VR Skater Preview: Skate Like a Pro on PSVR2 Without the Pain of Falling

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As someone who has spent over ⅔ of his life riding a skateboard, I’ll be the first to say that skating is not an easy skill. Between falling, destroying your shoes on grip tape, and spending weeks trying to land that first kickflip, it's as grueling and time-consuming as it is rewarding and fun. VR Skater is no different in that regard. While it’s obvious that a VR skateboard will never replace the real thing, I was still skeptical about how “real” it would feel coasting over digital concrete while having a bulky PSVR2 headset strapped to my face. But after landing that first kickflip over a set of tires, all my doubts were gone, and I found myself looking forward to mastering my next trick.

If I had to sum up VR Skater in one word, it would be “challenging.” While its intuitive controls and bite-sized tutorials are helpful in making the experience of skateboarding in VR as comfortable as possible, it still takes a bit more skill and practice than any other skateboarding games before it. While the presentation is definitely inspired by the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games, don't expect to fly around its courses while achieving gravity-defying tricks just yet.

VR Skater starts with a simple tutorial on movement, basic tricks, and then a few small challenges, such as riding between sets of tires and ollieing down a set of stairs. Outside of pressing X to ollie to stick a landing, you’ll need to control the movement of the board with your hands in a similar fashion you would with your feet in real life. This is where the challenge really sets in. If you’re familiar with how to ride a skateboard, then the act of sliding your left foot forward on the edge of the board to make it flip would come naturally. If you aren't, then the