Sony announces PS5 PSVR headset & controller is coming, but not in 2021
Sony has dropped new details for its PlayStation 5 VR system.
One of the looming questions surrounding the PS5’s launch was if and how Sony would support PSVR on the next-gen console. With PSVR being a financial and commercial success on the PS4, it felt inevitable that the system would get a proper next-gen upgrade. We’ve now got some official word, as Sony has announced a new PSVR system for PS5 is in development.
A post was made to PlayStation Blog on February 23 by Senior Vice President Hideaki Nishino announcing the new PSVR system. “Today I’m pleased to share that our next-generation VR system will be coming to PlayStation 5, enabling the ultimate entertainment experience with dramatic leaps in performance and interactivity. Players will feel an even greater sense of presence and become even more immersed in their game worlds once they put on the new headset,” the post reads.
Sony touts that the new PSVR system will feature better resolution, field of view, tracking, and input. What’s more, the new headset will only use a single cord to connect to the PS5 console, offering a much cleaner setup than its predecessor. Sony shares that the new PSVR controller will “incorporate some of the key features found in the DualSense wireless controller.” There will also be a strong emphasis on ergonomics in the controller’s design.
In the post, Sony states that the new PSVR system is still in early development, and will not be launching in 2021. Sony doesn’t commit to a release window, outside of confirming it won’t release this calendar year. The company also confirms that brand new PSVR titles are currently in development. It will likely be a bit of a wait before we get a proper look at the new PS5 PSVR, but when we do, you’ll be able to read about it right here on Shacknews.
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replyDonovan Erskine posted a new article, Sony announces PS5 PSVR headset & controller is coming, but not in 2021
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Sony has confirmed new PlayStation VR hardware is coming for the PS5, just not in 2021.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22296998/sony-ps5-next-gen-vr-headset-virtual-reality-features-
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Dual sense haptics and adaptive triggers, so exited.
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I can’t wait to see the applications using finger tracking. It will be insane.
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I was really hoping it would be wireless.
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This is great news. Sony pumped a lot of money into VR development last generation. The news from Jim Ryan that they will be releasing more PlayStation games on PC potentially makes this news even better for VR.
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Curious why this took so long to announce. Seems like it should have been part of the launch. I guess they knew the software wasn't far enough along so they decided to spread it out to extend the hype. But, missing the 2021 holiday? I guess it's probably pandemic and supply strain related.
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Time to sell my first gen and cross my fingers on getting a hold of the new hotness.
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Yeah, especially with Flight Sim and them owning several VR experienced studios.
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How are they behind Nintendo and Sony on their gamepad? How is the only thing going for the Xbox their services?
They’re extremely conservative when it comes to hardware. They’ve done a good job with performance and noise on the Xbox Series but anything mildly forward looking like VR or controller gyros is something they avoid? Perhaps they think they’re already taking on too much trying to upright the boat as it is? -
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It didn’t miss at all, it’s an enterprise-only thing and they are successful there.
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With what, the Minecraft thing on a phone? That was more PoC than anything, they have made next to no serious effort at all to bring the same features to Hololens and sell it. Again, because it’s an enterprise-only device.
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they announced at some E3s ago, are listed as a platform on steam (under mixed reality which is HoloLens + other companies). There was a genuine attempt at making it a gaming peripheral. It has found success in enterprise but the push in gaming didn't work out. That's the route they chose instead of hard VR and why they're behind the competition.
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There has never been a serious attempt at a consumer version of the Hololens, the thing costs $3k ffs.
Windows Mixed Reality has been a platform on Steam for ages but that has only ever been VR-only, nothing to do with the Hololens.
Everything AR related you have might have seen on Steam were Valve efforts and they gave up on that ages ago to fully focus on VR and create Steam VR, lighthouse tracking and the Vive with HTC (and the Index on their own later on).
A genuine attempt is either putting consumer AR hardware or software on sale and they haven’t done either of those. Not even that Minecraft AR thing on the phone, it never left beta.
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The Windows Mixed Reality headsets are great (I have one) but are essentially the BetaMax of VR, as far as consumer awareness is concerned. I don't know why they internally dropped the ball, but they really bungled it. Honestly, they fucked up from the start with the name. I mean they are VR headsets. Trying to brand it as "Mixed Reality" and somehow muddy it along with their expensive enterprise AR offering (HoloLens) made no sense to casual buyers.
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