PSVR2 Review One Year Later: Should You Still Buy It?
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- čas přidán 20. 02. 2024
- PSVR2 One Year Later: Should You Still Buy It? Today I wanted to summarise where PSVR2 is right now in the VR Space, Whats great and not so great aboutthe headset and the games available after 1 enitre year of using it.
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PSVR2 has given me the best gaming experiences of my life. Zero regrets.
Bought my PSVR2 two weeks after launch. It was my first experience with VR, so I don't have a frame of reference from other headsets. Still, I've absolutely loved my time with it. So many great and immersive experiences. I bought a steering wheel and steel frame support setup just for Gran Turismo 7, and that's mostly what I use to show it off to friends and family.
I hope Sony decide to show it more love. It's definitely worth the price for me. Like Sony's consoles, it needs a lot more unit-selling first-party exclusive games. I think that's how they get market share.
Great video, mate! Always love your content.
Maybe if it was 99 dollars after purchasing the ps5 but most people don't want to pay thar price after investing in the ps5 and extra ssd that's basically mandatory. That's why it failed it cost too much in a bad economy and it doesn't matter if a hundred people love it.
@StrangeWest True, I'm not going to pay for a headset that is more expensive than the ps5 itself.
@@boggydoggy281 just make a vr console and compete with the other brands and let people see what's better instead of sega cd type attachments.
I got PSVR 2 last summer. I own many headsets including quest 3. I love PSVR 2 I actually think its the Headset I enjoy the most. every one complains about not enough games are being released. but I have a queue of games I still have to play. I think it has been a bit of a hated system unnecessarily . the graphic quality, black level , colour vibrance is amazing. most the games are not casual experiences like most quest games are. yes it doesn't have pancake lenses, but the graphics processing power is so much better than quest. I totally agree with everything you say.
Peeps like to troll and hate
Yea man I've got a few games on psvr2 and quest 3 I still have to catch up on, people complaining about not enough games got too much free time and should probably go outside a bit more 😂
@@ManOnTheMoonVR I went outside, the graphics were amazing
@@linzkirk 😂🤣 and the haptics feel so real!!!
PSVR2 had literally one of the best/it’s own great VR game lineups/catalog in a year ever so far, between ports, multi-platform and exclusives. Games don’t have to be the largest scope/budget, the smaller, medium, AA/A games and experiences generally are priced accordingly, and many are stills gems and good in their own way for varying different peoples.
I have it and love it! Synapse, Legendary Tales, Resident Evil 4 and many, many more games (including quest ports) are giving me a wonderful time. I'm sure that there are still many good things to come for psvr2 users!
One year anniversary for PSVR2, my VR experience, and how long I've followed this channel for me.
Originally, i promised to get my daughter the PSVR, and I ended up getting my hands on a PS5 instead, and when they announced PSVR2, I promised my daughter I would get it for her.
I would definitely recommend a PSVR2 to people I'm blown away and ended up adding a Quest 3 to our VR family.
How is the Quest 3 compared to the PSVR 2?
@@matthiasschuster9505 I'm not going to lie. Jumping from PSVR2 to Quest 3 was a little overwhelming.
There's so much choice game wise, I don't know where to start after getting a couple of games I was aware of on Quest, the main one being Assassins Creed.
I love the Quest+ subscription with the free games, too, we've had the Quest a few months now, and I'm still finding new things I can do.
@@DruGunnersVR Interesting, thanks. I think this shows, how important the game selection is. I would have anticipated that you comment on the lower picture quality of the Q3
@@matthiasschuster9505 Sure, there is that, but to be honest, the games aren't too bad, I'm currently playing Red Matter, and it looks really good for an old game.
PSVR2 is still my main headset, though it's where it all started for me.
Being multiplatform also, there's not much on PSVR2 that I don't already own on PCVR and standalone. The few exclusives they have are really good, but i was expecting A LOT more hybrid games by now. I still like my PSVR2, but have barely touched it since UEVR was released.
Understandable but our expectations need to be realistic for the first year. I think a lot of us got lost in the hype where we were expecting things that were not plausible
@@Jdb63 I only blame myself for buying into the content creator's narrative of Sony making lots of hybrids. I'm not sure why I believed it without officially hearing it from Sony.
PSVR2 is one of the best purchases I´ve ever made in my life! one year of pure fun ♥
I have the PS2, 3, 4,and 5. I have the PSVR2 ,because I had the PSVR1 and loved it. I also have the Oculus 1, 2, and 3. Love them all.
I think we can have a conversation about disappointment if there are no games in a year, but as of now (the tail end of the first year), the system has had a breakout first year: about 7 VR exclusives, many of which are top-tier experiences. Let's put things into perspective: that's A LOT of exclusives. Period. And it also has some of the best multi-plat versions of games, including PCVR games playable at high quality that aren't accessible to the vast majority of VR gamers due to cost of high-end PC. This would be a lot of exclusives and top-tier games for even a mainline console! And already we have Metro announced and upcoming, and a new Astro reported to be coming.
How many year-one exclusives would it take to be satisfied? 10 exclusives? 12 exclusives?
I can't say that 2024 will be a good year, because it's just gotten started. But to look at PSVR2's first year with disappointment is a bit odd given its impressive showing. At the very least it should inspire a wait-and-see, rather than a doom-and-gloom outlook.
It has a doom & gloom sales numbers because it’s not selling as well as Sony was expecting
As someone who considered buying it the two main reasons I’ve decided not to is because
1. Price - costs just as much as the PS5 itself
2. No backwards compatibility
3. I can just buy the PS VR 1 for less than 1/3 of the cost & still get a really good experience
@@ninjashep5264 This is precisely why the media is so insidious. PSVR2 is a transformative VR experience (significantly beyond what most gamers or VR gamers have experienced), you've done yourself a disservice by skipping the hardware based on the reasons outlined. Seriously.
I would suggest trying it out before deciding to pass on it.
Ooooh mama, put VR helldivers 2 into my brain.
It runs 1080p 60fps on ps5 that shit ain't running in vr lol
@@TheSparkynuts don't bring reality into this 😂
Fair lol, I want it to man lol I'm loving the game
Plug it directly into my veins intravenously
I don't own a PSVR2 because I don't do flat gaming and $1,050 is more than I want to spend for a corded console VR experience. However, I hope Sony sells tons of them and a massive amount of games too. We need Sony in this market because Sony has a lot to offer and competition breeds inovation. We need to eventually have a PSVR3.
I have both psvr2 and had quest 2 now upgraded to the 3.
I love the psvr2. I am more committed when I play as not casual games like the pop on quest.
I got the ps5 and vr headset last march and also purchased seat and wheel set up for GT7. And am still playing it a lot, I feel like that set up alone was worth getting the headset for. Do put a fair bit of time into no man sky as well
Having both headsets I can honestly say both brilliant but completely different tools for different experiences
I'm a day one owner. I share my PSVR2 with my wife (she loves Puzzling Places and Moss). I loved my psvr1, and I wanted to upgrade. Resident Evil Village and No Man's Sky were the games I wanted to play in VR, with great graphics.
The biggest problem I have is the lack of retro-compatibility of most of my PSVR1 games. I really wish I could play Hitman Trilogy, WIpeOut omega collection or Skyrim with my PSVR2 (especially since my old PSVR headset is barely functioning because of its worned cable).
The games I play the most : RE8 and RE4, Synapse, No Man's Sky, Ancient Dungeon, Red Matter 1+2.
I love Wipeout omega collection, ASTRO BOT, and RE 7 in PSVR1, Still waiting for retro compatibility.
@@carlosb8130 I forgot Astrobot and RE7. These games are so fun. They would be incredible with a PSVR2.
Being a day 1 psvr1 owner, it was a no brainer for me to upgrade. I haven't been disappointed with the headset itself, since I've seen what it can do, but I have been upset with some devs/games. Too many broken or crap ports that I was hyped for.
I currently own 110 psvr2 games and do not regret my purchase. I've supported vr since its inception, and I will continue to
How many? Wow!
Are there even 110 of them? Lol
Now I'm playing NMS which on Psvr2 is fantastic.
Did you ever play NMS on the PSVR1? is the difference drastic?
@@visualfernomenal never had a psvr1 but from what i've heard, yes, of course the difference is drastic
@@visualfernomenalIt's.. beyond drastic! It's one of the sharpest, crispest PSVR 2 games out there after the patch dropped! In comparison with PSVR 1 it's night-and-day
@@visualfernomenal The difference is huge, on Psvr2 it is perfect.
@visualfernomenal it's so much more clearer than on PSVR and the controls are loads better on PSVR2 version.
I completely agree with your assessment on the PS VR2. I owned the original PS VR and bought the PS VR2 on release day. I love this for games. I bought a Quest 3 several weeks ago and love this, too, but for different reasons. ("Asgard's Wrath 2" is a cool game on the Quest but I like the AR apps the most.) I think Sony views the PS VR2 as an accessory the the PlayStation 5 and does not promote this headset because it does not financially make sense to do so. What the PS VR2 needs is a general adoption of VR for all platforms. No amount of "AAA" PS VR2 games will get people to commit to a $550 purchase. No amount of ads will do it either.
For most people, strapping a computer monitor (or full computer) onto one's head is new. I consider this technology to be akin to the adoption of color TV or personal computers.
When color TV came out in 1953, people slowly adopted it. It was only in 1965 that the major networks aired prime-time shows in color. Half of households owned a color TV by 1972. This is almost twenty years from the start and seven years after networks broadcast in color. Personal computers were for hobbyists in the late seventies. When business apps came out, these turned these into must-need devices. It took twenty years for half of households to own a personal computer. This is the same timeline.
Early VR for the consumer market started in 1995, but I think the Oculus Rift in 2013 might be a closer start date. Most headsets in the 2015 timeline, so that might be the best start date. I think half will own a VR headset by 2035. If must-have apps hit, it might be as soon as 2030 -- six years off.
I'm torn. I've had both PSVR2 & Quest 3 since launch, and yet, I just don't have that much desire to go back to my PSVR2 anymore. The terrible tiny sweet spot, cable, bulky front visor/chunky aesthetics, awful discomfort(Thanks to it's flimsy cheap zero padded light shield), onion ring controllers, Numberless IPD dial, no mixed reality, black & white pass through, high persistence blur OLED display(Quest 3 has zero motion blur by compariosn), god rays, mura, glare and weaker clarity make it difficult to back. It feels dated in most ways, with the exception of black levels, colours, controller haptics, adaptive triggers and the higher horse power(Vs Stand alone Q3) of the PS5, and soon to be PS5 Pro Enhanced.
An ideal scenario for me would be a PSVR2 Revision + a PS5 Pro. But that doesn't exist right now, and most likely never will.
Quest 3 + a PC(4090) is the best overall combination. RE7 VR & RE Village VR mods exist now on PC. We just need Astro Bot Rescue Mission & the 'shark encounter' from Ocean Descent off PSVR2 Worlds. Drives me batty knowing they've both been left for dead on PSVR1. If they get ported over to PSVR2 with enhancements I'll bite day one!
As for PSVR2 sales. They'll never budge no matter how many amazing AAA titles land in it's library, because the headset itself is full of blemishes. One just needs to look at the thing and they'll be running for the hills. Bulky front visor, tethered to a cable, rings encapsulating the controllers....Once they get it on they'll soon realize how terrible the sweet spot is, how uncomfortable it is to wear, the god rays seeping off the white text in the home menu, the high persistence motion blur, glare etc. It's a messy headset with too many glaringly obvious issues that most people will not be able to get on board with.
If Sony doesn't use the Quest 3 as a template, and do a revision, the PSVR2 is done, regardless of how many owners love the thing. I really enjoyed my experience with RE Village, and most of RE4 VR, including Moss Book 2. But most of the other stuff I've played left a sour taste in my mouth. At least we have Metro Awakening coming this year. :P
@@80sHolic7 I agree, but I still flip between the PSVR2 and the Quest 3. Once adjusted properly, the image on the PSVR2 looks quite good. Yes, there can be some blur, God rays and mura, but this is overcome with the brilliant colors, deep blacks/whites, with haptic feedback in the controllers and headset. The eye tracking also allows for clear graphics when used in a game. Wireless is nice on the Quest 3, but the unit, with a battery, is noticeably heavy. On the PSVR2, the cable isn't too bad to deal with. Once immersed, I find the PSVR2 to be a blast.
Sony will sell a number of PSVR2 units if they someday allow a cable connection straight to a pc to run Steam games with haptic support. If this does well for Sony, they might someday put out another VR unit, but I doubt it. The PSVR2 is quite good for this generation but it isn't perfect. It has strengths against the Quest 3. I hope that indy developers will continue to put out games for it. Vertigo 2 is a blast.
@@kevinrush8830
Well, the funny thing about Sony's high persistence OLED display, is that you can actually get the persistence very low once you belt back the 'VR Brightness' slider dial down to zero, which is in the VR headset icon pop up menu. That slider controls brightness and motion simultaneously. At zero, the motion clarity gets closer to Quest 3's, but unfortunately you're only left with 65nits of brightness, which makes VR games look lifeless and dim depending on what you're playing. Games that force HDR, like Resident Evil 4 & Village for example on PSVR2, create severe black crushing if you drop the slider dial too low. you have to have it at about 75%-100% to get the proper HDR effect, but motion clarity gets blurry as result. Double edged sword in the end. Q3 imo, finds a better balance of blur-free motion with reasonable brightness that doesn't look dim at all. It's just too bad about it's lighter black levels and less vibrant/rich colours.
Quest 3 by comparison has near CRT blur free motion at a noticeably brighter 85nits(Compared to PSVR2's 65). And sure, the Q3 maybe be a little heavier, but I'm totally cool with that because it's THAT much more comfortable with an elite strap + Silicon User interface when pressing against your face. PSVR2 kills the bridge of my nose. I'm going to have to look into getting a 3rd party light shield instead off Amazon, because I still want to give the headset a chance. Not ready to give it up entirely just yet, especially if an Astro Bot Rescue Mission port gets announced, or if they magically decide to port over the Shark Encounter from PSVR worlds from PSVR1. ;)
And i have yet to try Vertigo 2. I was thrown off because it has teleportation based movement instead of analog, and it supposedly has a handful of bugs that still haven't been ironed out compared to the PC version. Oh well, it IS on sale. I think i might just have to give it a shot! :D
Resident Evil Village & Moss: Book 2 are still the ultimate PSVR2 showpieces imo. RE4 VR Mode, has it's moments for sure, but it's so inconsistent with it's resolution and graphics and the knife parrying in VR felt like a mess.
I got the headset in May and I get peoples concern with it, for me though with gt7 is amazing. I still keep buying games for it, but I don’t play them. Whenever I put it on, it’s straight into my rig and gt7 because to me that is the killer app. I also own the q3 and previously the q2 and I play that for other vr games quite a bit plus iracing in the rig. Love vr and this headset is great. Hoping that with the eyes on apple, Sony might realise the possibility of pushing this super bit of hardware.
I do wished I liked gt7 because it’s the only vr racing game and I just can’t stand it. I’m hoping other racing games will come but I doubt it. Such a shame and missed opportunity.
I got wait to build my rig and get my wheel. That was the main reason I got my quest 3 but I’ve been having a blast with other games
@@CraziFootball it’s fantastic, just got the q3 dialled in with iracing. Such a good experience :)
@@grahamkelly8662 well if the vr2 does because me pc, you have iracing, acc, ac f122 and 23, rfactor 2, ams 1 or 2. There is surely something that will click ( rally games too).
@@markpeck8308 unfortunately, I don’t have a pc. I did think about possibly buying 1 in future but only for sim racing and triple screens. But I’m more then happy on ps5 for now. I’m guessing a pc and triple screens are I’ll cost about £5,000 and I don’t have that, right now.
I desperately would like to buy the PSVR2, but the price is the biggest barrier for me. I just cant justify the cost.
I LOVE my psvr2. So many great games. Gt7, resi 4, resi village, Propagation, red Matter 2 are some of the best games I've ever played.
Because they are the only games you enjoy 😂
Legendary Tales, Ancient Dungeon, Light Brigade, Synapse, Walkabout, Racket Fury, Synth Riders, Cosmic Smash, Horizon CotM, other miscellaneous
Then they should bring the price to 99. Who wants to pay 400 then 200 for extra memory and then another 299? They did that to themselves, now it's dead.
@@AntiWhiteOut PlayStation Vita 2.0
@MementoMori_2070 when they decide to do a stand alone vr console with better specs and let us decide if we want to go vr gaming or traditional console gaming so its not some crazy price, then I would invest if I saw enough good reviews and the games looked really enjoyable.
Bought mine in September and i love it. So many games to play, my backlog is already huge. Had a quest 2 for about 2 years and didnt use it nearly as much as im using my psvr2
how you tolerate mura effect and reprojection? every time i go from psvr2 to my quest 3 is like breathing fresh air for my eye and my mind
got mine back last year, last day off may to be precise 😂
play a few games tbh, main games are GT7, legendary tales and toy trains ATM
always played GT7 since i got it though, got about 300hrs on it upto date (Logitech G29) not the greatest steering wheel but it really enhances the experience.
genuinely really happy with my gaming experience and how many games the is available.
can’t wait for the ps5 pro to come out, gonna grab one next year i think, will be better in every aspect no doubt.
I love your shirt! haha
The price can definitely throw down new comers from wanting to purchase it giving the price comparison to the PS5. I know that in your last podcast some of you mentioned that you would purchase a $1K Quest, but the issue is that most gamers are cheap and that would definitely not drive sales. In the gaming industry, consoles are usually sold at a lost while the profit is made with the games.
I would love to get a PSVR2 due to the exclusive library! But right now I'm good with the one headset. There's personally no exclusive games right now for me that makes me want to say "Wow! I have to get that headset!". What I'm about to say may be eye rolling, but I'm ok with playing the resident evil games on flat screen.
I absolutely love my PSVR2. I honestly think it's all about expectations. When I stopped hoping for Sony to release games like Uncharted VR (not gonna happen) I started discovering a ton of new IPs created for VR by minor studios.
I liked Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil 4 was stellar, GT7 is unbelievable ......Red Matter 2, C-Smash, just started Switchback.....honestly I feel like I experiment a lot more.
I only need an Astrobot sequel or port and I'll be happy.
Exactly!
Legendary Tales is fantastic, we need more games like this. Glad I bought a VR 2.
I have to say the PSVR2 has made me a hard core VR gamer. I had the first one but sold it after a month. The last year has been in my opinion phenomenal.
Just playing RE4, GT7 and Walkabout has given me my moneys worth and a lot more. At the same time I am also a realist and realise there aren't going to be those types of games in VR every month, it's just not realistic to expect that.
Anyways if you just objectively go through the exclusives as well as the impressive ports, you cannot deny it has been a pretty epic first year of the headset despite the narrative.
How do I let ppl know? I invite them over to try it out. "WTF????"" or similar variations, are always the initial reaction
I bought the VR2 solely to play GT7, and dont regret that decision. In fact, Ive bought a direct drive wheel - AUS $2000 - and a dedicated aluminium profike cockpit - - AUS$1350 - to further enhance the immersion.
As for your channel, I subbed immediately. Love it! 😊
Great video. Had mine since launch. I have read they are working to improve the reprojection quality. I hope this is true as the discomfort I feel in some games really makes me feel queezy. I don’t think I have really made the effort to push my friends to buy it yet. I have told them to wait as the games roadmap isn’t very high profile. That’s the point right? People want to see the Sony titles and sadly there just aren’t many apart from the ones around launch. I am personally glad I got mine and don’t regret it.
Love your honesty man. That's why your content rocks! I hope the PS VR2 Faithful go easy on you 👍
Appreciate you dude
I have a quest 3 and a psvr2. As much as i love my quest 3 it has been collecting dust as of late due to RE4 and Legendary Tales. If there is a game trust comes out multi-platform then its a no brainer for me i am playing it on psvr2! Psvr2 is amazing and my backlog is crazy large already!! If you love vr then you should have this headset for the best premium experience. I am hoping with the regime change at Sony fully pushes this amazing headset this year!! Great video man!!
Dude, playing HELLDIVERS 2 on PSVR would be a dream, as you said, it doesn't matter if it's DUALSENSE only..we need to move push this!
Helldivers VR!!!
If your a gt7 player with steering wheel is this worth it been thinking about trying the vr experience
I bought it at launch because I love PSVR 1. Did wind up upgrading the cushioning to the Globular Cluster and haven't looked back at all. Loved playing through Resident Evil Village, both the Red Matter games, The Walking Dead:Saints and Sinners games, Moss 1 & 2, Synapse, and am currently losing hours to Legendary Tales, No Man's Sky, and RE4: Remake There are plenty of games in the library to justify intrest already and more bangers coming out weekly.
I think it needs the ps5 pro to push more games through at 120hz and we'll see even more then. Bought mine to enhance my sim racing experience in gt7 and it has delivered. If they got that to native 120 that would be incredible. Other games have been a bonus and there has been quite a few to be honest. Again we are a year in and a AAA game takes 3 years min to develop. So I'd like to imagine there is a AAA or 2 that are about 1.5-2 years in now. If the pro comes out end of year they will coincide with that.
Well that’s not gonna happen if Sony announced the ps5 is coming to end of its life cycle
@@Brasslantern007 latter stage, latter half. It released late 2020 so just over 3 years. PS4 was 7 years I believe. Doubt they will shorten that to much under 6 years with ps5 otherwise a pro wouldn't be worth releasing. The pro is likely to get 2 years. If that's powerful enough to run current gen all at 120hz what need is there for a ps6? Other technology would have to catch up first and be affordable and what is there?! 8k? Not really necessary under 40inch.
You really think that people are not flocking to PSVR2 becuase the framerate is not 120?
@@enginerunsable we don't no the figures yet it's minimum on par with psvr1. There are some figures out there showing it at 33% first quarter and 29% second quarter 30% third last year of all vr sales and obviously went down at quest 3 release in 4th. It's very unclear wether they include Sony direct sales as Sony haven't released figures yet.
Being on par with psvr1 isn't bad either considering the competition now compared to then. Average near third of the market share competing against standalone is hardly a disaster when you just entered it is it?!
@@enginerunsable global xr market share if you want to take a look.
Im so happy with my psvr2. I don't get why ppl think that there are no games to play, I struggle to keep up with all the games that are releasing.
I have enjoyed pcvr and quest for years, but some times it was hard to find games that had solid gameplay and kept me enjoying it for hours. Most games was fun for an hour or two. Its fine for content creation, but games you could dive deep into was missing.
Pcvr had some great years back in 2018-2019 with Asgards Wrath, Stormland, Boneworks, Saints and Sinners and ofc Half Life Alyx. But after that quality died slowly.
With psvr2 we got 4-5 aaa titles and a handful of great indie games in just its first year. And many of them are real games with alot of hours in them. And more will come.
Which other headset have ever released with this many great things to play 😊
Cos they are trolls
Sony knew Eyetracked-Foveated-Rendering was the key VR needed to make GREAT games easier to make. Now we just need ALL headset makers to use it too so that VR can finally take off and not flounder like its been doing. DFR is the future if we want VR to survive. :)
🎉Yell it from the rooftops!🎉
Synth Riders has been my most played game since launch as I love rhythm games in VR (including Beat Saber). The Moss games, Pistol Whip, Horizon COTM, RE 4 and Village have been absolute stand outs for me. Synapse I still want to try/buy and I want to get back into GT7. For me, it's been a great first year of PSVR2 gaming.
I have only used mine a few times. I pre ordered it for the exclusives but i use my quest way more since i already had a big library there and i gameshare with my bro
There's loads of top games on PSVR2. There's no VR platform that can compete with the quality of the games line up of PSVR2. And that's just in one year! Unfortunately it's sold bad and Sony have got sound business reasons left it to the wayside. We're still looking at Metro coming as well as probably one or 2 big games next year. I didn't expect any more, it's incredible.... The Dreamcast didn't sell well and that was awesome with awesome games.
Got mine because of GT7 and your video about saints and sinners.
I play GT7 and the light brigade almost daily. imho it’s still worth it but Sony really need to step up their game. Horizon : CotM was very disappointing compared to their games released on PSVR 1 (Astro, London heist game)
Tried to convince two friends of mine but their VR legs were not as developed. They almost vomited due to GT7 (now I have a fanatec driving set that’s not as common anymore)
Great vid as always and forever with the GG GT! 👊😎
Appreciate you man.
Also, to add. This is a fantastic balanced review. Some other Vr influencers bash psvr2 for views, when in 1 Yr of psvr2, it has more aaa games than the last 5 yrs of pc and quest combined
Thanks Roy 🤜🤛
😂😂😂 total bullshit
@bagadule what's bullshit? I have more games to play on my pc/quest 3 than psvr2, but less AAA games.
Can you play back games like moss (psvr) on the psvr2?
Love my PSVR2. With the amount of games coming this year it's going to be an incredible year.
This is how I see . Slow start but soon some great games
Amount of games coming??😂
@bagadule Karen you should play flat games we only want positive people in our VR community.
I'm a self admitted PSVR fanboy. I think while the headset isnt perfect, it offers a balanced package for the price. The games catalog is great although it has some holes that need to be filled out. I think as the years progress, the devs will more consistently start to take advantage of the power and features and put up the quality, mind blowing content GT referred to in the video.
I love mine, and I don’t regret it at all. Just make sure you get the globular cluster headset mod
I'm 65 years young been a PS player since day 1 and have never done any VR stuff until I got my PSVR2 last week with Call Of The Mountain and was blown away ! Next I played Star Wars Tales Of The Galaxy Edge & what a blast that was !
So I'm definitely wanting to get a new headset for 2024 however I'm really not sure which to get. I'm torn between the PSVR 2 and the Oculus 3. I have the Oculus 2 but I'm not a huge fan of it due to the image quality and I do get motion sickness with some VR titles like Resident Evil 4. I believe I most likely will still get some motion sickness with the PSVR 2 and the Oculus 3 but I'm down to give either one of them a try. I'm mostly interested in how they both compare when connecting them to a PC. I have a strong Laptop with a 4080. I also have a desktop that has a 4090 but I don't have too much room in that space to move around in so I'll most likely be using the VR headset for PC gaming on the laptop 4080. Which of the 2 headsets do you believe would look better in PC VR? I hear the pancake lenses make a big impact but I'd also think that OLED black levels would also make a huge impact as well. I also would assume that the PSVR2 is more comfortable but I'm not sure on it. Since the PSVR2 will be coming to PC later this year do you think it'll beat out the Oculus 3 with a high end laptop connected to it?
The safe bet is the Quest 3. Pancake lenses give you a much wider sweet spot and without the use of eye tracking a higher fidelity image. You’ll also have wireless VR and colour pass through with Mixed Reality and a much bigger library of games.
@@GAMERTAGVR Thanks for the super fast feedback!
I have an oculus quest 2 which I got in 2020. I’m hoping it upgrade because if had my fair share of problems with the headset now that it’s getting old. Should I get a meta quest 3 or psvr2?
It depends on what you’re looking for. IMO the best experiences on psvr are some of the best experiences in VR in general… there’s just not tht many of them.
On the other hand quest has a humongous library of games compared to psvr (or any other vr headset really).
What I would say is if your really wanting to play the big ps exclusives like horizon, gt7, switchback, synapse and RE games go for the psvr. If your indifferent about those titles and still have many meta titles your just as interested in, go for quest.
Personally I bought psvr because I’m always on ps and the exclusives library very much interested me. PSVR is also better from a technical standpoint, with features like haptics, headset rumble, and eye tracking, and additionally with no headset charging necessary (granted the tradeoff is that the device is tethered). But overall I must say if I didn’t have a quest 2 already, my decision would have been to pickup quest over psvr simply because there’s a much wider selection of games that tend to be at cheaper prices.
In your case what I would do before making your decision is look at the psvr2 library and decide how interested you are in playing the ps exclusives compared to the games that are on meta, and also ask yourself if you’re okay with buying a headset that has a very limited library where top games come out a slow rate. The make or break with the headset really is how many games there are already that interest you, because if there isn’t you might be waiting a long time to find something that does
Bought it at launch. Love it, worth every penny. Played with it more than flat gaming.
Where do I get those headphones??? Looks sick
I just bought No Man’s Sky for PSVR2 and am really enjoying it. I use my quest 3 as my daily driver
Quest is my daily driver too
I brought a psvr2 because I already had a ps5 and res8/4, ite my first and only headset so far, really enjoying it myself. But I get why some are put off £500+ is steep price esp when big parts of the world are in recession, And i think you can get even the quest three for around £450 with that Asgard's wraith game that does look amazing. Great and fair review ty.
I sold my PS VR two and bought a quest 3 extremely happy with that decision.
Samei here
I have just order mine with horizon and the controller charging dock. Got a decent £90 off the bundle which was nice. I only very briefly played the original PSVR on PS4 and thought it was very good, but cable management was a serious afterthought 😅… from some of the reviews I’ve seen and the tech they have in PSVR2 I am super excited to try a few games out. Very much looking forward to the newly announced Alien VR game and Metro. Really hope this becomes a new passion for me in the gaming space, since I have become somewhat bored of the current lineup this past year.
Wait you can't play helldiver's 2 in the 2d screen cause that 100 off open box for like 390 has me thinking about getting one
Can't get enough of this headset. Absolutely mind blowing and I am stacked with games. Can't keep up!
I don't think it's true they aren't pushing it. They've done a lot to bring quality games to it. They can't be aggressive with marketing cos it's not like standalone where u just advertise the HMD and that's it, they can only sell it to the PS5 owners.
I think a lot of the issues you mentioned are down to proframmers cos some games have no reprojection or mura. Sony are fighting a losing battle in terms of sales or enticing people who are curious about VR, standalone is the obvious choice for that, but they're the only ones truly bringing triple A To VR outside of mods.
Reasons I am totally satisfied with PSVR2 and not tempted by standalone -
* Triple A VR
* Head haptics
* Not having to charge my headset every 2 hours of use
* reliability
* comfort
* ease of use
* eye tracking is insane
* OLED screen, so nice.
But yea hopefully devs will more often squeeze rhe best out of it in future. We know what's possible, we know the games that have released under par were due to the devs not the hardware.
But I'm not blind to its short comings.. main 2 - needs 3D movie support.. and they need to sell spare controllers even if its just via Sony direct.
Sorry but I think the Oled screen is rubbish. The high brightness gives incredible nasty headache. There’s just no need for it. Eye strain /headache because blinding light, is horrible. Oled on vr just doesn’t make sense.
@@grahamkelly8662 so, err.. maybe just turn the brightness down if that's an issue for you?
It's the contrast and colours of HDR that male it amazing for me. Resi village the lanterns in dark passages etc, gt7, when the sun glints in the corner of your eye.. horror games with pure blacks, it's just gorgeous imo
I plan to get it this year but I need a few more games to come out for PSVR2 before I dive in 🙂.
You are a true VR addict, without question. I felt the same way you do about flat games at this point until Divinity Original Sin 2 came along and changed all that!
I love the psvr2, I didn't own a playstation so had to get both that and the headset and I haven't regretted that at all, well maybe when I bought firewall lol. My most played game is no mans sky.
i really enjoy my psvr2. when i wear it it's like wearing the Cadillac of vr headsets. i think my biggest complaint has always been controller battery life, or the fact they don't top off until they are drained down to a certain level. As far as selling the headset goes i had a friend that literally bought psvr2 for village, so good i
p. is what's needed to sell the headset. Sony needs to care like Zuckerberg does. If they did they would have pushed twice or more units by now.
I've only played gran turismo on psvr2 but that was my main reason for the purchase. I have a sim rig and was torn between going pc and buying triple monitors for the rig. I enjoy gran turismo a ton on VR.
I have a question:
The guy at "0:53", who plays Gran Turismo 7. Does anyone knows, what Racing Wheel he is using?
For me, it looks kinda like the "Xbox360 Wireless Speed Wheel", which i love until today, but i found nothing what it could be. Or maybe it's just a "fake" Scene, i dont know.
Anyone a clou?
Just ordered it since it is on sale, so excited to finally get to play with it
So far I have beat 2 games on it vertigo 2 and resident evil village I don't usually finish games especially VR games but this headset makes me want to beat the games. Psvr2 is the best of all worlds the next game I'm looking forward to is wanderer it looks great excited for that but I love the headset so far
Just ordered mine now since it's on discount and is finally not more expensive than the console itself.
I have the previous Playstation VR so i am eager to see the improvement.
what mic is that?
My PS5 : Psvr1 and psvr2 connected,I LOVE VR of Sony
I got the PICO4, just bought a PS5 for GT7 so is it worth buying the PSVR2 just to play GT7?
Just bought a VR2 and have played GT7 so far. In my opinion it barely an upgrade on the Oculus CV1 that ive been using since the 2016 launch. The centre sharpness seems to be worse on the VR2.
I was expecting it to be a huge upgrade giving the 8 years difference between them but i guess for a console its good. I've also just ordered a hp reverb g2 so hoping that will give me the jump in resolution ive been expecting.
Thank you for emphasizing which builds are best on psvr2, even if not exclusive. I like to buy the best build of a game.
So I use mine nearly every say, sometimes for several hours.
I have to confess that I went all in on GT7, been a Gran Turismo player since the first and I love it, so bought a decent rig, an 8nm DD Pro and upgraded pedals with a load cell brake. So admittedly quite a bit has been spent.
But it's fantastic. I love it so much, it's my happy place. I play one player content and online racing, and I can't go back to flat. It's just not the same as feeling like you're sat in the car. The interiors are brought to life. The character of the cars shines through in a way that the flat screen just can't match.
I live in fear of Sony dropping VR, which they might easily do, and when GT8 comes out, there being no VR option. I will mourn that day, and I don't know, it could spell the end of my 27 year relationship with GT, because I don't think I could go back to flat racing.
I play other games on it too, been loving Ultrawings 2 recently, No Mans Sky I have hundreds of hours in, but for me GT7 is the killer. Genuinely love it.
PSVR 1&2 is all i use for my gaming needs, there are still a few flat games left in my backlog but i find it hard to return to a tv screen after seven years full of VR. It feels stale, outdated and underwhelming to me. I'm still tied to the PS ecosystem for VR, but it's already hard to keep up with everything i want to play at the moment so that's fine by me. Maybe i'll buy the Quest 3 Lite in the future because i have zero interest in AR/MR and just want access to the VR content on that system too eventually. For now i play GT7, RE7, RE8 and RE4, Alvo, Breachers, Wipeout Omega, Astrobot, Vampire TMJ, Vertigo 2, Saints & Sinners, Galaxy Kart, Synapse, Ultrawings 2, Skyrim VR and whatnot on both PSVR's and i'm having a blast doing so!🔥
I've had mine since launch and I still love it.
Love it, wish there were more racing games available, GT7 is great really, but also would love to see F123 and ACC, they both have PCVR support, but not PSVR2
No AAA exclusives means they’re probably planning on porting a bunch over. Which I’d be fine with. I’d love to play Uncharted and a whole host of other games in VR that I loved playing flat and we have this Microsoft collaboration coming. We may get ported Xbox exclusives or maybe even MSFS. Which would make the headset the only console VR platform to play flight simulator which those millions of people who can’t afford a $4K gaming rig but love flight simming would buy just for that. The future looks great.
I bought it mainly for GT7. That’s my go to game and absolutely amazing.
Playing beat sabres, I never played that before, so great surprise there. I do miss super hot from psvr1, but so many good games I haven’t even tried yet.
I love this system, I think it needs CZcams 3d , or some 3d movie experience or something similar to attract the masses, but still well worth the purchase.
I got the PSVR2 on release mainly to play GT7, and I still enjoy using it every week so for me it was money well spent.
I also did try out some other VR games like Swordsman VR, Pavlov and BeatSaber, but to me there's nothing like sitting in my rig driving around beautiful locations in any car I want. The attention to detail on the interiors of the vehicles and the lighting in the game makes it feel almost like I'm driving a real car.
I've have had my PSVR2 for about 4 months an honestly its amazing!!!, as for the library... experience wise its by far the best platform for ports. AAA exclusives have been short in coming along but those that have dropped are top tier. I really dont get why this thing hasn't got the love it deserves !!! Although I do agree Sony has played its part on not selling this to the public as well as they should have. But for my money it still delivers the best VR experience out there!!
I think it's been terrible for ports. Look at the terrible ports for Green Hell, Project Wingman, Hellsweeper, Vertigo 2, ect...
I bought PSVR2 in May because I trusted Sony to put out some great games which will be optimized out of the box. So far I am satisfied, I would say the RE4,RE8,GT7,HORIZON are enough reasons to own it if your are a VR enthusiast and dont mind spending money for VR headsets. I had my expectations fairly low with games releases as I am coming from PC VR.
I bought a Brand New Horizon Bundle on EBay for $350 … bought it because I got to try it and want to explore more with it
For me GT7 alone justified the buy. But i'd like more first party AAA games, or even just modes, like a free roaming VR mode for spiderman 2. Oh and Fresnel lenses suck.
Take years to make
Seems like mods would be easy to make given what is possible on PC
@@martinsimracing1255well they are not they still take years. Making mods for psvr2 is not easy the whole game has to be redesigned and developed. PC is completely different world so stop comparing them. Doing PC mods is sooooo much easier. Don’t you think if it was that easy they would all be doing it for psvr? People have such unrealistic expectations for the headset which is what’s dragging it down
Excellent game library + headset haptics. Day one owner and still loving it.
I love my psvr2 , gt7 , re4 , re8 , legendary tales , I love it but i really wants into the radius on the psvr2 , I hv been waiting for it
I play Swordsman, Pavlov, No Man Sky, Gran Tourismo and The Walking Dead. I was gonna try Legendary Tales but after I went back to play Battle Talent on the Quest 3, I never realized how good of a game that already was. I heard Vertigo 2 wasn’t as good as it was on PC so i didn’t get that either but im hoping Ghost of Tabor comes to PSVR2 soon
Good video, dude - and feelings and thoughts that I think we are all sharing.
Let's hope Sony lower the price of the PSVR2, and give more people a chance to get into such a good headset, as I think price is the biggest issue.
Cheers man
It’s a niche luxury item but if you can afford it and like to play good VR games occasionally then it’s a great option because it’s implemented so well and by far the most comfortable. I compared it and the Quest 3 for a month and kept the PSVR2 despite its limitations.
That said, the lack of backwards compatibility was unfortunate and the lack of 3D movies and marketing is baffling. The price is fair but clearly not right for the market, which is all that matters.
I recently bought the psvr2 just for gt7 as i have a dedicated rig and wanted to bring immersion to another level. So far i love it.
Reminds me of when I first discovered video games exceptionally immersive experience
I’ve tired every fix and I still can’t connect my sense controllers in the initial setup, I’ve never been able to play it even once and I bought it brand new, anyone got any idea, I’ve tried everything you could see online to try
Plug them in via USB
@@GAMERTAGVR 😂 is that a joke?
I bought my psvr2 and ps5 about 6 months ago purely for Gran Turismo 7 in VR, ive always had playstation consoles but they have usually taken a back seat coz im an Xbox man really but, whenever im playing racing games its always gt7 in vr. I also have Pavlov and Sierra squad that i play here and there, im not into pc at all never have been so psvr2 is perfect for me, totally worth the money imo and the pulse 3d headset works very well but is not the best build quality
I got psvr2 at launch because I had played half life Alyx back in 2020 at a friends place and then tried meta quest 2 a year or so after that. I didn’t have any headset of my own and knew psvr2 was on the way so I purposely held off buying a quest because I already had RE village which was a day 1 release with psvr2. RE village is as much fun to play as half life Alyx but it’s also only slightly less immersive due to some cutscenes playing in flat screen while playing.
ive been holding out buying one since they came out at first I was just refusing to buy one from a scalper but now im literally just waiting for some more games to come out but I really want one.
I’m glad to see so many people enjoying PSVR2. The more people into VR the better.
I started with PSVR1 and enjoyed it for a few years but the idea of going back to a wired headset is as unappealing as going back to a corded wall phone. It seems like ancient technology now.
To those confused by people complaining that PSVR2 doesn’t have a lot of games, it’s more accurate to say it doesn’t have a lot of games that people who own headsets not made by Sony haven’t already played.
PSVR1? *Yes!*
PSVR2? Tragically, no. I'm gutted by how different the PSVR2 experience is, notably the library (see 1:50 for an incredibly brief example set).
It's been a gut-wrenching experience in spite of how much I love it & use it, such as a Gran Turismo 7 racing league (even though *Gran Turismo 7's VR mode still uses the same custom offline-only UI made for GT Sport in spite of how vital the missing data is in online multiplayer), but *because* of the PSVR1 raising my hopes high enough to be compelled to buy the PSVR2 at launch. 💔
I got the psvr2 last March and it was my first experience with VR. I’ve loved my time with it and think it’s a great system, but I have yet to find the game that I want to consistently play more than a few days or weeks.
I honestly bought it because I really thought PSVR would have being able to eventually play old psvr games but then i found out it never will :( Thought about selling it multiple times and probably still will after finishing a few more games.
I had a PSVR1 and was not a fan of the graphics. Super cool and fun to play, but as an audio video guy the resolution was pretty bad. Is the PSVR2 an increase in resolution?
Oh yes, definitely. It has a dual panel with up to 4k resolution. Actual resolution depends on the game, but plenty are super sharp, like Synapse, GT7 or Pavlov.
I am a PSVR 2 owner, and here's my point of view:
Why I bought it - When PSVR 2 was announced I've decided to buy a PS5 console and subsequently PSVR 2. That's because it's specs sounded awesome, eye-tracking, Sony was a gaming company yada yada yada. I love games and play a lot of them, so for me spend extra money for gaming hardware is totally reasonable. And I thought it will be similar to PSVR 1 in terms of exclusives and console-like life cycle, like 7 years before PSVR 3. Also when I bought it I was a Q2 user and in love with VR. Right from the start I knew that it will not be a substitute for Q2, it will be a different beast, exclusives, sitted gameplay, good haptics and oled screen. And Q2 is more of fitness and social games, and PCVR also.
Do I regret it now? I'm now owning it for 10 month, and have played it only for about 30 hours. It's pretty small amount. Yet I don't regret it. I can play it once a week. It has some highs and lows as a device and as a platform. I think all knew what they are. For me exclusives are great. Also some games that utilizing eye-tracking or oled screens are awesome too. I'm kinda slow and chill with it because I think games are too expensive, and I'm waiting for bigger price cut off in sales. For me it's always a thrill using PSVR 2. And for my friends too, they prefer it more than Q3!
Though I will never advice someone who wants to start in VR to buy PSVR 2. There's better options...
Ah by the way, I don't feel that Sony abandoned PSVR 2, I wasn't giving their support too much of high hopes. I think we get a bunch, and we always have plenty of multiplatform games to play. The only bad surprise was blurriness and optimisation problems for a lot of titles...
I got one on launch day, I've had the best and worst of times with it in terms of quality of games. The headset is quality and the controllers are amazing apart from the grip button. I'm still holding out hope for more amazing games with the same level of quality as legendary tales.
Oh wow! Legendary Tales was your highlight? May I ask what you thought of RE4 and RE8? Just curious! Edit: And HCotM of course.
@gogreengameon2146 Both resident evil games were really good but the reprojection really makes the visuals suffer. I've played through both games multiple times but that's because the game is good, not particularly because they look the best. Which is not to say they look terrible.
@gogreengameon2146 horizon was OK but not amazing and again the level of reprojection really damages the whole experience.
I just want it to have a few more unique games and I'd pick it up, I'm mostly just a vr gamer these days other than some strategy titles.