Last year, we revealed that The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, a horror experience unlike any other, is coming to PlayStation VR2 exclusively in the PlayStation VR2’s launch window. Today, we’re excited to share the wild ride that we’ve been on, from being the BAFTA-winning developers behind the hit PS VR title Rush of Blood to developing a new and exclusive PS VR2 title, that puts you in the front seat on a sinister rollercoaster from hell.
Switchback VR is our first on rails shooter horror VR game since Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, which was an original title for PS VR in 2016. We remember Rush of Blood fondly, along with the community who like us, remember daring their friends and family to try it as their first VR experience.
Due to the innovative and immersive offering of the PS VR2, the experience of Switchback VR has intensified since its predecessor, taking players for a multisensory ride through ghost-ships, witch-hunts, vampire nests and the lair of a sadistic killer on a fast-pacedhorror experience. Here’s how we used PlayStation VR’s immersive new features to elevate this experience:
Using eye tracking, your enemies are upon you with every blink of an eye, with others that only move when you’re not looking at them!
Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with haptic feedback, as well as the all-weather effects including wind, rain and sand that falls from the Ancient Sumerian temples bringing that true roller-coaster feeling to life.
Discover and shoot gun crates around your environment and unlock powerful new weaponry. Adaptive triggers make each weapon feel unique as they all have their own resistance levels. Get ready to unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows.
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