With the arrival of the PS VR2 early next year, Sony has begun to accelerate the publicity of its next-generation virtual reality headset.
The devices debuted at the Tokyo Game Show this week, and the company revealed more gaming titles that will be released on the platform.
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Some other important information has emerged, which unfortunately states that PS VR games will not work on PS VR2.
“PS VR games will no longer be compatible with PS VR2 because PS VR2 is designed to deliver a next-generation virtual reality experience,” Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President of Platform Experience at PlayStation, said in the latest episode of the official PlayStation Podcast.
Nishino added, “The PS VR2 has even more advanced features, such as an all-new controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, inside-out tracking, eye tracking, 3D audio all together and 4K HDR support. This means that PS VR2 games demand a completely different style than PS VR2.” PS VR”.
It’s been confirmed that some PS VR games will work with PS VR2 as well (like No Man’s Sky), but that’s still disappointing news.
This means that players will not be able to access PS VR games from the new glasses, so if they want to go back to old games from time to time, they will need to keep the old hardware.
limited purchase
It looks like newcomers to PlayStation VR also won’t be able to check out games they might have heard about, like Astro Bot Rescue Mission or Moss, unless developers port their games to PS VR2.
The limited library of games compatible with the new headset may make a less attractive purchase.
The decision may have something to do with the fact that the PS VR2 uses different tracking methods, and the controllers are completely different.
PS VR uses PlayStation Camera and light-based tracking, while Sony tracks the location of new consoles using an infrared LED.
However, those hoping to bring their full collection of PS4-era PlayStation games to the current generation when PS VR2 arrives may be disappointed.