PSVR - Timeline
Monday1st Jun 2020
News PREY VR Listed for PSVR by UK Online Retailer
Doubt the mimic
Arkane Studios celebrated its 20th-anniversary last week and here at Push Square, we were rather selfishly hoping to hear word on Deathloop or even another entry in the Dishonored and PREY franchises. That obviously never happened, but the latter may at least be getting some sort of re-release. In a now pulled advertisement, PREY VR...
Thursday28th May 2020
News Marvel's Iron Man VR Goes Gold (and Red) Ahead of July Release
A heroic effort
After a few unfortunate delays, the time has almost arrived for Marvel's Iron Man VR to take the spotlight. Squeaking out in between The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima, the PlayStation VR exclusive puts players in the shiny boots of Tony Stark on 3rd July. Now, developer Camouflaj has confirmed the game has officially gone...
Interview Attempting to Make the Ultimate VR Game with Marvel's Iron Man VR
Ryan Payton on bringing the game to life
Camouflaj, a relatively unknown studio based in Seattle, Washington, has been beavering away at a huge PlayStation VR title. Marvel's Iron Man VR is the biggest game heading to the platform in quite some time, and it's looking very promising indeed. With the game's development now complete, we sat down to...
Friday22nd May 2020
News Dreams PSVR Closed Beta Test Coming Soon, and You Can Get Paid for Taking Part
Europe only, though
Dreams is great on PlayStation 4 as it is, but it's a game that's bound to grow and change over time. One major feature in the pipeline for Media Molecule's create-'em-up is support for PlayStation VR. Originally planned for launch, PSVR support is currently in development and seems to be coming fairly soon. Announced today, the...
Thursday21st May 2020
News Iron Man VR Demo Lands on PS4 Today
Features multiple missions
Update: The Marvel's Iron Man VR demo is available to download right now in the United States and Europe through the respective links. The file size weighs in at 25GB, but this is a hefty demo as detailed below. Let us know what you think if you try it out. Origi
News Marvel's Iron Man VR Suits Up with PSVR Hardware Bundles
Launch day and date with the game
Sony is about to have one heck of a summer on PlayStation 4. Obviously, we all know about The Last of Us: Part II in June and Ghost of Tsushima in July, but Marvel's Iron Man VR is set to release right in between this pair of blockbusters. Coming 3rd July, the PSVR exclusive puts you in the red and yellow suit of...
News Marvel's Iron Man VR Demo Edges Closer to Release with Backend Patch
Sample an Avenger
It looked like Marvel's Iron Man VR was supposed to get a demo prior to its original May 2020 release date, but then the PlayStation VR exclusive suffered its second delay in the space of just a few months. It is now planned for launch on 3rd July, and it also looks like that aforementioned demo is gearing up for release. It was...
Wednesday20th May 2020
Review Gorn - A Satisfying, Comically Violent PSVR Brawler
Are you not entertained?
Gorn is one of those games you can describe in just a few words. It's a VR beat-'em-up where you engage gormless gladiators in a bloody fight to the death. That's kind of it, really, but that simple concept makes for a more engaging experience than you might think. One of virtual reality's first success stories on PC...
Friday15th May 2020
News Ruin Family Holidays in Hotel R'n'R, Coming to PSVR on 28th May
Butlins would be proud
We all know the feeling. You're coming to the end of a two-week holiday with your family which you're sure only ever needed to last seven days and you're bored stiff. What do you do to pass the time? Read a book by the pool? Visit the beach for the third time? No, of course not. You trash the hotel you're staying in and...
Tuesday12th May 2020
News Marvel's Iron Man VR Suits Up on 3rd July for PSVR
Back on track
Coronavirus couldn’t keep Tony Stark contained for long, as Sony has attached a 3rd July release date to PlayStation VR exclusive Marvel’s Iron Man VR. The title was originally due out this week but was pushed back due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The company is now confident
Monday11th May 2020
News Pixel Ripped 1995 Is Another Bizarre Blast From the Past, Coming to PSVR Tomorrow
Back to the past
Pixel Ripped 1989 is definitely one of PlayStation VR's weirder experiences and its sequel, Pixel Ripped 1995, looks set to continue that lineage. Out on PSVR tomorrow, this trip back to the 90s is apparently as grounded as it can be with rip-offs of gaming, TV, and movie classics. Bárbara Framil, narrative designer and writer at...
Tuesday5th May 2020
News Gorn Brings Over the Top Gladiator Battles to PSVR Later This Month
There will be blood
If you've been following virtual reality games for any length of time, you'll likely have come across Gorn at some stage. Released on PC quite some time ago, this daft VR action game has you fighting to the death against numerous enemies in a gladiatorial arena. Developer Free Lives confirmed it was in development for PlayStation...
News The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Is Out Now on PSVR
Shadow drop
After treating PC players to what is considered one of the best VR games to date, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners has launched today for PlayStation VR. It's available for purchase right now on the PlayStation Store, with a standard version coming in at £28.99/$39.99 and the Tourist Edition priced at £44.99. The reason we're so...
Monday4th May 2020
News Sony Researching Finger Tracking Controllers for PSVR, and There's Video Proof
Watch prototype footage now
It seems like Sony is fully in the swing of researching and developing new technology for the virtual reality space. The company has said nothing of a successor to its PlayStation VR hardware, but we can presume it's on the way. At the very least, we now know Sony's engineers are right in the midst of making much improved...
News Battle the Dark Side in Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series This Summer
All content in one
You're probably already tired of hearing "May the 4th be with you", right? We certainly are, but at least Star Wars Day is playing host to some interesting announcements when it comes to games. Developer ILMxLAB has revealed that Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series will be making its way to PlayStation VR during the summer of...
Tuesday28th Apr 2020
News Pistol Whip Shoots to the Beat on PSVR This Summer
Keeping in bullet time
What do you get if you cross Beat Saber with Superhot? No, that's not a joke set-up, and yes, the answer is indeed Pistol Whip. Announced for PlayStation VR at the start of this year, the acclaimed on-rails rhythm shooter is almost here.
Monday13th Apr 2020
Rumour Resident Evil 8 Will Feature PSVR Support
Virtual insanity
Capcom is leaking more than a holey hosepipe at the minute, with details about Resident Evil 8 and a Resident Evil 4 remake hitting the headlines. The former is said to be on track for a 2021 release and wil
Thursday9th Apr 2020
News Get Fit with Beat Saber's Latest Free Song, Available Now on PSVR
FitBeat joins the playlist
Beat Games has introduced all sorts of extra music to its popular PlayStation VR rhythm slasher, Beat Saber -- some premium, and some for free. Whether you've splashed out on DLC or not, the song list has grown quite a bit since launch, and today, it just got a little bit bigger. Available now in the latest game update, a...
Thursday2nd Apr 2020
News Marvel's Iron Man VR Is Another Sony Exclusive to Get an Indefinite Delay
Stark scenes
Joining The Last of Us: Part II in receiving a delay is PlayStation VR exclusive Marvel's Iron Man VR, which has also been pushed back to an unspecified date. Originally due to launch next month a few weeks before Joel and Ellie's next excursion, we no longer know when we'll be able to suit up as one of the Avengers in virtual reality...
Friday27th Mar 2020
News Painterly PSVR App Tilt Brush Shadow Dropped on PS4
Google app out today
There have been several pretenders, but now Google has managed to squeeze the critically acclaimed Tilt Brush on the PlayStation 4. Ported by Falcon Age creators Outerloop Games, this package is considered a “staple in the virtual reality content creation space” and “encourages free-flowing creation with paint brushes...
Monday23rd Mar 2020
News Acclaimed Virtual Reality Title Budget Cuts Slashes Its Way onto PSVR in May
Hope you have the budget for it
One of the early success stories for virtual reality games was the PC-only Budget Cuts, a tense stealth game about evading sinister robots as you escape from an office block. The highly acclaimed title is getting a sequel soon, but PlayStation VR owners can at least look forward to the original title, which was...
News Is Half-Life: Alyx Coming to PSVR? Here's What Valve Had to Say
Straight from the horse's mouth
Half-Life: Alyx generated a lot of interest when it was announced at the end of 2019. It's a brand new, fully-fledged entry in Valve's seminal first person shooter series, but as you can see in the recently released gameplay clips, it's played entirely in virtual reality. In terms of compatibility, the company has...
Review Paper Beast - Novel PSVR Experience Is Another World Worth Exploring
Paper view
The thing that's so great about virtual reality is that it opens up all new possibilities for video games. By putting you right into the world, PlayStation VR can provide experiences that a flat TV screen simply can't. It makes a game more tangible and believable when you can literally reach out and grab something, or throw a real punch...
Wednesday11th Mar 2020
Rumour Marvel's Iron Man VR to Receive a Demo Before PSVR Release
Listing appears in Asia and Japan
Marvel's Iron Man VR might have been delayed to May 2020, just a few weeks prior to the launch of The Last of Us: Part II, but that doesn't mean you can't sample what the PlayStation VR exclusive has to offer sooner than that. Picked up by Twitter account PSN Releases, the same profile which revealed the existence...
Monday9th Mar 2020
News Paper Beast Brings Its Own Ecosystem to PSVR on 24th March
VR stunner
One of the few hotly anticipated PlayStation VR titles still left to come out finally has a release date -- Paper Beast launches later this month on Tuesday 24th March. Check out a new slice of footage in the trailer above to get yourself hyped up that little bit more. As you can probably tell, it's shaping up to be a rather unique...
Wednesday4th Mar 2020
Random Silent Hill 2 VR Fanmade Trailer Needs to Become a Reality
Your move, Konami
Will Konami ever do anything with the Silent Hill IP again? We certainly hope so, and with rumours of some sort of reboot in the works, our dreams might come true before too long. However, fans who are tired of waiting for the Japanese publisher to do something are now taking things into their own hands, with this excellen
Wednesday19th Feb 2020
News Sony Patent Shows Concept for Improved PSVR Controllers with Finger-Tracking
PSVR 2 controllers?
It's highly likely Sony will be looking into a new iteration of its PlayStation VR tech, especially with PS5 on the horizon. One recently approved patent goes over some nifty ideas for a supposed PSVR 2, though whether the final product bears any resemblance remains to be seen. Now, yet another patent from Sony (thanks,
Monday17th Feb 2020
News Dreams' Anticipated PSVR Support Is Nearly Finished
VRy good news
Dreams is already a hall-of-famer, but it’s a game that’s only going to get better with time. And one area it will improve is with Media Molecule’s promised PlayStation VR support, which is “nearly done” according to technical director Alex Evans. Chatting about the future of the PlayStation 4 exclusive with Eurogamer.net, he...
Friday14th Feb 2020
Rumour PSVR 2 Planned to Launch After PS5 Release
"Tentatively scheduled"
The current PlayStation VR model has been confirmed to work with Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5, allowing you to play current PSVR titles through backwards compatibility. A new, enhanced device which could take full advantage of the next-generation console hasn't been announced just yet, and while its reveal most likely won't...
Tuesday11th Feb 2020
News Become God of an Ephemera Ecosystem in PSVR's Paper Beast
Paper towns
PlayStation VR’s power to transport you to otherworldly locations is unprecedented, and Paper Beast looks to be taking full advantage of these capabilities with its newly announced sandbox mode. As the trailer embedded above demonstrates, Another World creator Eric Chahi is embracing his inner-From Dust by allowing you to create...
