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We test PlayStation VR2 in livestream

22.2.2023

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What can Sony's new virtual reality headset do? Domi and I show you our first impressions of PlayStation VR2 in livestream with 'Horizon Call of the Mountain' and more. We start at 2pm.

The first PlayStation VR was more of a DIY project. Discarded PlayStation 3 motion-sensing controllers were used to control it. They were already six years old when they were released in 2016. The PlayStation camera took over from the external tracking sensors. The result was better than you'd expect from this makeshift setup, but well below the competition. That should change with PS VR2.

The PS VR2 is a big step up from its predecessor.
Source: Sony

Sony's second virtual reality headset has been designed from the ground up for the PlayStation 5, with just one cable connecting directly to the PS5. As with the first PS VR, there's no need for an additional case. The VR2 Sense controllers have also been specially designed for PS VR2. An external camera is no longer required. Motion tracking is handled by four cameras in the headset itself.

On a technical level too, the PS VR2 is on a par with the best currently available in virtual reality. It boasts a resolution of 2000 × 2040 pixels per eye, a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a 110-degree field of view. It also has an internal infrared camera to detect what you're looking at. This should make it possible to calculate at full resolution only the area of the game that you can see clearly. In addition, the headset is equipped with vibration motors and 3D sound.

« Horizon Call of the Mountain» will be released exclusively on PS VR2.
Source: Sony

Generous choice of games, but only one exclusive title

The best technology is useless if there are no suitable games. Sony is talking about 40 titles in the "launch window". So that means they're not all available from day one. For example, you can play the exclusive PS-VR2 game straight away and, by all appearances, the best game for the headset Horizon Call of the Mountain. This is what Domi and I will be livestreaming together. As we didn't receive the hardware as a preview, this will also be the first time with PS VR2 for us.

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Philipp Rüegg

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As a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles.

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