Simply hours after an analyst recommended that Sony's PSVR sequel would quickly be going into mass manufacturing in China, the Japanese tech large has formally confirmed at CES 2022 that its next-gen headset is certainly on the way in which, predictably dubbed PlayStation VR2.
The headset, additionally known as PSVR 2, will debut alongside the corporate's new PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, which is clearly impressed by the likes of the Oculus Contact. Very similar to the PS5's wonderful TwinSense controller, Sony's new VR2 Sense controller can even boast haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers.
Along with the brand new headset and controller, Sony additionally introduced Horizon Name of the Mountain, a VR spin-off of its extraordinarily common PlayStation-exclusive Horizon series, which is being developed by Guerrilla Video games and Firesprite. You possibly can take a look at the teaser trailer for Horizon Name of the Mountain under.
Evaluation: PSVR 2 shall be an enormous enchancment
Whereas Sony didn't reveal the PSVR 2 headset itself, the corporate did go into some element concerning the gadget's specs on its PlayStation Blog. Customers can anticipate the PSVR 2 to boast OLED shows with a decision of 2000 x 2040 per eye, which is an nearly four-fold enchancment on the unique's 1080p output. The PSVR 2's built-in headphones can even benefit from Sony's 3D Audio expertise. Moreover, the PSVR 2 shall be able to 90Hz and 120Hz refresh charges with a 110-degree area of view. The headset can even function built-in six-axis movement sensing (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), together with an IR proximity sensor. Controller monitoring shall be offered by 4 cameras on the headset itself, whereas an IR digital camera will present eye monitoring per eye. To make issues somewhat more immersive, the PSVR 2 headset can even assist vibration suggestions. And, in contrast to the unique PSVR, Sony guarantees that the PSVR 2 may have a a lot less complicated setup course of, with solely a single cable to be related on to the PS5 console. Sony has but to supply pricing or launch date data for the PlayStation VR 2, nonetheless, Senior Vice President of Platform Expertise Hideaki Nishino guarantees this announcement is "only a taste of things to come".
