We know it was 4/20 earlier in the week, but we don’t think Sony boss Jim Ryan is referring to substances that you may or may not smoke when describing his company’s next-gen PSVR device. Speaking with Japanese publication Nikkei overnight, he hinted that the potential market for virtual reality is huge – and he said that PlayStation is committed to making great gaming experiences to keep its community engaged.
“The next generation VR system is a very strategic opportunity for PlayStation,” he said, as reported by Upload VR. “We launched PSVR in 2016 and have had time to understand the VR experience for years. What I learned from VR is that the potential market is huge. I want to continue to provide a high gaming experience to keep the community entertained.”
This is machine translated, so there’s probably a little meaning lost here, but it’s clear he’s referring to “high quality” gaming experiences. We can probably safely assume ASOBI Team has a new Astro Bot title in development for the new headset, while there are really strong rumours that some kind of Horizon Zero Dawn spin-off is in production for the peripheral as well.
We love virtual reality so we’re really excited to see what the organisation has in store. What kind of games would convince you to pick up the next-gen headset? Enter a different dimension in the comments section below.
[source nikkei.com, via uploadvr.com]
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High gaming is better than low gaming after all.
I've been saying it since PSVR was announced (remember Project Morpheus?), but I'm still holding out hope for new Colony Wars and G-Police games in VR. My Wipeout VR wish came true eventually, so why not?
Seeing the trailer for Resident Evil 4 VR gives me hope. This might be the gen I get into VR.
I'm already a VR convert so just excited for whatever comes our way really. Alien Isolation would absolutely rock though.
I can't imagine being high would make VR any less vom inducing 😂
I don't use it any more but if there is anyone who does partake still then I highly recommend the first Crash Bandicoot game on the remake trilogy. That game is a total trip
I was all in from the moment they announced the first PSVR. I’d pay up front for it all right now if I was allowed to. Haha
PSVR was one of the best things of last gen.
never gamed not high. No interest.
@nessisonett I see what you did there bud , I concur.
Can we get better controllers for current gen vr
I appear to be the only person who initially read it as high concept gaming, because I am the old.
When do we get psvr sensory deprivation chambers to go with?
I think the jump from psvr1 to psvr2 will be huge, like from ps1 to ps2. Can't wait for it
I just wanted to say the number of PS news this week is kind of crazy, compared to the past couple months.
Just keep it affordable and I’m there!
Half Life Alyx, Blood and Truth 2, Astrobot 2, Resident Evil Village. Lets go!
All my gaming is high gaming.
Would love to see some incredible VR rail shooters. Think Silpheed VR, Starblade, on next gen Head set.
@Would_you_kindly I mean, they're right there in the picture, right? XD Sticks, buttons and movement also tracked it looks like. Haven't checked them out yet.
I've only been buying psvr games on the Store for the last couple months due to the freebies starting me off. I still get motion sickness but I'm hoping it goes down with time, I just limit myself at the moment.
Insanely excited for PSVR 2. I have the first one and there are a ton of good games, but i hate light tracking and moves. Real controllers and tracking, with better resolution and i may never take my headset off.
I would like to try it, but I get the feeling it’s going to be expensive.
If they could launch it for 199.99, I’d probably jump.
@Jayofmaya I don't know why we didn't get new controllers when playstation vr launched instead of just reusing the move controllers from PS3 I just want an analogue stick so I don't have to use teleport when using them
Titanfall 3 + VR PLEASE!!!
Plus VR support for every single racing, flying, vehicle driven, and FPS game available. Make the development tools easy for 3rd party develepors to get to grips with/plug-n-play.
Open the freakin' VR floodgates!!! If it has a first person perspective, then add VR support!!!
@SZRT_CIC_Ice Indeed, many first person games I've thought would do really well in VR... But I've also been really surprised at how well they implemented VR in Moss which is primarily a third person action/platformer. I like being Mr. Sky Giant, too.
@Would_you_kindly I haven't actually used them yet. I have 2 moves but Immortal Legacy is the only game I have that uses them (I think, anyway... They don't seem to say anywhere but the store page). It is surprising they didn't go down the Wii route, though... It just worked!
By the time VR becomes mainstream Sony will have years of experience under its belt and Microsoft will again try to buy its way to the top.
@Jayofmaya they're fine for on rails shooters like until dawn rush of blood
"The next generation VR system is a very strategic opportunity for PlayStation"
Cities skylines in VR? Yeeeeees.
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