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[Lunatic_Gamer]

Just ahead of its launch, the PlayStation VR 2 has absolutely blown us away as a true generational leap from the previous PSVR and one of the best VR experiences we’ve played.

The visual fidelity and smoothness of the picture is incredible, the controllers feel great with impeccable haptics, and with what I call that “PlayStation polish,” the first party game experience immerses you in an interactive world — rather than just feeling like a simulation that passes you by.

Sure, the $549 price tag is going to be a little steep for those of us watching our bank balances right now, but for the specs you get (a 4K resolution with 120Hz refresh rate, eye tracking and more), it’s worth that investment for the incredible experience you’ll get.

Best of CES 2023: The products we're excited about

Our favorite gadgets from CES 2023

www.laptopmag.com

 

[MasterCornholio]

 

[Golgo 13]

And what VR headsets were the competition at CES?

 

[Razvedka]

And what VR headsets were the competition at CES?

This. Plus, any chance PS VR can work on PCs?

 

[DenchDeckard]

What was the competition between?

Would be hilarious if it was the only vr thing there.

 

[lh032]

so many win for Sony

 

[SLB1904]

And what VR headsets were the competition at CES?

A lot. I've seen at least 6 on YouTube

 

[Mr Wonderstuff]

For those who thought the PSVR2 was the only VR headset there: Vive XR Elite, Pimax Crystal, Somnium VR1, XTAL 3.

 

[Ronin_7]

PlayStation VR2 IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE

 

[RJMacready73]

What was the competition between?

Would be hilarious if it was the only vr thing there.

Its CES, all the big players wouldve been showing off prototypes and new units

 

[The Alien]

Genuinely interested in what games were "amazing". This, to me, is a greater barrier than price.

The only games I've seen that looks great is the Half Life game. Everything else seems to be an app/on rails/walking sim kinda deal.

 

[RJMacready73]

Genuinely interested in what games were "amazing". This, to me, is a greater barrier than price.

The only games I've seen that looks great is the Half Life game. Everything else seems to be an app/on rails/walking sim kinda deal.

 

[saintjules]

any chance PS VR can work on PCs?

 

[hlm666]

What was the competition between?

Would be hilarious if it was the only vr thing there.

There was alot, few different takes on the glasses type devices, pimax crystal, somnium, varjo xr3 focus, bunch of chinese ones similar to quest 2. Technically the varjo must have been the best, or the xtal-3 which the military use. But those are not really for the consumer market so i'm guessing they had to factor in that.

 

[MasterCornholio]

What was the competition between?

Would be hilarious if it was the only vr thing there.

Nope try harder next time.

 

[R6Rider]

LMAO at the first few posts trying to downplay it. Fucking pathetic.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

 

[DeepEnigma]

What was the competition between?

Would be hilarious if it was the only vr thing there.

You guys go to town on Google when it comes to defending your favorite brand(s), but seem to forget it exists when it comes to slinging concern™.

 

[mckmas8808]

I swear Jim Ryan is just running the score up at this point. I've never been happier to be more wrong in my life lol.

Spoiler

I still hate him though.

 

[THE DUCK]

Definately must be taking price into account considering what the pimax has for hardware......

 

[ToTTenTranz]

The only games I've seen that looks great is the Half Life game. Everything else seems to be an app/on rails/walking sim kinda deal.

Ever heard of Star Wars Squadrons? Elite Dangerous? Assetto Corsa? Superhot? Flight Simulator?

Blade and Sorcery? Gorn? Blood Trail?

 

[lukilladog]

This is like car and driver mag giving awards to boat accesories.

 

[remember_spinal]

This is like car and driver mag giving awards to boat accesories.

Its nothing like that

Its like a tech & gadget trade show giving an award in VR to the best VR device

 

[Marvel14]

Gimme Some.

Just ahead of its launch, the PlayStation VR 2 has absolutely blown us away as a true generational leap from the previous PSVR and one of the best VR experiences we’ve played.

The visual fidelity and smoothness of the picture is incredible, the controllers feel great with impeccable haptics, and with what I call that “PlayStation polish,” the first party game experience immerses you in an interactive world — rather than just feeling like a simulation that passes you by.

Sure, the $549 price tag is going to be a little steep for those of us watching our bank balances right now, but for the specs you get (a 4K resolution with 120Hz refresh rate, eye tracking and more), it’s worth that investment for the incredible experience you’ll get.

Best of CES 2023: The products we're excited about

Our favorite gadgets from CES 2023

www.laptopmag.com

Sony are going to be responsible for VR's proper mainstreaming with this aren't they?

 

[DenchDeckard]

You guys go to town on Google when it comes to defending your favorite brand(s), but seem to forget it exists when it comes to slinging concern™.

What?

I made a joke saying it would be funny if it was the only VR thing there. It's not that big of a deal.

Cool to see it won against a vive unit. I imagine that's a good headset.

 

[DeepEnigma]

What?

I made a joke saying it would be funny if it was the only VR thing there. It's not that big of a deal.

Cool to see it won against a vive unit. I imagine that's a good headset.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I legit didn't understand a thing you acid in you're original post. Google what? Went xonplwtwly over my head..sorry.

Looking forward to psvr 2 really igniting vr with the mainstream with this release and award from laptop gaming.

 

[MasterCornholio]

What?

I made a joke saying it would be funny if it was the only VR thing there. It's not that big of a deal.

Cool to see it won against a vive unit. I imagine that's a good headset.

I actually thought you were serious to be honest.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

The only games I've seen that looks great is the Half Life game. Everything else seems to be an app/on rails/walking sim kinda deal.

Ever heard of Star Wars Squadrons? Elite Dangerous? Assetto Corsa? Superhot? Flight Simulator?

Blade and Sorcery? Gorn? Blood Trail?

 

[cyberheater]

This. Plus, any chance PS VR can work on PCs?

I fully expect it to get hacked to work on PC very quickly

 

[Crayon]

They made a comment about the price, so it's probably taken into account.

Not surprised that this would get a nod. You're getting OLED screens with HDR, eye tracking, maybe one of the most comfortable setups out there... And game support from a company with at least the capability to do it. For 550 bucks that is a really good proposition for an up-to-date set.

 

[cyberheater]

Not surprised that this would get a nod. You're getting OLED screens with HDR, eye tracking, maybe one of the most comfortable setups out there... And game support from a company with at least the capability to do it. For 550 bucks that is a really good proposition for an up-to-date set.

I’ve not heard one negative from those that have actually played it and that would be using the current firmware for the device. Software/firmware improvements will only make this device better.
OLED blacks, foveated rendering, 3d positional audio, haptic hand controllers and on the headset. It’s a beast.

 

[remember_spinal]

Best case scenario is it gets hacked for pc for greater adoption as it would be the best unit PC players could get for the price, by far. It also means sony wouldn’t have to go out of their way to do firmware updates for the hardware for pc and make their VR games pc compatible.

So it stays cheap at 550 and more people buy it

 

[lukilladog]

Its nothing like that

Its like a tech & gadget trade show giving an award in VR to the best VR device

It is related to tech and gadgets but not to laptops.

 

[Crayon]

Best case scenario is it gets hacked for pc for greater adoption as it would be the best unit PC players could get for the price, by far. It also means sony wouldn’t have to go out of their way to do firmware updates for the hardware for pc and make their VR games pc compatible.

So it stays cheap at 550 and more people buy it

I'm hoping and praying that sony leaves the back door open on this thing for pc use. Prelimenary findings from the community should come quick enough. If they can get it fully working, (less eyetracking and stuff like that) within a year I will be very happy as my pc can run alyx.

This whole time, I've had an option to borrow an index for alyx, but passed. Probably should have taken up that offer... still could actually. But I've waited this long so I'll see if alyx comes to ps or if psvr2 can be made to work on pc.

 

[Ar¢tos]

I fully expect it to get hacked to work on PC very quickly

Communicating with every sensor and component in the headset without the proper drivers will be lengthy task. Even having the drivers wouldn't be much help, since ps5 OS is FreeBSD based.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Feb 22nd needs to hurry up

 

[SkyHighTrees]

it seems concern is back. downplaying and all that shit.. even fud

why do people do it? I feel like 2023 has ramped up a little of the concern from the green folk... first replies here are obviously trying to downplay the thing lmao

 

[remember_spinal]

it seems concern is back. downplaying and all that shit.. even fud

why do people do it? I feel like 2023 has ramped up a little of the concern from the green folk... first replies here are obviously trying to downplay the thing lmao

Sour grapes, its an expensive device and its proprietary to the PS5, so not only is it out of reach cost wise but its a platform exclusive which excludes even more people.

Usually when people are left out of something their next option is to say how they didn’t really want it to begin with, or say that its not that great.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I actually thought you were serious to be honest.

I wasn't, It was nothing against the PSVR 2 it was more that it would just be funny if anything won an award and it was the only thing there which in this case it clearly wasn't

 

[MasterCornholio]

I wasn't, It was nothing against the PSVR 2 it was more that it would just be funny if anything won an award and it was the only thing there which in this case it clearly wasn't

But what were you really feeling?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sour grapes, its an expensive device and its proprietary to the PS5, so not only is it out of reach cost wise but its a platform exclusive which excludes even more people.

Usually when people are left out of something their next option is to say how they didn’t really want it to begin with, or say that its not that great.

Oh believe me, once their box has a VR solution, it will be the bees knees. Human nature.

 

[Markio128]

As fantastic as some of the games releasing this year look, nothing is getting me as excited as the PSVR2. And it’s coming next month!

Now I’m just waiting for more news on the GT7 VR mode, but at the very least I’ll be setting up a long race in a fast car with a quick time lapse and dynamic weather I can’t bloody wait!

 

[intheinbetween]

A laptop mag, ok

 

[DeepEnigma]

A laptop mag, ok

Because nobody games on laptops, nor are they tech in a tech centric consumer expo.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Sounds great, with plenty of room to lower the price over time as I study it's success.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

And what VR headsets were the competition at CES?

All the big ones were there weren't they?

A laptop mag, ok

Yeah PC gaming is desktop and laptop.

 

[Crayon]

A laptop mag, ok

Don't trip, it's just an opinion.

Sounds great, with plenty of room to lower the price over time as I study it's success.

I'm not counting on a price drop per se. Maybe a little. But they might do one or two of those holiday slasher deals like they did with the first one.

All the big ones were there weren't they?

Yeah there were tons of sets including way high end ones that were impressive in that way but not having the advantage of lower price and sony behind the games.

 

[Haint]

Definately must be taking price into account considering what the pimax has for hardware......

LOLNO. Pimax is the used car salesman of VR. Can 100% guarantee you their hardware was critically flawed in some capacity. Either lenses/focus were shit, tracking was shit, or fit/ergonomics were shit...or all 3 of the above. Company is nothing but grifters selling slapdash prototypes. Heaven help anyone who sends them thousands of dollars for a preorder, cause they're more likely to vanish overnight than send you the broken prototype you paid for.

 

[Gamerguy84]

I have it pre ordered already and have zero doubt it's going to be the premier experience because of software plus hardware.

However I feel like they need to lose more money on this to get more people to adopt. If you get the user base you can make it up in software eventually.

I haven't heard yet but surely it's going to have big screen mode and TV apps hopefully.

500 for the console plus 500 for this is kind of a tough pill for a lot of folks. Cheaper than PC but still tough.