PSVR 2 Could Track Players' Finger Positions to Accurately Reconstruct Their Hands In-Game
Virtual reality has seen a massive boom in the gaming industry in recent years, with many developers looking to capitalize on the immersive experiences capable through VR. Hardware like the Meta Quest 2 and HTC Vive have seen significant success as devoted VR platforms, while other companies like PlayStation have created VR-based add-ons for their existing consoles. With many popular games like Skyrim and Among Us releasing VR versions, many fans have started to look to the future of VR technology, and a recent patent from Sony shows PSVR 2 may have something big in store.
Sony officially unveiled PSVR 2 in January during CES 2022, with the developer showing off several improvements coming to the PS5-focused platform. PSVR 2 was confirmed to feature 4K HDR graphics and an expanded field of view, with later updates revealing changes to the headset's hardware, making it slimmer than its PS4 counterpart. Sony has also reportedly filed several patents for major upgrades that could be coming to PSVR 2, like gaze tracking. The most recent of these patents shows Sony's newest VR headset may be able to accurately track a player's finger positions.
PS VR2 Could Use Gaze Tracking to Position the HUD rather than Head Movements
A patent filed by Sony and published late last week shows systems for the PSVR 2 to accurately track finger positions with the idea that the headset could digitally reconstruct a player's hand in-game. The system would reportedly be able to determine the finger positions of a player holding a controller using a combination of sensors in the controller as well as the VR headset's camera. The background section of the patent cites using controller sensor tracking alone as creating «dead zones for parts of a hand
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