PSVR 2 dev says ‘stop sweating’ about the headset’s wire
techradar.comDevelopers have been getting their hands on PSVR 2 at GDC 2022, and one outspoken dev has moved to allay fears about Sony’s VR headset having a wire and shared their enthusiasm for the device.
In a post on Resetera (thanks, Push Square), a developer at Truant Pixel, who is making the PSVR 2 motorcycle title RUNNER, said: “Stop sweating about the wire. It’ll disappear once you start playing – unless you’re spinning in circles or something.”
Unlike the Oculus Quest 2, which has now been rebranded as the Meta Quest 2, the PSVR 2 isn’t a wireless headset. Instead, players will have to make do with one wire connecting the headset to the console. That’s an improvement over the original PSVR, which forced players to deal with two wires when stepping into the world of virtual reality.
Some VR fans have expressed concerns that the fact PSVR 2 not being wireless will impact the headset’s overall appeal and limit what’s possible in games, something which the anonymous Truant Pixel dev disagrees with.
The Truant Pixel dev also backed up Valve veteran Chet Faliszek’s positive comments after experiencing a PSVR 2 tech demo and heaped praise onto Sony’s upcoming VR headset.
Had one of those VR moments today playing in the new PSVR2 hmd… You know where the world just feels different when you return? Sooooo good… thanks @yosp and @GregRicey for the demo and chat.March 24, 2022
“Sony has been extremely deliberate with a lot of their choices about this thing,” the developer said. “They’ve been reading the room for a long time now.”
While stressing they can’t say anything specific, likely due to Sony’s strict NDA, they went on to add: “Performance and immersion goes beyond resolution. The numbers certainly matter, but the whole is definitely
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