PlayStation has revealed the headset for its upcoming PlayStation VR2 system alongside a new look at the final design of the accompanying PSVR2 Sense controllers.
The company recently discussed this new virtual reality headset at CES 2022 last month alongside news that its popular Aloy-focused Horizon series would be getting a PSVR2-exclusive release called Horizon: Call of the Mountain. Since then, details about the headset have slowly trickled out but, until today, we didn’t actually know what the headset looked like. Now, we do:
As you can see, PSVR2 is heavily inspired by the look and feel of Sony’s PlayStation 5 as are the accompanying Sense controllers. Talking about the design in a new PlayStation Blog posted today, Sony says the goal was to create a “headset that will not only become an attractive part of your living room decor, but will also keep you immersed in your game world, to the point where you almost forget you are using a headset or controller.”
Following feedback from its first VR system, PSVR2 will feature the same balanced headset weight with a simple and easy-to-adjust headband that makes actually wearing it comfortable.
“Other features such as the headset’s adjustable scope that places the scope area closer or further away from the face and placement of the stereo headphone jack also remain the same, so players will be familiar with it,” the PlayStation Blog reads. “For the PSVR2 headset, we took comfort a few steps further by adding new features such as a lens adjustment dial, so users have an additional option to match the lens distance between their eyes to optimize their view.”
The headset also features a new built-in motor responsible for headset feedback and a vent system to help prevent
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