PSVR 2 PC Adapter Review – Is Sony’s headset now the go-to for PC VR?

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For all the early promise of PlayStation VR 2, eighteen months on, it feels like Sony’s second crack at virtual reality gaming is already running out of steam. There’s next to no sign of first party support, leaving the console-based VR headset to rely on third parties. So how to build up a fresh head of steam? Well… how about filling your head with SteamVR thanks to a new PC adapter?

The PSVR2 PC Adapter is pretty much exactly what this headset needs to prevent it from becoming a gaming cul-de-sac if and when Sony decide to call it a day.

Setting up PSVR 2 on PC is relatively straightforward, with a few key caveats. Sony has pushed a PlayStation VR 2 app onto Steam to provide drivers, basic setup functionality and updates, and a direct tie into the go-to library for PC VR games. With that installed, you just put cables in the right spots on the breakout box, go through putting the headset on for the first time, connect the Sense controllers, and hop into SteamVR’s built-in hub.

Simple, right? Well… Sony has somehow managed to make it feel more difficult than it should be. For one thing, there’s no DisplayPort 1.4 cable included in the box, so you’ll have to bring your own, which is a bit of daft penny-pinching if you ask me. Conversely, I wish the USB cable was detachable as well.

Then there’s a whole palaver surrounding Bluetooth adapters and the Sense controllers. The minimum requirement here is for Bluetooth 4.0, but Sony has a minimal set of just four recommended Bluetooth 5.0 USB adapters, which crucially are not guaranteed to work – just a quick look at Reddit will tell you that people are not having a universally good time with these four.

This is actually a problem that’s potentially a bit blown out of proportion. USB Bluetooth adapters are tiny and have minimal antennae that are liable to interference, whether from 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi or the electronic noise of a USB 3 port – Sony’s help pages do suggest using a USB 2.0 port far away from USB 3.0, and to use an