Sony has confirmed that it’s testing PC help for the PS VR2 headset. It’s a revelation that VR fans are most actually enthusiastic about. And rightfully so, as a result of it may imply that ultimately, the checklist of video games you’ll be able to play with Sony’s second-generation VR headset will develop by a major quantity.
Particulars of the testing are scant and Sony barely touches on the topic in its latest official PlayStation Weblog put up. That’s comprehensible, given the put up is generally about new video games coming quickly to PS VR2. The put up begins by speaking about upcoming video games. So it’s straightforward to overlook the blurb that Sony sneaks in earlier than diving into every recreation individually. However if you happen to don’t skip by the previous couple of sentences, you’ll see Sony’s reference in regards to the testing. “Additionally, we’re happy to share that we’re at present testing the power for PS VR2 gamers to entry extra video games on PC to supply much more recreation selection along with the PS VR2 titles accessible via PS5,” Sony says.
There’s completely no speak in any respect about what video games the headset will have the ability to play. Or if it’ll have the ability to entry VR apps or simply video games. That being mentioned, it wouldn’t be a shock if the headset merely labored with one thing like Steam as your chosen headset. And no matter VR video games you owned there could possibly be used with PS VR2, offered builders added help.
PC help for the PS VR2 deliberate for 2024 launch
Whereas Sony doesn’t point out particular video games or an actual time for launch, it does point out a basic launch window. Sony says that PC help is deliberate for 2024. If it’s capable of preserve issues on schedule and issues go easily, then later this 12 months PS VR2 house owners could possibly be linking the headset as much as their PC to play VR video games.
Nonetheless, it’s solely February 23. That leaves A LOT of time between now and the top of 2024. Simply over 10 months to be exact. So simply because testing is at present taking place and a rollout is deliberate for this 12 months, it doesn’t imply Sony plans to roll issues out quickly. Except you take into account a while in the identical 12 months as being quickly. Additionally price noting is that Sony doesn’t point out any working techniques. As MSPowerUser factors out, Home windows isn’t talked about within the weblog put up. Neither is Mac, neither is Linux.
That being mentioned, not including help for Home windows can be a really unusual transfer. Contemplating all of Sony’s present PC ports for its PlayStation video games are on Home windows. Street To VR additionally poses one necessary query for a element that Sony doesn’t make clear. What sort of PC help is that this? It’s unclear if Sony plans to permit the PS VR2 to work with PC via a direct connection. And given Sony’s elevated effort to enhance cloud gaming for its platform, it’s not unreasonable to imagine that it’s not less than attainable Sony might require customers to have a PlayStation 5 and that VR gameplay is someway streamed to the headset through the PC, whereas it’s bodily related to the console.
That might in fact be a bizarre approach to do issues. And it’s in all probability extra convoluted than it will must be. However, stranger issues and all that.