PSVR2 will launch with more than 20 games, from both first-party studios and third-party partners. While the platform holder stopped short of sharing any specific names, it was confident enough to drop the tidbit during an investor relations briefing which outlined the PlayStation division’s strategy for the near future.
Sony earmarked PSVR2 as a point of commercial expansion for the company, and it believes the device’s new motion controls, ease-of-use, and industry-leading features – like eye-tracking – will help it to draw significant revenue. Horizon Call of the Mountain – the virtual reality spin-off developed by Firesprite and Guerrilla – was pictured as part of the presentation.
We know that a number of teams are working with PSVR2, including Coatsink, nDreams, and Fast Travel Games – but actual software announcements have been on the light side. Hopefully the platform holder pulls back the curtain soon, and finally gives us a glimpse at what’s in store.
[source sony.com]
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Original PSVR had one of the best and most underappreciated launch lineups in memory. So I'd expect nothing less for the next gen.
VR is not evolving fast enough. Sony should have been working on the PSVR3 imo.
Astrobot 2 would be amazing at launch. PSVR is so much fun. Looking forward to the tech leap from PSVR2.
I'll take Astro Bot 2, Blood & truth 2, the inclusion of a complete PSVR2 mode for Resident Evil 7 and an equivalent update for RE Village. Oh, and if you are really remaking the 4th, while you're at it...Thanks.
Should I even bother with psvr(gamestop has iron man bundle for $249), or should I just wait for psvr2?
The launch games are irrelevant to me. It’s just a matter of getting it on day one like how I got my Ps5 so I don’t transform into one of those whingers online saying “I cAn’T eVeN gEt OnE” lol
@PhhhCough Definitely wait at this point imo.
@PhhhCough That's a tough price point at this ... err, point. While I definitely think there are more than enough quality titles to play on PSVR to qualify the $250 purchase, being this close to redundancy - which PSVR2 will certainly bring - there won't be much "legs" to PSVR nowadays. On the upside? Sony (and used game stores) seems to offer fantastic sales on quality PSVR titles almost weekly. You can fill up your backcatalog very fast and quite cheaply.
I'm so excited for psvr2, but more and more I'm certain Sony's PS3 launch era arrogance means it's going to cost an arm and a leg, and I'm not sure im down for that.
@PhhhCough I'd wait. PSVR1 was a cool toy with some cool experiences you may not get with 2, (or will Sony sell remasters of them for $45?) But the tech is a bit long in the tooth. It's like a strap-on 3ds but without the massive library and with obnoxious camera tracking.
Watch most of these just be upgrades from the original PSVR games. I’ve never played PSVR so I’m welcome for anything. That’s if I can get my hands on a PSVR2 when it releases
Hopefully we can get a new Time Crisis or Point Blank now given that was a missed opportunity on PSVR 1
The fact that they don’t even mention a release year means it’s probably getting delayed to first half of 2023…
I'm over here like, "Cool!... now prove it."
@PhhhCough
Depends on price and your spare cash, as well as the amount you’ll be able to play before PSVR2 comes out, but certainly the experience is worth the money. Astro Bot alone! But games like Resi, wipeout, Moss1/2, Blood & Truth, Beat Saber, Superhot, Psper Beast, Rush of Blood, and many many others…
LOVED PSVR but I'm super over it and just want the PSVR2 now. I wanna play Moss 2 (and others) so badly but I can't bring myself to use those blasted ancient Move controllers anymore. The tech of the headset is just so outdated now.
I can't wait for this. Hyped beyond belief haha.
@PhhhCough Like @thefourfoldroot1 said, if the money doesn't matter, go for it. Plenty of amazing games on it. Some of my favourites,
Accounting+
Ace Combat 7
Arizona Sunshine
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Batman: Arkham VR
Battlezone
Beat Saber
Blood & Truth
Borderlands 2 VR
BoxVR
Budget Cuts
Bullet Roulette VR
CoolPaintrVR
Creed: Rise to Glory
Crisis VRigade
Crisis VRigade 2
Dirt Rally
Doom VFR
Dreams
Driveclub VR
Drunkn Bar Fight
Eagle Flight
Espire 1: VR Operative
Everybody’s Golf VR
Farpoint
Firewall: Zero Hour
Fracked
Fruit Ninja VR
Gorn
Ghost Giant
Gran Tursimo Sport
Gun Club VR
Headmaster
Hitman 3
Hustle Kings VR
I’m Hungry
Infinite Minigolf
Job Simulator
Knockout League
Lethal VR
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
Moss
Moss 2
No Man’s Sky
The Perfect Sniper
The Persistence
Pinball FX2 VR
Pistol Whip
Pixel Ripped 1989
Pixel Ripped 1995
Playroom VR
PlayStation VR Worlds
Race the Sun
Resident Evil 7
Rez Infinite
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Robinson: The Journey
Rush VR
Sairento VR
Shooty Fruity
Skyrim VR
Sniper Elite VR
Sports Bar VR
Sprint Vector
Star Wars Squadrons
Star Wars Pinball VR
Statik
Summer Funland
Superhot VR
Tetris Effect
Thumper
Trover Saves the Universe
Tumble VR
Ultrawings
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
Vacation Simulator
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Wipeout Omega Collection
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot
@PhhhCough Definitely wait. They may or may not be cross platform, but PSVR1 is dead at this point.
Day one for me, especially if they announce backwards compatibility.
I can't wait to see what games the PSVR2 will offer. Alyx, RE8 and GT7 would be a really strong launch.
@PhhhCough At this point I would wait and see if PSVR2 will offer backwards compatibility to some degree. The strength of PSVR is the great library, but the headset is very blurry and has bad drift issues by today's standards. And the Moves are very clunky at the best of times.
I won´t buy the older PSVR because I`m saving for the PSVR2, but kinda stupid to not let older games be compatible (I read somewhere about this), I mean, PS5 already has retrocompatibility with the PS4, they just need to add support for the camera and the ps Move, with such a large library of games it will be kinda stupid to not do this. But knowing Sony they will likely release remakes of the older games.
@Gbarsotini it’s because of the type of tracking. The original had cameras tracking the movement but the new one is inside out tracking so I think it means devs will have to go into each game and change it up if it is to be compatible for PSVR2. Probably easier for games already on oculus and other platforms but difficult for games that were only on PSVR
@theMEGAniggle Thanks for the reply, yeah makes sense with this explanation, but still it´s a bummer. Next year, when PSVR2 and Oculus Quest 3 releases, it´s something to consider.
@WaveBoy Couldn't have said it better myself. I was blown away by it 5 years ago but it's time to move on.
@WaveBoy Whilst I have sympathy for your viewpoint, the only way VR becomes relevant at all and will attract proper investment, is if it reaches the masses, and so its equally important to make the tech affordable to many and not just a few idle rich boys.
Several expensive sets are available on PC and sales are poor - certainly not enough to stimulate massive investment.
Despite your reservations, Sony's approach is the only way that VR has some kind of relevance for most and I hope it does well.
I also hope it exceeds your low expectations
@Perturbator @Kinova @SoulChimera @thefourfoldroot1 @NEStalgia @TheUnrestCure @TJ81
Right on, for the input. I'll wait for the 2. That is quite the extensive list, hopefully a majority of those will be backwards compatible.
@WaveBoy If they actually want it to have any reasonable market they can't make some high luxury tech toy that costs thousands. HTC and Occulus already make HMDs for that market, and it only needs a $3000+ PC to make it sing. But that's really what that market is for, people willing to spend anything to get the best experience money can buy. The whole point of PSVR is to bring VR into a more mainstream market than the high priced tech toy market the technologically superior PC headsets occupy. That makes it a compromise by nature, just as a PS5 is a compromise compared to the best gaming PCs you can buy. Better GPUs were on the market before it even launched. But that's what makes it reach a far larger market.
If you really have a ton of money to blow on it and keep up with constant upgrades, that market is already satisfied by other companies. You definitely sound like a candidate that shouldn't really pay attention to PSVR and should focus on what high-end PC VR can do for you. Better is out there, but like you said, few are actually willing to buy it. It's going to be two different markets for quite number of years, and that expensive market is expensive enough that it's really going to be a small niche of tech bros and rich guys tinkering with it.
@Gbarsotini definitely! But I do recall there being a report about the top PSVR games being available for PSVR2 either down the line or immediately, might be wrong though. So, might not be as bad as you think.
It's 'titbit' Sammy, unless you are American.
if these launch games are up my street il get a good few with the psvr
Hey, I do get it friend, if I could actually play vr without a weeks worth of hideous vertigo afterwards, then I too would be wanting the very best spec they could make.
From a punters point of view, of course we would want more choice and a top tier system option.
But the equation is totally different if you look at this from a buisness perspective. The market gets more complex if you try and sell multiple models. The £500 shiney lovely bit of kit you saved for doesnt seem so attractive if its the poor mans version.
Having one sku is a definate advantage in production, marketting and software development... and everybody gets the premium version.
I would love to see them really push the tech to the limits of course, I am a tech guy. But I can see very clear reasons as to why its pitched where it is. Indeed, I was suprised it was as well specced as it is.
I can only hope they see the need for pro model a little later in the cycle that will scratch that itch for you!
Sadly, I cant join the fun... and that hurts😢
How are they able to make these and not more PS5's? I need a second one so me and the wife can GTA Online together again.
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