As you may know, Sony released a new State of Play on the night of September 13-14. An announcement-packed conference that ended with an absolutely epic trailer featuring the story of God of War: Ragnarok. Increasing the pressure for the title’s launch on November 9, 2022.
Parallel to this event, the Japanese manufacturer has invited several media outlets to come and try the PS VR2 for a few hours. This is the first time the press will be able to access the next PS5 virtual reality headset. So the chance for these lucky ones to give their first impression of the devicewhether it’s comfort, immersion and performance. Let’s take a look at the opinions of our colleagues from The Verge, Eurogamer and CNET sites.
The PS VR2: Valued Efforts in Comfort
One of the first points raised by our colleagues is: the comfort of the PS VR2. It’s clear that Sony has made sure to erase the flaws of the first PS VR named in this particular area. First of all, the manufacturer has drastically reduced the weight of the helmet. “Once on your head, it’s easy to forget it’s there, especially because there is hardly any light leaking into the helmet.” assures Eurogamer.
In addition, the PS VR2 allows: adjust the headband as you wish for all sizes while it is possible to adjust the eye relief to place the lenses in the helmet at a safe distance from your eyes. “My wide bezels, which don’t fit easily on a Quest 2, didn’t cause any problems with the PS VR2″, guarantees the CNET reporter.
Another appreciated point, the PS VR2 is now connected to the PS5 via a simple USB Type-C cable. So goodbye to the PS VR 1 armada of cables that could hinder the player’s movements. “The single-cable setup was very popular,” says The Verge. “Fortunately, this cable is a decent length, about 4.5 meters, and feels much lighter than the PS VR 1 and Rift S cables.” assures the Eurogamer journalist. The three media also appreciate the fact that you don’t have to resort to an external camera to scan the player’s environment, the headset wears four sensors on the front instead.
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Significantly higher performance
In terms of hardware, the three media recognize that the PS VR 2 represents a major evolution from its predecessor. Because, PS VR2 supports 4K HDR and offer a field of view of 110° via an OLED screen with a resolution of 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye. All with a refresh rate that fluctuates between 90 and 120Hz depending on the games.
“Simply put, this means everything is incredibly bright and detailed, even from a distance, with lifelike colors and lighting that easily create believable and immersive worlds.” acknowledges Eurogamer.
For its part, CNET spoke enthusiastically about Sony’s various new features to enhance immersion in the game, such as: follow eye that detects the movement of the user’s eyes. In fact, games use this data to improve the details of the places you look at. “To some extent, this technique mirrors the real workings of the eyes and improves graphics performance by reducing CPU workload.” explains the site.
Sense technology the testers are also satisfied. Simply put, this is an optional feature that allows the headset emit haptic vibrations (as the DualSense offers), always with the aim of improving immersion. “You want to feel the effect of a Fulmar (editor’s note: a giant machine from the Horizon universe) that lands a meter from your head? I can already tell you that it is possible with Sense technology”, says Eurogamer.
A welcome redesign of the controllers
Again, all three sites claim that: the new Sense controllers are a marked improvement over the PS Moves used with the first headset. So goodbye to the famous sticks decorated with a colored ball, the design of the Sense controllers is now similar to that of the Oculus Touch controllers, while clearly recalling the line of the DualSense.
we find there an analog stick surrounded by two buttons, while triggers and other controls are easily accessible. We have to add to this an excellent tool, which is: finger touch detection on controllerswhich allows to reproduce the smallest movement of the user in the game.This, combined with the dual sticks, pretty much eliminates all the frustration of using Move controllers to play FPS games, for example.” greetings Eurogamer.
However, the real innovation of these controllers lies in: the presence of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, technologies derived directly from the DualSense. In other words, there are these immersive 3D vibrations and this force feedback on the triggers that allow you to apply a certain resistance depending on the weapon/object you are using in the game.All the games I played made me realize that the place of haptic feedback was now in VR. It’s been said!”, hits the CNET journalist.
You would have understood the first feedback on the PS VR2 is more than enthusiastic. It remains to know the price of the PS VR2, information currently well preserved by Sony. As a reminder, if all goes well, the PS VR2 is expected to arrive in early 2023.
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