Does PSVR 2 Need PC Support?

Marking its first anniversary Sony announced official work on PC support for PSVR 2. But wouldn't more games be better?

[BanginTunes]

If it had PC support at launch I would have considered getting one over the quest 3. PSVR 2 has a more limited library than a PC so even as a PS5 owner it's a difficult decision, but not being tied to PS5 means I could get one for my PCVR library and use it on my PS5 for Resi 4/8, Gran Turismo and whatever exclusive comes out.

[itsmebryan]

It makes since for Sony to bring everything to PC. They finally realized consoles owners alone can't support the company. And they are leaving a lot of money on the table.

[Jingsing]

Did you see the Spider-man 2 sales on PC vs PS5? 60K vs 10 million. They don't need to be on PC at all with their games. The only reason they are doing it is because of Herman Hulst being a PC fanboy.

[S2Killinit]

They dont NEED to be on PC, and I love that PlayStation console is the focus of Sony. But on a game by game basis, they should consider PC release. For instance, with a service game, it doesnt hurt to be on PC as well.

[jeromeface]

@jingsing except that part where spiderman 2 isn't on pc yet... unless you're refererring to the insomniac leak which were not sales...

[GenWorld]

Nah we just dont care about Spiderman that much.

[Eonjay]

This comment makes sense to me. Since its the only headset that works on PS5, you would be killing two birds with one stone if you can buy one headset and user it on either platform.

[MeteorPanda]

my thoughts exactly. The VR scene is too niche and seperated. No universal library.

[fr0sty]

I don't really care for any PC games, none of those exclusives really do much for me... but I REALLY want to use my PSVR2 for PC VR apps, like Unreal Engine 5, so I can develop my own VR experiences, Microdose VR, that sort of thing.

[CrimsonWing69]

Yes! I have Steam exclusive VR games like Alyx that I’d love to play with PSVR2.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I'm surprised Alyx didn't come to PS5 when the VR2 came out.

[EvertonFC]

What a stupid question @article

[Jingsing]

I think wireless VR is a big deal on PC given that Quest is the most popular headset for PC these days, WIFI6E and WIFI7 are both available too. I don't see people committing the best part of a decade to a wired headset especially when Valve Deckard is now reported to be standalone. You can say what you will about the eye tracking on PSVR2 but considering how under utilized it is on PS5 I have the expectation that most PCVR stuff will probably ignore it too as most high end GPU's can probably max out the PSVR2 display. Apple, Valve, Meta are now all standalone. The sad truth is Sony made the wrong bet and I don't think they have confidence to make a PSVR2 Pro standalone without taking on the wrath of current adopters.

[jeromeface]

Keep waiting for deckard, meanwhile I'll be enjoying vr without a 1000+ pricetag.

[MrBaskerville]

I don't think the people making pc support are the same that develop the games. But what do I know.

[thorstein]

1 VR device for 2 systems. $550.

Hmm, let me think. Yeah that's the best VR decision.

In fact, making VR devices that are platformcentric prevents growth of VR.

[Jingsing]

You still need to buy a $500 PS5 and a $1000 PC, getting a bit pricey.

[Tacoboto]

You're missing the point of - not needing to buy a separate headset if you want to play VR on both.

[neomahi]

Depends on if it wants to play in its own sandbox with consoles and claim it's territory or see what it can do against the Oculus and Vive. Less competition on consoles

[Abnor_Mal]

As long as vr games still continue to come to the console, I don’t care, vr needs to be bolstered on all fronts.

[phoenixwing]

Doesn't need it but it certainly makes me want to purchase sonys vr 2 since I own a gaming pc and a ps5. It's basically a no brainer now. Just got to save up the money.

[Jingsing]

Isn't a no brainer to just have a PC, why do you have a PS5 if their games are on PC?

[phoenixwing]

2 reasons. They didn't announce pc games until way into the gen and I already had a ps5. Second final fantasy and other games arrive first on ps5. It shouldn't have been that hard for you to figure out. Also some companies are terrible at optimization for pc. Such games as wo long fallen dynasty and wild hearts don't play well on pc compared to ps5.

Let's also be honest it's not like every game arrives on pc from ps5 right now

[shinoff2183]

Ffs not everyone wants to deal with the headache of a pc all the time. If it weren't the case consoles wouldn't exist and everyone would have pc. No issue with sony putting games on pc. I'm still picking the ps, xbox , and switch. I don't want the headache. Now I will play less demanding games on my laptop when I get the itch like og fallout, encased, atom rpg, etc

[Mr_cheese]

Without a doubt, PSVR2 would be a much better piece of hardware if it also had PC support.
It would sell more and in turn get more support on gaming.

Honestly no idea why it wasn't from the start because its got to be a really low number system seller (due to total cost) if that's what the aim was

[k2d]

A welcome feature for sure, as the 1. party support hasn't been what maybe even PlayStation envisioned.

Covid and economic recession hasn't done it any favors either.

What psvr i needs now is more intuitive interaction with system UI, and social apps. And more 1. party support.

[Dandalandan117]

Also should have included full backwards compatibility with PSVR1 games.
I have a bunch of games on my account that I can't use and it's one of the reasons why I didn't get the PSVR2.

[Abnor_Mal]

I said this from the beginning, that developers especially Sony owned games first party and second party exclusives should have had patches for many of the PSVR games.

Others felt that developers time would be better spent developing new games instead of trying to get old games to work on new systems they weren’t designed for.

[shinoff2183]

I'd agree for sonys vr games but you can't expect devs to. Sony maybe could've reached out with a helping hand but would they be able to support all that.

[ocelot07]

I got a psvr2 and sold my quest 2 last year. With the hope that some day psvr2 would be compatible with pc. I got tired of waiting and got a quest 2 again last month lol. Now am going to be selling the quest 2 again.

[porkChop]

You should have just gotten the Quest 3. It's a huge upgrade and works incredibly well for wireless PCVR.

[ocelot07]

I just wanted something cheap. When it comes to vr I use psvr2. But did miss playing some pc vr games like fallout 4. So I got a second hand quest 2 for £130. Tomorrow I'm going to sell it for what we paid for it.

[ApocalypseShadow]

I did exactly that what pork chop said and bought a Quest 3 after the last state of play. I really like Sony's efforts when it comes to console, but their efforts to push PS VR 2 is just not enough. No excitement to sell it, no announcements of porting their best games from PSVR, especially games like Blood and Truth and Astrobot. No first party announcements alongside third party and indie support, no 3D movie support, no VR UI, just nothing going on at all. Paying for exclusivity is fine with the RE games. But I'm so sick of all these horror games. Where's the Bond type games? The John Wick type games? If they're paying, pay again to help port Hitman to PS VR 2. Something high action.

Even though I still don't like Facebook, the Quest 3 is a decent headset after messing with it. The battery life stinks without my Anker Battery, and the hand tracking is good enough but you got to hold your hands to always show your finger and thumbs on each hand when you pinch or it does lazy tracking. But I got to say it's impressive. And the games are PSVR level which I'm fine with while the Quest 3 patched games are really nice. Surprised me. Even the mix reality is good.

Sony can go for more sales on PC and port games there if they wish. Maybe it'll help get eye tracking to be standard just as PS5 helped get SSD support to be higher than before. But their first party developers need to do something out show something because I got tired of waiting. Even if they don't think it's good at the moment to make huge VR games for a small community, there's so many current and last gen games to choose from to make Hybrid VR games. Even Killzone on PS3 would work. But they need to do something.

[Petebloodyonion]

It's quite strange to see that Sony isn't even trying to get some easy wins for PSVR2.
How hard would it be to add some VR mode on remasters like TLOU part 2 (Like making the new survival mode playable in VR)?
The Persistence is a PSVR exclusive that got a PS5 flat-screen upgrade. How hard would it be make it work on PSVR2 when the game started as a Sony-only VR game in the 1st place?
And like you mentioned several old PSVR exclusives like Astrobot, Farpoint, Everybody Golf VR, Blood & Truth, etc could benefit from a remaster treatment. I'm pretty sure that porting this can't be the hardest thing to do for Sony.

And congrats on your Quest 3 purchase, for the asking price it's an insanely good headset, and completely agree with you on the last part.

[Neonridr]

it wouldn't hurt.

[PapaBop]

Whether it needs it is probably debatable but it certainly makes sense, that hardware at that price would make it the most desirable device for PCVR gaming and would certainly be a far better option than anything Meta puts out.

[Jingsing]

Quest 3 can go wired or wireless and standalone with AR/MR Passthrough. The PSVR2 can only do one of those things for the same price. I don't see why someone would buy a PSVR2 for PC unless it was at least half price. PSVR2 doesn't give you the same value as a Quest 3. I don't even like Meta and will never buy their headsets but even I can see the value is not comparable.

[UltimateOwnage]

Personally, I think 120Hz OLED is worth it. I can’t stand LCD headsets anymore. The haptics on the PSVR 2 controllers are the best in the VR industry as well.

[PapaBop]

Depends on what you value... PSVR 2 offers a superior VR experience looking strictly at gaming side of things,

[boing1]

I wouldn't expect full-fledged PC support. Steamlink VR app probably.

[ChasterMies]

Sony’s mission is to generate value for shareholders, so yes, PSVR2 needs sales on PC. This goes nicely with Sony’s sales of monitors, controllers, and headphones to PC players.

[thejigisup]

Yes psvr in current and all future iterations needs pc support moving forward.

[SmortBoie]

If this means more people buying it, more sales, and more big support (at very least for VR modes in tripA flatscreen titles) then this is obviously a very good thing, for VR as a whole. Obviously.

[jeromeface]

This site asks the dumbest questions sometimes.

[1nsomniac]

Hell yes! most impressive and pro-consumer move Sony has made in years!!

[KwietStorm_BLM]

This is just like gamers who always berate the PSN engineers about game releases from PlayStation studios.

[ocelot07]

It will also go inline with the recent aggressive pc approach. Compatible PSVR2 sell more vr headsets to PV users. Bring VR titles to PC to generate more money. Maybe bring VR titles to PC same time as PS5 as well as Live service games.

[shinoff2183]

Wouldn't hurt with sales, maybe even get more games on the ps5 for it. I see no issue

[Profchaos]

As a psvr2 owner yeah PC support would be great I'd finally get to play half life alyx

[Gaming4Life1981]

Sony should have done this at launch and it might have helped the device. I think it's too late for psvr2 as the quest 3 is the better option for vr.

[babadivad]

Yes

[Knightofelemia]

Best of all you don't need a Facebook account to use the PSVR2.

[Petebloodyonion]

Does PSVR 2 Need PC support?
YES! YES! and YES!
I have been saying since the day of the reveal of the PSVR2 that if Sony did not create lots of unique VR experiences tailored for the PSVR2 and instead relied on 3rd party support it would fail because the majority of 3rd party devs would port game tailored for the Quest2.
Something that PC VR support might help change.

1) The PSVR2 headset is a nice premium headset that could get some traction among PC VR developers and modders.
In return, some PC games could get ported to PS5 would help PS5 because contrary to Quest vs PSVR2, getting a PSVR2-PS5 combo is still way cheaper than having a PC gaming rig.

And like some ppl mentioned Having a PSvr2 headset to play PS5 and PC makes it a decent purchase versus only PS5.

[Pyrofire95]

for the love of god yes it does!

[InUrFoxHole]

Duh

[gold_drake]

sure why not, its another option for pc players.