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Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge gets an enhanced edition and goes to the PS VR2 when it launches in 2023, as a new trailer in the PlayStation State of Play showed off the title and gameplay. A remake of the 2020 VR game, Stories from the Edge of the Milky Way is an immersive Star Wars experience where players play as a droid repairman who is dragged into a grand adventure in the Star Wars universe.


Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge Enhanced Edition gives players a number of different stories to experience, including being invited to join the Jedi Order or playing as the Assassin droid IG-88 while pursuing a bounty. When not involved in any of the story adventures, players can explore the Black Spire Outpost at Galaxy’s Edge and meet characters such as C-3PO, R2-D2, Jedi Master Yoda, and Hondo Ohnaka. Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB has invested heavily in embracing the latest technology that the PS VR2 offers for Galaxy’s Edgeand it’s just the surface of Star Wars’ VR potential with Stories from the Edge of the Milky Way.

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Epic Star Wars VR Battles

There are no climactic battles between the Jedi and Sith in Tales From the Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge Enhanced Edition, but there is a lot of potential for the future with the new technology that the PS VR2 offers. Like the PlayStation 5’s Dual Sense controller, the PS VR2’s controllers will have haptic feedback and reactive triggers, and the PS VR 2 headset will use eye-tracking and controller-tracking technology, making gameplay more responsive and immersive. than before. Technical features aside, the fast-paced, intense combat of lightsaber combat needs VR technology that can smooth it out to capture the emotion and stakes of the conflict. The PS VR 2 has the potential to make that happen.

Seamlessly parrying a Sith Lord’s attacks and using the power to easily grab objects to push on them is something that would be a very different experience in VR than using a standard controller. Given the attachment many fans have to Star Wars because of its 45-year legacy of movies, books, games and TV shows, the immersion that VR brings to a gaming experience can capture the emotion of Star Wars in a way that nothing else can. in gaming can. The despair, pain and heartbreak of a clash like Obi Wan and Vader’s battle in Episode 6 of Obi-Wan Kenobi could make for an epic experience for gamers if Star Wars chooses to invest more in VR.

PlayStation and Star Wars fans shouldn’t ignore the 3D audio built into the PS VR2 headset either, as both the audio effects and score have helped define Star Wars over the decades and every Star Wars VR experience would improve. If Star Wars fans could experience the Battle of Yavin with 3D audio and the enhanced visuals of the PS VR2 headset, it could very well exemplify the kind of VR gaming experience fans are pushing for having a VR headset. The excitement and intensity of the Death Star trench comes in A new hope would become one of the most desirable gaming experiences for Star Wars fans if done right.

Live in the Star Wars universe through VR

In addition to experiencing epic moments in Star Wars through VR, there are endless opportunities to simply explore the vast and diverse locations in the Star Wars universe. Players could visit Coruscant, make the Kessel Run with cargo, have a drink in the cantina of A new hope, or explore Exogol while really feeling they live in the universe. Traveling through the Star Wars universe and discovering what could be a huge amount of Easter eggs and story elements would be an incredible experience for many fans.

Star Wars Stories from the Edge of the Milky Way seems to be a good start in what the PS VR2 has to offer Star Wars fans, but it should be just the beginning. With a little more investment in VR from Star Wars, the galaxy could be a lot closer to fans of VR headsets in the coming years.

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Enhanced Edition will be launched in 2023 for PS VR2.

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