Tag: Psvr
News PSVR's Firewall Zero Hour Targets Tenth and Final Season
Operation X
Sony doesn’t have the best track record for ongoing online multiplayer game support, but credit must go to the platform holder for not pulling the plug on First Contact Entertainment’s tactical shooter, Firewall Zero Hour. The PSVR exclusive has been taking down targets for almost four years now, and will receive its tenth (and...
News Lucky's Tale, the VR Original, Comes to PSVR This Week
Trophies appear online
Lucky's Tale, the original virtual reality platformer, is heading to PlayStation VR very soon indeed. Not to be confused with New Super Lucky's Tale, which is a non-VR follow-up that launched on PS4 a couple of years ago, the VR title arrives on Sony's headset tomorrow, 7th April 2022. Almost no fanfare has been made about...
Mini Review Moss: Book II (PSVR) – A Sweet and Wondrous VR Reunion with Mouse Heroine Quill
The Quill is mightier than the sword
The Redwall-esque world of Moss was an absolute joy to play through when it first launched on PSVR. Inhabiting the mantle of the omniscient, invisible “reader,” you guided the ASL-fluent mouse heroine, Quill, on her journey to vanquish Sarffog. Moss: Book II picks up in the immediate aftermath of the first...
News NFL Inks Deal for First-Person PSVR Football Game
Will co-exist with Madden NFL
While the NFL’s deal with EA Sports and Madden NFL is as strong as ever, the league is slowly but surely beginning to diversify its portfolio of products, as it seeks to reach new audiences with the sport. And one example of that is a new deal inked between the NFL and sports technology firm StatusPRO, which will see...
Mini Review Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual (PSVR) - Middling Ideas Propped Up by a Great Script
All Max'd out
The first brand new Sam & Max game since 2010 sees the famed duo welcoming a new recruit: you. To make sure you’re up to snuff, Sam and Max put you through a series trials as you prove your worth to the freelance police. The trials wind up being a series of minigames at an abandoned amusement park and periodically, you get...
News Over-the-Top Crime Caper Sam & Max: This Time Its Virtual Targets PSVR
Dynamic duo
Sam & Max are back – and this time, in virtual reality form. The anticipated Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual will make its PSVR bow next week, on 23rd February, with a 10 per cent discount available at launch for PS Plus members. “Join the irrepressible dog with a hat and hyperkinetic rabbity-thing in the duo’s first...
News PSVR Time Travel Title Wanderer May Be Worth Untangling Your Headset's Cables For
Time traveller
Wanderer looks truly fantastic! This PSVR exclusive takes you through time to pivotal moments in history, where you must reshape the outcome of events to save humanity. There are some really unique moments showcased in the trailer, such as walking on the moon and playing drums in front of a packed-out crowd at a festival. It looks...
News PSVR's Beat Saber Is About to Get a Lot More WubWub
Sliding in
Ultra-satisfying PSVR rhythm game Beat Saber continues to expand and improve, and these new sliding block types have us practically salivating at the prospect of smashing them. As opposed to the traditional bricks you just need to cut through, these are curved pattern-like cubes that you need to rotate your wrist around. It makes a lot...
News PSVR2 Is Coming, But Here's a Reminder That PSVR Is Still Alive and Kicking
Sony releases new trailer for existing headset
Sony may be preparing a big PSVR2 push, presumably later this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s forgotten its existing virtual reality headset. A new promotional trailer published on YouTube earlier today showcases the vibrant software slate on the ageing accessory – even five years after its...
News Zenith: The Last City, an Ambitious PSVR MMO, Launches 27th January
100 hours of virtual reality action
There was scepticism regarding PSVR when it first launched from fans perhaps burned by the PS Vita and other side-projects from Sony. But credit where credit is due: PlayStation has kept its virtual reality headset flush with software for over five years now. On the eve of PSVR2’s launch, then, there’s one...
News Manufacturing Tittle-Tattle Tips PSVR 2 to Enter Production Soon
Hype builder
The word on the social media street is that the next-generation PSVR headset will go into production soon. Speculation stems from a Chinese supply chain source, who claims a company named Goertek has landed the contract. The firm previously partnered with PlayStation on its original virtual reality headset, and supplies components for...
News PlayStation Icon Shu Yoshida Selects Some PS5, PS4 Indies You Need to Play
Plus some PSVR picks
Shuhei Yoshida, the former PlayStation Studios president and current Sony indies evangelist, has picked a bunch of must-play PlayStation 5 and PS4 titles for the New Year. There are a bunch of expected inclusions here: Hades, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and Death’s Door. However, the iconic executive also highlighted a handful of...
Soapbox PS5's Next-Gen PSVR Headset Is Going to Drop Jaws in 2022
A reality
Gamers can be a strange breed, you know? This is an industry that’s founded on technological innovation: it’s a beautiful blend of computing and entertainment. I don’t know about you, but I love this hobby because it never stands still: the games we play, the consoles we use – they’re always evolving. Compare the original...
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...
News Among Us VR Acts All Suspicious with PSVR
Sus'
Nope, the Among Us bubble has most definitely not burst. Ahead of the game’s debut on the PlayStation 5 and PS4 next week, virtual reality specialist Schell Games has announced a new, in-development version of Innersloth’s social deduction multiplayer smash hit: Among Us VR. There’s no release date attached to this just yet, but we...
News Sony Showcases Prototype 4K OLED Microdisplay for Virtual Reality
Seeing clearly
Sony has showcased a 4K OLED microdisplay, which could be used in a future virtual reality headset. The prototype hardware was debuted during the organisation’s internal Technology Day, and was introduced by Sony’s R&D Center – not, it must be stressed, Sony Interactive Entertainment. In the video, engineers Yasuka Ishihara...
Welcome, foolish mortals
There’s a real craft that goes into the best of PSVR’s horror experiences, and Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife is masterfully executed. You play as a photographer — well, more accurately, the spirit of one — trying to solve your own murder as well as escape from an estate you seem to find yourself trapped in. But be...
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for November 2021?
Plus or minus?
Last weekend came and went without a PlayStation Plus leak, and for the fist time in five months, we thought that Sony had finally managed to keep a secret. It was all looking good until Wednesday morning, when a belated leak made its way online — and guess what? It was, once again, 100 per cent correct. The party was spoiled,...
News Excellent PS Plus Game The Persistence Playable with or without PSVR
Free PS5 upgrade as well
PS Plus game The Persistence, developed by new Sony first-party studio Firesprite, has been advertised as a bonus for PSVR owners to celebrate the headset’s anniversary. However, it’s worth pointing out that even if you don’t own PlayStation’s virtual reality perip
News PS Plus November 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Six games up for grabs
It's taken a bit longer than usual, but the PS Plus games lineup for November 2021 has been officially revealed. And as it turns out, this week's leak was bang on the money (yet again). First up, we've got First Class Trouble on both PS5 and PS4. The game was confirmed for PS Plus during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast...
News Synth Riders Gets New Song, Mode in Latest Update
Lots of new content
Synth Riders appears to be the gift that keeps on giving. Despite Kluge Interactive's VR rhythm title launching with an impressive amount of content — something we remarked on in our review — the title doesn't seem to be content with stopping. Latest on the docket is a new mode, Spiral, hitting PSVR on 28th October. Spiral...
News PSVR Hit Beat Saber Adds Free Competitive Multiplayer Update
Slashing playmaker
PSVR’s uber-popular rhythm action game Beat Saber has been updated with online multiplayer today, allowing you to compete in five-player skirmishes against friends or strangers. The mode allows you to use any of the music included in the base release, in addition to any of the DLC expansions, and there’s even a lobby...
News PS Plus Games Avoid Weekend Leak for First Time in Five Months
Combo breaker
Imagine our surprise when the PlayStation Plus games for November 2021 didn't leak in full over the weekend. For the last five months in a row, the subscription service's games have been leaked ahead of their midweek reveal, always on the weekend preceding the official announcement. But this time around, we've had nothing — not even...
Every must-have PSVR game
What are the best PSVR games? PlayStation VR has been around for a good while now, and it’s amassed an incredibly impressive selection of software in that time. Of course, with new fans entering the virtual reality realm for the first time every single day, we figured that we’d compile a list of the best PSVR games to...
Guide PSVR 2: Everything We Know So Far About New PSVR for PS5
Does PS5 have a new PSVR headset?
Will there be a new PSVR for PS5? Is there a PSVR 2 headset for PS5? While Sony's PlayStation VR device is a great entry level product, virtual reality fans are looking towards what comes next. As part of our PS5 guide, we're going to go through all the details we know about Sony's next generation PSVR follow-up...
News Uncertainty After Panzer Dragoon VR Boss Falsely Declared Dead
CEO is safe after all
Development of Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record, a PSVR version of SEGA’s legendary on-rails shmup series, has been plunged into uncertainty after the release’s official Twitter account falsely declared Wildman CEO and producer Haruto Watanabe to be dead. A series of messages, spotted by
News Gran Turismo 7 Dev Not at a State to Talk About PSVR Yet
Which isn't a denial
When you consider just how limited Gran Turismo Sport’s virtual reality mode was, it’s a testament to the franchise’s potential with PSVR that it remains such a memorable experience. Limited to just two vehicle races, the actual sensation of being inside the cockpit of some of the world’s most iconic cars was unmatched...
News No Next-Gen PSVR at Big PS5 Showcase
A different reality
Next week’s major PlayStation Showcase, announced moments ago, will reveal “what’s next for PlayStation 5” – but there’ll be no next-gen PSVR during the 40 minute presentation. Sony insinuated earlier in the year that we’d get updates on the new headset this summer, but our understanding is that a public annou
News Well? We're Waiting! Fans Dig Up Sony's God of War, PSVR Summer Promise
"Stay tuned throughout the summer"
All the way back on 6th July, when Sony announced its post-E3 State of Play centred on PlayStation 5 timed exclusive Deathloop, it said that the show would not feature any updates on God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, or th
Mini Review I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (PSVR) - Escape Room Is a Corker
You only die twice
The first I Expect You to Die was a pretty great escape room/spy mashup, so it’s really great to see Schell Games return to the well and provide another opportunity to save the world from impending doom. Despite being locked down in one position, the game does an incredible job of making a lot from a little, with brilliantly...
Mini Review Fracked (PSVR) - A Fun VR Shooter with Oh-So Much Style
Frack and roll all nite
What is the appropriate venue to discuss the morally questionable practice of fracking? Well, with an irreverent shooter about eco-terrorism, of course. While Fracked may side-step saying anything meaningful about fracking, it does not sidestep crafting a fun PSVR experience. Touting a movement system hand-crafted to work...
Mini Review Synth Riders (PSVR) – A VR Rhythm Game with a Different Sound
Ride the rails
We have espoused the virtues of VR rhythm games before, and now we have a new title to add to the mix: Synth Riders. While mechanically similar to Beat Saber on the surface, Synth Riders has some notable exceptions that allow it to stand out. Our favorite of these features are “rails”, in which you keep your hand balanced on a...
Rumour Sony Targeting AAA Titles for Stunning Next-Gen PS5 VR Headset
Wants hybrid software playable both with and without headset
Sony is eager to propel virtual reality into a new era, as it targets AAA content for its next-gen PSVR headset, which sounds both incredible and seriously expensive. As part of a developer presentation earlier in the week – which we can corroborate did take place – the Japanese giant...
Mini Review Winds & Leaves (PSVR) – A Silviculturists Dream in Virtual Reality
Planting the seed
Post-apocalyptic games are dime a dozen, but you’ve never played one like this. In Winds & Leaves, rather than punch or shoot your way to safety, you are tasked with re-planting the once vibrant forests of a distant land. You accomplish this by picking fruit from freshly grown trees and then placing them right back into the...
News The Last Video Store Is Pure PSVR Nostalgia Inspired by Blockbuster
Can't see this ever coming out
Strap yourself in for surely the strangest trailer you’re likely to see all year: The Last Video Store is promising pure PlayStation VR nostalgia – potentially to a psychotic degree. This social sim is built around the experience of shopping at VHS rental stores, so if you were born any time beyond 1994 or so you...
News Tactical PSVR Shooter Firewall Zero Hour Is Still Getting Seasonal Content
Three years after release
Sony’s simply got to be lining up a next-gen sequel to tactical shooter Firewall Zero Hour, right? The PSVR exclusive, now in its third year, is still getting seasonal content – and while Operation: Rubicon is releasing without any additional maps or contractors, the longevity of the release is impressive to say the...
Review Sniper Elite VR (PSVR) - Precision Shooting That Mostly Hits the Mark
Sniper, no sniping
Rebellion’s no stranger to virtual reality. Having remade Atari's classic Battlezone as a PSVR launch title and publishing Arca's Path two years later, it’s teamed up with Just Add Water for Sniper Elite VR. While PlayStation owners haven’t lacked for Sniper Elite entries — we’ve previously seen
News Next-Gen PSVR Targeting Holiday 2022, Will Use Samsung OLED Screen
Sounding sharp
Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset for PlayStation 5 is targeting a Holiday 2022 release window and will use an OLED Samsung screen, according to a Bloomberg report. The article cites “people with knowledge of the matter” as its source, and explains that while other major virtual reality manufacturers move to LCD screens, the Japanese...
News Republique: Anniversary Edition Rebooted for PS4, PSVR
Virtual reality support added
Former smartphone stealth game Republique is getting a PlayStation 4 re-release in the form of Republique: Anniversary Edition – and it’ll include PSVR support. Camoflaj, the game’s developer, has experience with Sony’s headset having developer Marvel’s Iron Man VR, so the addition is perhaps unsurprising –...
News Direct Traffic and Dance (?) in Traffic Jams on PSVR
Stop right there, thank you very much
Barmy traffic management simulation Traffic Jams will patrol PSVR from 26th August, developer Little Chicken has announced. As demonstrated in the trailer embedded above, you’ll be using hand gestures to control the flow of cars and lorries – and also engaging in the odd dance battle along the way. The...
News Ski What You Did There! PSVR's Fracked Hits the Slopes
Frackin' fun
As far as last hurrahs go, PlayStation VR’s upcoming cel-shaded first-person shooter Fracked looks like a strong send-off for the headset. Scheduled to release later this summer, the game promises pure high-octane action, as this video above demonstrates. One shootout takes place down a ski-slope, 007-style – before the action...
News Sniper Elite VR Aims for 8th July Release Date
Killcams get more grizzly
It feels like it’s taken an absolute age to release, but Sniper Elite VR will finally set sights on PSVR from 8th July. The game’s promising a “powerful World War II story” told “through the eyes of an Italian Partisan, rising with your brothers and sisters to protect your homeland from the fascist forces that...
News Winds & Leaves Is a PSVR Survival Game About Nurturing the Environment
Feel the breeze
Escapism is at its finest when enjoyed in virtual reality, and Winds & Leaves looks to be leveraging that aspect of PSVR to its fullest. Due out on 27th July, the game’s effectively a survival experience where you must rejuvenate the environment by planting forests. Stray too far from your trees and you’ll lose access to the...
News Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey Brings the Classic Puzzler to PSVR
Bust a move
You may already be familiar with Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey, as it released on Oculus Quest earlier in the year. If not, though, it’s an easy concept to introduce: it’s first-person Bust-a-Move, played with PSVR. Development has been led by Survios, best known for its work on boxing game Creed: Rise to Glory, so it’s got...
News Arashi: Castles of Sin Is Ghost of Tsushima for PSVR
Feudal reality
Sure, there’s no doubt Ghost of Tsushima is great, but what if you could exist inside Sucker Punch’s stunning historical world? Arashi: Castles of Sin aims to answer the question by bringing Tenchu-esque sandbox stealth action to the PSVR headset. Clearly it doesn’t have the budget of Sony’s blockbuster, but you get a pet wolf...
News Pacey FPS Solaris Offworld Combat Fires to PSVR This Week
Zero hour
First Contact Entertainment, the developer of the popular PSVR exclusive Firewall Zero Hour, will bring Solaris Offworld Combat to Sony’s virtual reality headset this week. Set to release from 18th May – with a whopping 50 per cent discount for PS Plus subscribers – the release aims to immerse you “in a future where eSports and...
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...
Soapbox I'm Beyond Excited for PS5's Next-Gen PSVR
Sammy's feeling the hype
I’ve been thinking about PSVR a lot lately. I loved the original headset, and I’m very proud of how Push Square – in my probably biased opinion – had some of the best virtual reality coverage online at the time. I’ll readily admit that I’ve dropped off a lot since the PlayStation 5 came out – that spaghetti of...
News Next-Gen PSVR for PS5 Sounds Mind Blowing
4K! Headset haptic feedback! Foveated rendering!
The next-gen PSVR headset Sony has already announced for PlayStation 5 sounds like a quantum leap compared to its rudimentary PS4 predecessor. That’s assuming an exclusive report published by UploadVR is accurate, which cites “reliable sources”. Apparently, the platform holder has been briefing...
News Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Think People Will Buy Wired VR
Next-gen PSVR headset will have a single cord, of course
Sony has announced that its next-generation PlayStation VR headset for PS5 will do away with its predecessor’s spaghetti of wires, replacing them “with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use, while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience”. Facebook founder Mark...
