
News PSVR Thriller I Expect You to Die 2 Teases Variety in E3 2021 Trailer
The spy who sorted out my cables
The life of a spy is not all silenced pistols and fist fights: you’ll also enjoy luxurious train journeys, first-class plane rides, and behind-the-scenes access to the world’s biggest stage shows. I Expect You to Die 2 – the PSVR sequel to Schell Games’ spy sim – is due out this summer, and here’s a look...
Monday14th Jun 2021
News Sniper Elite VR Scouts Out New PSVR Gameplay Trailer
Scoped
Fresh from securing a PSVR release date earlier in the month, Rebellion has rounded up a few scant seconds of Sniper Elite VR gameplay to tide you over until the title’s 8th July release date. This footage mostly focuses on combat encounters, both of the long-distance and close-quarters kind. There’s also a brief tease of the...
Friday4th Jun 2021
News Time-Altering PSVR Adventure Wanderer Looks Fascinating in Latest Trailer
The future was now
We were first introduced to Wanderer back in March, and it's one of the more exciting titles heading to PlayStation VR in the near future. The PlayStation Blog just gave us a brand new trailer for the time-travelling adventure, and we're really looking forward to seeing what makes this game tick. You'll travel to various notable...
News PSVR Co-Op Shooter After the Fall Highlights the Snowbreed Hordes in New Gameplay Video
Cross-play shooter coming this summer
After the Fall's post-apocalypse doesn't look particularly inviting, does it? Not that any post-apocalypse is all that cosy, but this example looks especially harsh. The PlayStation VR co-op shooter is set 20 years after a disaster spawns the Snowbreed, a once-human race of zombie-esque creatures, and it's...
News PSVR Exclusive Shooter Fracked Looks Slick in New Gameplay Trailer
What the frack
A few months back, developer nDreams announced Fracked, a PlayStation VR exclusive first person shooter, and it looked pretty damn good. Well, the game continues to look promising in this latest trailer, showing off a few minutes of gameplay. In it, the player engages in firefights with interdimensional humanoids, and what's clear is...
Thursday3rd Jun 2021
Mini Review Gadgeteer (PS4) - A Fulfilling VR Physics Puzzler
Go, go gadget Rube Goldberg machine
Virtual reality is a fantastic arena with which to explore puzzles – especially when the idea is such a fun and refreshing one. Gadgeteer sees you designing amazing Rube Goldberg contraptions by placing all the missing pieces to complete the machines, while progressing through an abode’s various rooms. What...
Wednesday26th May 2021
Review Star Wars: Squadrons - This Might Not Be the Game You're Looking For
Squad goals
Republished on Wednesday 26th May 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of June's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Star Wars: Squadrons probably isn't the next title from a galaxy far, far away that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order fans were looking for. It may not even be the...
Monday17th May 2021
Guide All PSVR Aim Controller Compatible Games
Which titles support Sony's new gun?
Sony’s virtual reality solution PSVR already requires significant investment, but the PlayStation VR Aim Controller really is worth owning if you’re – ahem – aiming to get the most out of the headset. While the peripheral is only supported by a handful of games thus far, it really does add to the...
Thursday15th Apr 2021
News Change Time and History in PSVR Adventure Game Wanderer
Out Q3 2021
Sony's PlayStation VR headset has housed some of the most unique gaming experiences on offer over the past couple of years, and Wanderer looks to be another one for that impressive list. Scheduled for release later this year for the first PSVR device, meaning it'll operate as a PS4 title, the fascinating game from developer Oddboy places...
Saturday10th Apr 2021
Mini Review DOOM 3: VR Edition (PS4) – An Improved Version of a Solid Game
Go to hell
Games not designed with VR first have a tendency to be rather hit-or-miss, but the PSVR adaptation of DOOM 3 – the black sheep of the esteemed shooter franchise – is most definitely a hit. A shooter lives and dies by how the gunplay is, and DOOM 3 VR’s shooting is spectacular. While using the PSVR Aim Controller is definitely the...
Thursday8th Apr 2021
News Layers of Fear Is Bringing Its Painterly Horrors to PSVR Later This Month
Another layer of fear
It's a pretty well established fact that horror games and virtual reality are a match made in spooky heaven. The extra dimension adds so much to the immersive experience, it's no surprise that PlayStation VR has lots of horror titles to, er, enjoy. Cult hit Layers of Fear was ported to PC VR systems a while back, but now it's...
Thursday1st Apr 2021
News Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual Confirmed for PSVR Release in 2022
Mystery solved
As you may recall, a new Sam & Max adventure was announced last year, taking the Freelance Police to VR. Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual is in development at HappyGiant, and will have you fighting crime alongside the rabbit and dog duo. When it was announced, there was a question about platforms. Which virtual reality...
Monday29th Mar 2021
News Next-Gen PSVR Headset Just Got Its First Confirmed Game
Pavlov Shack is its name
Huh, well here's something pretty cool. Pavlov Shack developer Vankrupt Games has confirmed its next title will launch for the next-generation PlayStation VR headset instead of the device already on the market. Detailed across a few tweets, the original headset supposedly "doesn't have the fidelity" for Pavlov Shack and the
Thursday18th Mar 2021
News PSVR's Next-Gen Motion Controllers Tracked by Headset
No more PS Camera
For as much as we love PlayStation VR here at Push Square – and we genuinely are big fans – its flaws have become more and more obvious as time has passed. One of its biggest problems is the way it relies on the PlayStation Camera to track your movements. This is obviously fine in titles like Beat Saber, where you’re mostly...
News Next-Gen PSVR Controllers Revealed, Includes Haptic Feedback and Adaptive Triggers
New design, no camera needed
Sony has today revealed the new set of next-generation PlayStation VR controller it has in the works, planned to ship alongside the new headset. The hardware manufacturer has opted for an "orb" shape that is similar to other VR devices seen on PC. They are said to be "well-balanced and comfortable to hold in each of your...
