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Source|Jiguo Editorial Office
As one of the mainstream VR headsets on the market, Sony PS VR has gained the attention of many players since its birth.
So far, PS VR has come to its 7th year, and the products of other manufacturers such as HTC and Oculus have successively iterated several waves, only Sony is unhurried, until last year's meta-universe boom and was continuously "urged" by users, finally showed a new generation of virtual reality headsets - PS VR2.
This time, Sony did not hide it, and first announced the appearance design of the PS VR2 headset and controller, and then successively poured the product configuration clean, arousing the interest of a large wave of players. Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, Sony opened pre-orders to invited users in November last year, and officially announced the official launch of this new product on February 22 next year.
That's right, today! Sony PS VR2 headset officially launched worldwide, priced at 4499 yuan by the National Bank, including PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 controller and stereo headset.
Overall, the appearance of PS VR2 has not changed much compared to the first generation, but as an iterative product, it has significantly improved the display effect, haptic feedback and motion capture parts, while the body is thinner and lighter, and it is also equipped with a stronger heat vent... These upgrade points are all on the core needs of players. Bottom line: no need to put the dust on it.
It seems that Sony, which is good at working the quality of games, still maintains a consistently high level of support for VR devices!
As Sony's second VR device, PS VR2 is designed to be thinner and lighter, maintaining the same design style as PS5, and even the controller is full of science fiction. Similar to the Quest 2, the PS VR2 has 4 built-in cameras that track the movement of the controller and the player.
At the same time, a vent is added to the top of the side, like Quest 2, these headsets have been playing for a long time (especially games with a lot of exercise such as rhythm lightsabers), the face will sweat a lot, and the vents are necessary. At the same time, the vents can also solve the embarrassment of fogging the lens of the equipment.
By the way, it doesn't have to be complicated to connect like the first generation, just a USB-C cable to connect to the PS5, which is very convenient.
In terms of screen, PSVR2 adopts OLED display, supports 4K HDR, resolution reaches 2000*4000, screen refresh rate is 90/120Hz, field of view angle is 110 degrees, and the image is clearer.
It is emphasized that PS VR2 supports eye tracking, which can focus on the focus area of the player's gaze, and relatively blur the position of the afterlight, making the game interaction more realistic.
And with the help of the built-in four cameras, it can more accurately know the player's positioning, so as to accurately feedback in the game.
It also uses "fixation rendering" technology, which allows the headset to render in high detail to the center of the user's field of view when running eye tracking, reducing the burden on gaming equipment.
In other aspects, Sony PS VR2 also has adaptive triggers, helmet vibration feedback, 3D sound effects and other functions, bringing players a more realistic gaming experience.
Unlike regular VR headsets, the Sony PS VR2 has a built-in perspective function, but this perspective is not the other's perspective.
Specifically, after wearing the headset, players can directly see their surroundings through the embedded front-facing camera and see where they are in the room.
Press a specific button on the headset to switch between viewing your surroundings or on your PS VR2 in seconds. However, this camera only has a viewing function and cannot record videos.
In terms of safety, the device supports custom play spaces, and VR glasses warn you as soon as the boundary of the dividing area is approached.
Outside of gaming, PS VR2 also supports VR cinema.
Players can watch VR game content or movies in 360 degrees in a virtual environment, supporting 4000×2040 HDR video format (monocular 2000×2040) with a frame rate of 90Hz/120Hz or 1920x1080 24Hz/60Hz/120Hz HDR.
Oh, and it also supports live streaming, but only if players have a PS5 HD Camera!
By connecting the PS5's HD camera to the console, and then connecting the PS VR2 with the PS5 console, the broadcaster can merge their play with the game footage to broadcast live without relying on a green screen background.
Having said that, the Sony PS VR2's main task is to play games, and the rest can only be regarded as the icing on the cake. But there is a problem, the VR headset is not backward compatible, which means that players cannot play PS VR games of the previous generation through PS VR2, which is a difficult time for old players.
In terms of games, in January this year, Sony PS VR2 headset game lineup was announced, including "Resident Evil 8: The Village" and "Horizon: Call of the Mountain" and more than 30 other games. Recently, Sony announced that 10 more games were added, a total of 49 games were launched simultaneously on the first day, of which "Ranch Planet" will be the first National Bank PS VR2 game.
But for a VR device worth more than 4,000 yuan, such ecological content is still too little. And it can only be paired with PS5 consoles, which has dissuaded many old users.
Therefore, the pre-sale performance of Sony PS VR2 is very unoptimistic, so Sony was forced to cut the first batch of 2 million units in half, only 1 million units.
This result, it can only be said that Sony's wave is indeed overconfident. You must know that the original generation of PS VR took 8 months to sell 1 million units, and now PS VR2 is up to 2 million units, seeing that the pre-order volume is not up to standard, and the gray and slippery cut the shipment, making people see the joke.
From the player's point of view, even if there is such an attractive game as "Horizon Mountain Call", PS VR2 itself can buy PS5 at this price, and there are restrictions on use, only suitable for PS5, which means that players cannot produce second-hand "blood back".
Therefore, many people take a wait-and-see attitude during pre-sale and dare not start.
But from the feedback of players who have already started, PS VR2 is indeed a VR platform with good hardware quality and a strong game lineup. Of course, the price is also a point that cannot be ignored.
If you happen to not have a PS5 and really want to experience PSVR2, the cost is not low at all.