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Sony introduced immediately that its new VR headset, the PlayStation VR2, formally launches on February 22, 2023. The headset will retail for $549 and pre-orders open on November 15. Sony can be providing a bundle, which incorporates the headset, two controllers and a stereo headset.
The new PlayStation VR headset has a number of extra options in comparison with its predecessor, together with eye-tracking, headset suggestions and 3D audio. The new controllers even have haptic suggestions just like that within the DualSense controller. It’s additionally designed to be lighter than the earlier headset.
PlayStation first revealed the brand new headset in early 2021 and adopted with particulars on the brand new, rounded controllers and the brand new headset’s PS5-friendly design.
Sony additionally introduced a number of of the headsets upcoming titles immediately, predicting that the headset can have a minimum of 20 video games at launch. As the PS VR2 is incompatible with authentic PSVR titles, these video games must promote the brand new system. These embody:
- The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR from Supermassive
- Crossfire: Sierra Squad from Smilegate
- The Light Brigade from Funktronic Labs
- Cities VR – Enhanced Edition from Fast Travel Games
- Cosmonious High from Owlchemy Labs
- Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue from tinyBuild Games
- Jurassic World Aftermath Collection from Coatsink
- Pistol Whip VR from Cloudhead Games
- Zenith: The Last City from Ramen VR
- After The Fall from Vertigo Games
- Tentacular from Firepunchd Games UG
The headset is available in two bundles: One standalone, and one with the brand new PS VR2 recreation Horizon: Call of the Mountain put in. Players may buy a charging station for his or her controllers individually. Price-wise, it’s costlier than the Meta Quest 2, which retails at its elevated worth of $399.
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