When PlayStation VR2 launched last year, we were thrilled to introduce PS5 players to a new generation of VR games with innovative gameplay and immersive sensory features. Inspired by our passion to bring gamers even more content options, we’ve been working to enable access to additional games on PC, complementing the diverse PS VR2 games lineup available on PS5. Today, we’re happy to share that we’ll be rolling out this support on August 7.
Players will have access to buy and play Steam’s expansive library of thousands of VR games, including fan favorites like Half-Life: Alyx, Fallout 4 VR, and War Thunder.
To start, players will need to purchase a PlayStation VR2 PC adapter, which will be available for an estimated retail price of $59.99 / €59.99 / £49.99 at select retailers and direct.playstation.com where available.
This does make me more likely to by a PlayStation VR headset. I still won’t, but one of the barriers is down, so that’s good.
You don’t even get the same experience so I’d say one barrier only half down.
PS VR2 was designed from the ground up specifically for PS5 – so you’ll notice that some key features, like HDR, headset feedback, eye tracking, adaptive triggers, and haptic feedback (other than rumble), are not available when playing on PC. However, other high-fidelity and sensory immersion features of PS VR2 are supported, including 4K visuals (2000 x 2040 per eye), 110-degree field of view, finger touch detection, and see-through view, as well as foveated rendering (without eye tracking) and 3D Audio in supported games.
Adaptive triggers is not surprising I guess, but even the haptic feedback? Eye tracked foveated rendering as well, imo all this combined with the price tag for the adapter makes this not a good option. Only if you already have one and always wanted to try PC VR. And even then I’m not sure if it’s worth the adapter price.
Shame about HDR and eye tracking. This would have been a very compelling proposition with these features. I’ll stick with the Index until the next thing comes along then.
Lemme know when that next thing is. I love the index but if I have to rma one more controller I’m gonna shit myself. Currently on controllers 4 and 5, and cable #3 should be arriving soon.
I wonder if this requires special Windows drivers, or just uses OpenXR. Might work on Linux as well if it uses OpenXR.
Sounds like it requires a Windows specific app unfortunately. Sony did add open Linux drivers for their gamepad so I guess there’s a slim chance it might happen for the adapter too but I kinda doubt it, since VR is such a niche subject. And it seems like half of the important features don’t even work on PC, including the eye tracking, which makes the price hard to justify either way.
Well, there is always hope that Monado will add support independently.
There’s a Monado driver in the works already.
