GameCentral reports back from its early hours with Resident Evil Village and how PSVR2 transforms an okay game into an amazing one.
It's a sad, disappointing story that could have been so much better.
Can't drop price when you'll lose money. Also to note people keep talking about wanting them to do a vita 2. In reality it'll end up the same way as this and the vita. Then the same people would B* and say the same thing.
I will care when they allow backward compatibility.. i do not want 2 headsets for my PS4 library
If sony wants psvr2 to be mainstream, then they drop the price. Obviously they won't do that and it will just end up dying like the vita.
Vita only died cause of the proprietary memory card. If it used regular SD cards shit would still be alive.
The Vita 2 will live if it plays the exact same games as the Ps4 or PS5.
I can't imagine it won't with today's technology.
Allow back compat and lower the price. Id rather take the price hit and move what ever units I have vs. Leave them on the shelves. Unless sony thinks it's only a matter of time before they move the units
Not sure what this article is about because they just released a bunch of games for it…
3rd party is anchoring it. It was sad when one of their main advertised games prior to the headset coming out lasted a whole 3 months (Firewall Ultra).
Agreed! Just some opinion piece with a click bait headline. I agree, PSVR2 is very much alive. It's clearly not the top priority i the PS lineup, but VR will only get better and IMO is not a fad like 3d tvs were15 years ago(remember those lol).
Plus, The PSVR2 is one of if not the only affordable VR headset with OLED, which will become PC compatible in August(minus some features like haptic feedback which for me, is not really a big deal)
A bunch? Are you sure about that?
And even if true, I think quality over quantity would be of better relevance here
@maniacmayhem
Yeah they did release a bunch of games recently. And if by “quality” you mean actual gameplay quality, then there is plenty of that in VR. In fact some of the best gaming experiences is on VR. But if by “quality” you mean flashy AAA, then no, not too many of those. Although there are some of that, but they are few and far between.
Nothing more annoying than articles that assume things, and articles that tell you what to think, and this one does both.
I don’t think a price drop will make a difference
We’re just not quite there with VR to make huge impacts
Everytime we do make improvements it’s so expensive that you’ll never make it mainstream
Just seems pointless
We’ve had cool stuff like Half Life Alyx for example but most people still would just prefer a more traditional experience with these games for mass appeal. I can appreciate the cool things VR does for a game like that but if it didn’t have VR and it was just a standard game as long as it’s top quality I’ll rate it high regardless.
I guess the fact that it's not mainstream doesn't take away from it being pretty awesome for the people that do enjoy it.
Re: preference on games, I'll say one thing, I can't go back to driving or flying games that aren't in VR at this point - it just feels wrong not to be able to turn your head.
Yeah I get that, I do, but I think the point here the article is talking about anyway is why Sony and others would leave it behind.
It’s cool, a great concept but if it’s not mainstream or no one can get it there so of course there’s not going to be much support for it
Why focus on something when most aren’t bothered
I’d rather they drop it for now and focus on more PS5 exclusive games
People can like it obviously but no one can get mad it’s not getting much support these days
Ignoring the ridiculous amount of money Sony would lose.
The investment for most people is too high for little pay off. Even 300 dollars would be too much for a handful of games.
Admirable for persisting but after PSVR is it any surprise?
Half baked PC release feels more like an effort to shift dead stock then anything else.
Totally the reason only 1 store had a single headset available. PS must have so much backstock they aren't selling to retailers! /s
Not enough people buying the hardware. The strategy from the get-go should have been these hybrid releases and as mentioned in the article, some form of wizardry like Praydog's UEVR mod for older Playstation titles converted into VR with very little effort once the software is sorted.
Basically a lack of vision from the corporate side.
Praydog may be wizardry but the experience isn’t there.
As a long time supporter of VR the experience of VR2 is pretty awesome.
I haven't tried PSVR 2 but on your other point, I am gonna have to disagree with you there strongly. As a PCVR user (RTX 4090 PC), playing games that weren't meant for VR even with a gamepad is way better than playing flatscreen. I guess it boils down to whether you're one of those people who believe "It's not VR without motion controllers" or not. I always remind people who take this stance of when the CV1 Oculus RIFT launched without those controllers vs HTC Vive. Regardless of the differences, CV1 players still had a great time in VR, as they did with the previous Oculus DK1 & 2. Being immersed in the game world, feeling the sense-of-scale does not require motion controllers as a prerequisite.
VR in general is pretty awesome, but you have to want to play your games like that. Many people would rather just sit on their sofa and play their games, not necessarily stand up (I know some games can be played seated)
@bunt - i haven't tried the Praydog mods as I don't have PCVR anymore, but am encouraged by what you're saying. I imagine PS might have some hurdles to apply such a thing to 3rd party games w/out their permission, but it would be encouraging for them to at least do it to some of their 1st party games. I'd probably play the Uncharted games again if I could do it in VR, even 3rd person w/ a controller...
@bunt
Yeah it's not a bad bit of software to mess around with. But as a way to play RE8 (which it was billed as) it's not up there with a full VR production.
Ummm, they’re releasing at least 4 high profile games for the headset in 2024 alone:
1) Metro VR
2) Behemoth
3) Aliens
4) War Thunder
That’s more games than SOME platforms release in an entire gen…. So how can you say Sony doesn’t care about their latest headset?
"They're" not releasing any of those, all 3rd party. Has Sony developed or published a single PSVR2 game since 2023?
In that case then Sony no longer cares about the ps5 and neither should we right? Only released helldivers 2 so far this year. What's next astrobot in September?
The thing is. The PSVR2 can absolutely survive on just 3rd party releases. Ps5 has proved is this year. Just as Xbox did for the last 10 years.
Odd, your supporting argument for proving Sony cares about PSVR2 is that they hasn't released much for PS5 either? Interesting take.
But there is a difference, we know PS5 games are coming, being worked both by Sony and their collaboration with other studios and there is a constant and consistent release of 3rd party. PSVR2, not so much.
3rd party seems to be the strategy though. And it may well have been for the best. Sony had recruited a fair bit of support. And that proves the article here wrong.
If it is superior experience to the Quest port, and comparable to the experience with a Steam headset… then I am happy.
How many games have Valved released last 10 years?
We should cry about that and stop buying games on Steam as well, right?
What's the difference? Those are more “exclusive” than anything released on a MS console even. Who cares if the exclusives are made by this studio or that studio?
Resident Evil Villages sales numbers helped the videogame series hit a staggering 157 million sales 28 years after Resident Evil came out.
Lol I doubt iPhone contributed much to that figure, the vast majority would have been PS5 and PC.
Yeah, of course the mobile sites are going to make news out of the couple digit in-the-thousands or so downloads as a major contribution. The original story was that Village hit the 10 million mark across all the platforms, nice for mobile fans to take it up a serious notch like it was due on behalf of mobile.
All part of Days of Play
Please, try Synth Riders. It's better than Beat Saber imho, and I love Beat Saber. You literally feel like dancing.
The DEFINITIVE way to play this game. Just like OG PSVR was the definitive way to play RE7 - and that fell WAY short of where Village VR has landed. Such an excellent start in terms of launch games.
Edit @Below: 100% agree
I was blown away from the VR tutorial alone for this game.. it's really jaw dropping how good this game looks and feels in vr. Super impressed.
This and GT7 are "the" firing shots as far as a proper VR revolution is concerned.
If Sony can pump out titles of this calibre then PSVR 2 will be legendary (either as individual games or fully equivalent VR versions of pancake titles).
Have only played GT7 and Pavlov so far but really looking forward to this.
For the Metro to praise something, it must be good. :)
I tried the demo and was pleased beyond words. Far more impressive overall than the 2d version of RE8 and call of the mountain combined. Must play.