PlayStation VR 2 | Critical Consensus
Today sees the launch of Sony's latest virtual reality headset, the PlayStation VR 2, which aims to offer a generational step up on the company's original VR headset.
Announced in February 2022, the PSVR 2 follows up on 2016's PlayStation VR, which had sold 4.2 million units worldwide as of March 2019.
Launching alongside Guerrilla Games and Firesprite title Horizon Call of the Mountain (more on this further down), the PSVR 2 features two 2000 x 2040 OLED panels, native 90 or 120 FPS, eye tracking, adjustable interpupillary distance, and haptic feedback both in the headset and its two controllers. All that for a RRP of $550, to which you'll have to add the price of a PS5 if you don't already own one.
Unlike most VR headsets, the PSVR 2 doesn't come with built-in speakers, but instead boasts noise-cancelling earbuds.
Sony's latest VR headset has benefited from positive reviews so far. A lot of reviewers focused on whether the offering was good value for money considering its price point, and whether it's worth it compared to other VR offerings currently on the market.
While critical conclusions might be similar across reviewers, the reasons to get there were varied as the experience of wearing a VR headset can be so different from one person to the next. Some thought the headset was very comfortable, some didn't, some experienced motion sickness, some didn't, some thought Horizon was a killer app, some thought it wasn't much more than an excellent tech demo. But all agreed that the PSVR 2 is a great improvement from the PSVR.
"VR is not the Future of Gaming™," wrote Claire Jackson in her review for Kotaku. "Rather, it’s an active, thriving, wonderful part of its present with many great experiences to enjoy. PSVR 2
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