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@DarkestHour personally for me and it seems thousands of others, GT7 alone makes this launch very very good. Especially seeing as how many people this game has convinced to buy a psvr2.
Add resident evil village, horizon, pavlov, star wars, kayak and the other 30 plus games and to say this launch sucks is just laughable.

@JAMes-BroWWWn it's a shame you feel that way. This headset adds so much to the PlayStation brand and ecosystem. I've just been playing gt7 and it just takes the game to a whole new level. The immersion is insane, and with this headset Sony now offer something their competitors can't compete with.
I'll also add that I've been following forums/ YouTube comments these last few weeks in the build up and the hype and gamers awareness about what this headset can do has gone through the roof. It's got every single gaming channel and website talking about PlayStation. I've even seen PC gamers in forums stating they've just ordered a ps5 + psvr2 after watching this thing in action.
I believe the success of this headset would benefit all ps5 users, whether you like VR or not!

@riceNpea many thanks, should be arriving any minute 😀

@Shepherd_Tallon Thanks for the info. 👍Will be playing gt7 for a while then till they are charged up.

@Shepherd_Tallon mines coming today, I'm jealous you've played gt7 already, have my steering/ chair setup ready to go! Can i ask, how much charge did the controllers have out of the box?

@StylesT I've had something similar. Emailed me yesterday that my charging cradle was dispatched with a delivery of 23rd. Nothing about the headset, so I'm slightly annoyed much to my wife's amusement! And then in the last hour I've had an email saying just dispatched and tracking shows coming today by dpd! Bless Sony!
So excited for this bit of kit, have 5 games downloaded and ready to go!

@TrickyDicky99 is not the same game in the slightest. Visually better, tons of single player content, from the menu book, missions and different track specific races. And the dynamic weather is brilliant in the longer races and can really change a race.
And on Wednesday when my psvr2 turns up(🙏) the whole game will be a whole different experience.

@TrickyDicky99 yes it's a cross gen game. But it's also still a brilliant fun game. And it's also going to be the best looking racer in VR when it drops on Wednesday. Its an actual headset seller.

@TooBarFoo I've read a few reviews that say it's the best vr experience they've had, including more expensive pcvr setups. Especially coupled with the haptics, triggers and eye tracking. I can appreciate you have tried better lenses so it's a deal breaker for you. But for the 99% of ps5 owners they are going to love the experience. At the end of the day it's the software that will decide how successful it becomes, not the lenses.

@TooBarFoo from what I've been reading, nearly everyone is saying great things about the visual quality from the oled display.
These comments from John linneman from digital foundry,

"Darker content benefits as well, as unlike prior OLED based headsets, PSVR2 can display absolute black. The combination of bright highlights with deep black levels dramatically improves the presentation. I really cannot overstate this enough - it now feels more comparable to a proper high-end OLED TV. It's genuinely stunning."

"In terms of image clarity, PSVR2 features four times the number of pixels per eye compared to its predecessor, almost eliminating the screen door effect entirely. It's extremely sharp and clean to the point where small UI elements are perfectly sharp and legible. It's sharper in practice than any headset I've personally used - alas, I've never had a chance to try the HTC Vive Pro 2 which does boast an even higher pixel count, though that headset uses an LCD panel rather than OLED."

"PSVR2 boasts the brightest screen I've experienced to date. Bright scenes now project light that feels more natural to what your eyes would expect in the real world rather than the dull, washed out look you get in most other headsets."

"If you were a PSVR player and you're looking for the next step, the new hardware delivers in spades. This is a vastly superior VR experience that brings all the advances seen in other areas of the market to PS5, along with some key improvements including a phenomenally good HDR OLED screen."

For me personally, I think Sony nailed the sweet spot for tech vs price. And the eye tracking with foveated rendering will push it passed pcvr thats available at the moment. In terms of gameplay and image quality.

@get2sammyb thanks for the reply. In the video I watched he said there was no latency or tracking issues with 1m or 2m extension cables. But 5m just refused to even turn on.

@get2sammyb thanks for great review. Did you try any extension cables during your test? Reason i ask is I'm not sure if 4.5m will be long enough where I have my ps5 setup at the mo.
I did watch a video of someone saying a 2m high speed type c extension cable worked great, no issues but a 5m wouldn't. I think an extra 2m would be enough, just wondered if you tried it?

@LifeGirl I think you'll find it gets rave reviews on many other sites. IGNs Ryan
McCaffrey (an xbox guy) was blown away by his time with GT7. It's brilliant tech for a great price. All my family have used my pcvr setup and no headaches

Cheers for the great review, so excited to get mine next week. They charged me for the charging cradle today(ordered separately), hopefully the headset tomorrow. Think I'm more excited for this than when the ps5 came out.
For me personally, getting a VR experience comparable or better than a high end pcvr setup makes it great value for money.

Project Wingman looks great on steam, definitely getting that day one. VR and flight sims are made for each other.

@Art_Vandelay if you like your flight games, apparently Project Wingman was announced today to launch during the psvr 2 launch window. 21 mission campaign, highly praised on steam.

@stvevan psvr2 was the number one selling item in the video games category on amazon Japan last week! Was by invite only but shows the interest is there.

Would love a really good robocop game, have my fingers crossed for this one. Would be great to have a whole city to explore and keep the streets safe, but wondering if it will be linear! I actually thought the terminator game was very good so hoping to be surprised again.

@Andyhunter132 please show how I confirmed anything? I said you can't walk into a store and buy either a bundle or stand alone! 🤔
It's a luxury item, nobody has ever been Forced to buy a console.

@Andyhunter132 you can't walk into any stores in the UK and get a ps5, bundle or not. But online non bundles have been available for a while, and most people purchase online now.
Yes the number has been inflated by the bundles, but how many? Who knows? You certainly don't. Take off the people that actually wanted the game and it may be a million? Maybe?
Personally don't care, games a massive success. And if people buy the bundle that didn't want the game because they can't wait a few days/ weeks to find a stand alone ps5, then that's their problem for being impatient. Consumer has the control in the transaction, its that simple!

@Andyhunter132 nobody is FORCED to buy anything. People get to choose how they spend their money.
And again, you can buy a stand alone ps5 from amazon, argos, game and Shopto here in the UK, not forced to buy a bundle.
Plus again, you don't know how many people might have wanted the bundle because they want GOW ragnarok! In the bundle you get the game for £47 instead of £70! Bargain.

@Sarxion I have briefly tried a friends quest 2, and yes not having a cable is nice with a bit more freedom. But the comfort and weight to me are stacked against it.
I do believe I read that sony are investigating quite heavily into wireless technologies, and apart from the battery problem I agree that would be the way to go. But until they can get it so every single ps5 user gets the same high quality experience, we need that cable for the consoles power.

@Sarxion personally as someone who's used a psvr set up for years with one cable, I really think your over blowing it! Played a lot of games, my kids too and the cable has never been an issue.
For me personally, I'd say having haptic feedback in the controllers and the headset, with the adaptive triggers and most probably better visuals, this will be the superior version. As will all the other ports that use the foveated rendering to massively increase the visuals and frame rates.
And when you compare something like GT7 on psvr2 against grid legends on the quest 2(game looks like a ps3 game and runs like it) I'm happy they went with the cable. Hopefully if they sell enough, developers can really get behind it and psvr setups to really push vr forwards, past what a mobile chip set can do. Proper AAA games like half life alyx. That's my hope anyway.

@thefourfoldroot1 yeah I know! Wishful thinking that they might actually market the hell out of this thing 😒! Looks like they have a brilliant bit of tech on their hands and most of the normal gaming public won't even know its out or what it can do!

Sony's marketing could sell a ton of headsets just showing this game running in adverts. Looks incredible!
I used to play project cars 2 on my pcvr setup, and although fun I was always adjusting settings to get it running at 90fps and looking somewhat decent.
For this to be the whole game, looking gorgeous and running at 120fps straight out the box is brilliant.

@Andyhunter132 nobody is FORCED to buy anything. You have no idea what the split is, or even whether people picking up the console were not going to buy GOW ragnarok straight away anyway.
Plus several places like amazon, shopTo have the console for sale on its own, not in a bundle.
Who cares anyway, games a masterpiece and a massive success.

To me the combat makes sense. In the normal games during combat I'm constantly running, diving/rolling out of the way or sliding along the ground. Trying to do that in VR would be really jarring, and I think most people would be sick.
Yeah it's not ideal, but as long as its fun and still a decent challenge I'll be happy.

Really can't wait to play this and experience the graphics and immersion that all the new tech has to offer.
I'll have 6 games ready for when I open the box. Can't decide whether this or GT7 will be my first game!

Loved the originals on PC, be interesting to see how to plays on console as it gets really hectic trying to manage everything.
The controls will be key.

Brilliant lineup for me, can't wait to try GT7 with my wheel and seat set up in VR! And never got around to Resident evil Village so that should be a great experience.
Got hello neighbour for my boys as they love the series(is that even on the list? ).
Personally think it's a great launch, and for the specs and features it has it's very well priced.

@nedbvai I'm not a fanboy, I have given MS and Nintendo a lot of money over the years, i have all the systems plus PC. Just saying for me personally, GP had not been worth the money over the last year.
I think ps plus extra for £83 a year and then paying £70 for a quality experience like Gow ragnarok is better value to me than GP and the odd good day one release. But that's just my take.
Hopefully xbox will get their act together and start delivering on their promises, actually manage the 24 studios they have and get decent games out there. And not half finished games like Halo infinite. I'm looking forward to sinking hours into starfield, let's hope it delivers.

@nedbvai I completely disagree with you, for me the last 6 months ps plus extra has kicked GP butt! I'm subscribed to both and honestly apart from the odd game, GP and my series X have in the most part been a waste of money. I really wish I'd have kept my One X and waited until xbox got their act together. Got to be the worst 2 years of a console launch. I really hope Starfield and redfall deliver.
And looking through your comments and your love of GP, I think you bought the wrong console my friend.

Another great month for me. Definitely going to give Jett a go.

I was so hoping for this news. If its going to be the full game it's a big addition to the psvr2 line up.
Ever since I played project cars 2 on my PC vr setup I've loved the immersion it brings. With gt7 visuals, racing and dynamic weather, this could really help push psvr2 sales.

@__jamiie it's really not just a piece of storage.

The ps4 took between 10 to 20 seconds to load just 1GB into memory depending on where it was on the hard drive.
The ps5 loads in 2GB in 0.27 seconds!

Mark Cerny himself said they don't have to render what's behind you until you turn your stick. It loads in data so fast, almost instantaneously! Imagine how that changes level design, npcs, assets on screen, AI, world building. It literally is a game changer. Unfortunately because of stock issues and Sony keeping the ps4 alive we've yet to see the real benefits of this tech.

This from the VP of engineering at Epic Games last year:

This goes beyond faster loading speeds. Guaranteeing that level of performance for every PS5 means developers have the freedom to stream so much content every second, which could fundamentally change how levels are designed and how content is streamed.

“The ability to stream in content at extreme speeds enables developers to create denser and more detailed environments, changing how we think about streaming content. It’s so impactful that we’ve rewritten our core I/O subsystems for Unreal Engine with the PlayStation 5 in mind,” he added

It's not about load times, they are just a side benefit. Hopefully we'll start seeing the real benefits soon, starting with psvr2 and I reckon spiderman 2.

@nedbvai I really don't think its designed to be competition for gamepass. Its an extra service you can have to go with buying the brilliant 1st party games they keep dropping.
It's funny, for me I've played more games from ps plus extra since it launched than I have with gamepass.

Great month for me. Several games on that list I've been wanting to try. Definitely looking forward to giving judgement a play through, and I'm sure the wrestling game might be good for a laugh.

I really hope this sticks, MS getting too big would be terrible for the industry in the long run.
Maybe, just maybe they could try making some good games with their 24 studios rather than just trying to buy their way to the top. And i say this as a series x owner.
And for the people saying this could backfire on Sony because they could spend the 70 billion on other studios, MS have already stated they haven't finished after the Activision deal, they intend to buy more studios after.

@Sqush-Pare I think you are correct. Plus they seem to be monetizing more and more of their games. If it goes up too much I'll just cancel and subscribe on the actual months they release anything!
And i find it funny that they ram the whole day one on GP down your throat, but nobody mentions that any DLC has to be paid for. FH5, minecraft dungeons, outer worlds to name a few. To me in a subscription service it should all be included.

@Fiendish-Beaver yeah mostly 100s and 100s of shovel wear, and I say this as someone who's subscribed to GP well into next year. The first 2 years of my series x have been a massive disappointment.
If the bland, boring and half finished halo is what we can expect from xbox and GP I'll take PS plus extra and £70 quality AAA games any day.
For me personally, when I get 40-50 hours out of a masterpiece like GOW ragnarok, I think £70 is a fair price.

A really solid month. Always wanted to try biomutant, but after the reviews I didn't pull the trigger. Definitely worth a download.

Well i managed to get the bundle, so also going to get the star wars game, saints and sinners 2 and hello neighbour for my son who's a huge fan of the franchise.
Fingers crossed for half life alyx. Pretty please valve.

@Toypop so you can see into the future, you couldn't give me next weeks lottery numbers then could you?
I'd guess I'm older than you, gaming has been an expensive hobby over the years, from my ZX Spectrum to my ps5 and series x. Some have been better than others, but that's the chance you take with technology.
I'm paying £500 for a next gen experience in VR. An experience I believe will deliver AAA quality games, great immersive games. I'm supporting a platform I want to see grow and change from a niche product. Me and my family have played some amazing vr games the last few years, and they are only going to get better.
But you do you. We will see who's right in the coming years.

@Toypop wow you can see into the future, that's very impressive! You have no idea how good the games are going to be, or how good the experience will be either. Just your assumptions. From the hands on videos I've watched, the people in the industry were very impressed. I've got an old WMR headset on my PC that gave me great experiences and it's not a patch on the psvr2.
The tech in this system compared to the market is very very good. The price is good value, how you think its a massive premium I really don't know.
And again if everyone thought like you and nobody bought it, support would dry up and it would be dead on arrival. The more it sells at launch the stronger the support will be going forward.
Oh and stadia didn't really rip anyone off, everyone was getting full refunds as far as I'm aware.

@TrickyDicky99 you really need a new narrative. The game is a massive success story despite it being a cross gen title, you must be so disappointed.

Went on at 11 when the email stated and order went straight through. Went with the Horizon bundle, now to wait 🫤.
Least they don't take the money until Feb.

@Toypop if everyone thought like you, everything would be dead on arrival.
Enjoy your quest 2, me I'm looking forward to an experience that blows that out of the water. The price for the tech compared to the valve index is a steal. And how's it a waste of money if people get enjoyment out of it? In a world where people buy the latest I phone every year even though it does the same thing, to me buying a great new piece of tech that pushes the format forward makes much more sense.

I'm just over 10 hours into GOW ragnarok and the game is just immense. Obviously still got a long way to go, but no game I've played this year has given me a better experience. So probably my goty.
Pleased to see stray there, was such a lovely experience and very relaxing. Also i loved my 60 hours in HFW, maybe not the best game ever but certainly better than most released this year.

Definitely going to try this when I get my hands on the hardware.
I've just got my email to pre order too, happy days. I'm presuming they will take full payment at the time of the order? Strange it doesn't tell you in the email.

@LifeGirl you do realise the semiconductor shortage effected every industry across the globe, from cars (Ford had cars sitting on production lines), phones,laptops to consoles. Sony can only make what they can get the parts for.
Obviously Sony should have their own semiconductor foundry! 😉