“There is a considerable amount of money being spent on partnerships with independent and other third-party developers to secure a considerable pipeline of attractive VR content at the launch of PlayStation VR2,” said Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan,
Still don’t have an official release date for Sony’s forthcoming VR headset, which the company has been slowly revealing details for over the past year and a half. The PlayStation manufacturer announced it was working on the headset in February 2021, and revealed the design of its controllers the following month. However, it wasn’t until this year that it officially announced the headset’s name, specs, and design. Analyst estimates expect the headset to release next year.
These 20+ titles include ports of existing games like Half Life: a major PC-based virtual reality release from 2020 that’s yet to see a release on Sony’s console.
VR2 will be Sony’s second virtual reality headset, following the release of the first PlayStation VR in 2016. Unlike the previous model, which was designed to work with the PS4, the second headset is aimed at being a companion for the PS5. It’ll be equipped with an OLED display with a resolution of 2000x2040 per eye, support for frame rates up to 120Hz, and can connect to the console with a single USB-C cable.
It wants to expand the use of its IP outside of gaming, and used the recent Uncharted film, and the upcoming HBO series based on The Last of Us as key examples.
“PlayStation’s current console-centric approach to a future where large elements of our community extend beyond the console.”
“By expanding to PC and mobile, and it must be said… also to live services, we have the opportunity to move from a situation of being present in a very narrow segment of the overall gaming software market, to being present pretty much everywhere.”
I think if we do this right, if we execute with intelligence we execute with excellence, the opportunities for significant growth in the number of people who play our games, the number of people who enjoy our games, and the number of people who spend money on our games, is exponentially a large one.
“I would say for example, if we are successful in making a portion of the 12 live service games that we have in development in PlayStation Studios… if only a portion of those enjoy critical and commercial success, then the impact of that over time will be completely transformational to our business structure.”
While the company did not reveal the titles or the developers behind these games, it did mention that the games would include first- and third-party titles, including the previously-announced Horizon spin-off, the Horizon Call of the Mountain.
“There is a considerable amount of money being spent on partnerships with independent and other third-party developers to secure a considerable pipeline of attractive VR content at the launch of PlayStation VR2,” said Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan
PlayStation VR back in 2016, but the PlayStation VR2 is on the way soon to take the best console VR to the next level. With the PS5 now out worldwide, it's no surprise that fans are ready for a PS VR2 headset to go with the new home console.
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