Sony is developing a PlayStation 5 VR headset with LED lighting and haptic feedback

Earlier this month, Sony released the highly anticipated PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Editions . A new PlayStation VR headset will take a while, in the meantime Sony has made the PS5 compatible with the existing PSVR headset of the PS4. By requesting a free PlayStation Camera Adapter , you can use the existing PlayStation camera in combination with the PS5 console to enjoy VR games.

[Bigman4k]

I hope so i dont want sony to give up on psvr like they did with ps vita i been enjoying some psvr on ps5 with my favorite vr game of course resident evil 7

[Babadook7]

I always knew Sony was smart enough to not push a new VR headset so soon, especially alongside a new gen console. Expect PSVR 2 next year or the year after. Its not just about making money, its about an innovative product, and Sony supports those endeavors too.

[Bigman4k]

We'll see i just think more big AAA games like hitman 3 and resident evil 8 (fingers crossed) are really needed to help psvr/psvr2 stick around for years to come

[buffig]

Based on Jim Ryan's comments regarding nothing being revealed next year, I imagine we'll see PSVR 2, released around Christmas 2022. Gives Sony a couple of years to establish a potential customer base. And I'll be first in line!

[SullysCigar]

^ buffig, I didn't take Jim's comments to be on when to expect the next headset, though, as he seemed to be speaking about when he thought VR would be bigger within the industry?

One thing's for sure, he wasn't clear either way and should frankly be more careful with his messaging lol

I do know this much: PSVR2 day 1! Been loving my VR for ages now and it just keeps picking up steam in terms of quality AND quantity of releases. This year has been mental!

[Sitdown]

Smart enough? My gosh, it's common sense stuff. For all we know is not even ready yet. And they are a company about making money, so that is the case, and being innovative often helps with that.

[Babadook7]

@Sitdown

Nothing you said is mutually exclusive to what I said, yet your tone made it seem like you are taking issue.

Are you saying it was common sense that psvr 2 would not launch with ps5 even from 2 years ago?

Are you saying Sony would launch the psvr2 now if it was possible to have it ready now? That would seem to contradict your first point.

Are you disagreeing with Sony not *just* being about making money? Or that they do occasionally support products that don’t offer as big a return of investment?

[Babadook7]

@Bubble23

PSVR, when launched, was the best headset in many ways. Not low end at all. It launched with great software unlike the PC versions. I expect the new one to be revolutionary as well.

[SullysCigar]

^ @Babadook7, Bubble23 appears to be the latest Spam/troll account, created a couple of hours ago, pay no mind.

You're spot on though about PSVR at launch, it had the best refresh rate, least screen door effect and was (and still is!) the most comfortable by far. Oculus Quest 2 is an improvement over the first in most ways, but it's only about as powerful as a PS3 untethered and is barely even usable without the extra strap that costs another $50!

SO much has happened though since PSVR launched and Sony - as the market leaders - will have been drinking it all in. PSVR2 is going to be insanely good with what they've learned first hand and from watching the other headsets release since!

[Blank]

I doubt they will give up on it. If anything this is sign that they are pushing forward with it. What is important is if it will be backward compatible with the OG psvr library, which I expect it to be.

[CaptainHenry916]

Sony knows how to innovate their Playstation devices every new generation. I'm looking forward to the next VR heatset

[alb1899]

I think is a good move. I didn't buy the VR but I know it has feature and I am very curious about it.

[alb1899]

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On this interview Ryan said that it won't happen anytime soon.

[SullysCigar]

What won't though? Because that's what all the discussion has been about.

It wasn't 100% clear but the consensus is that he seemed to be talking about VR becoming mainstream, i.e. being adopted by the casuals and a massive console-style install base. When you look at the context of the conversation, is does suggest that and we know they have LOADS of patents for headsets and Move controller replacements.

I think PSVR2 announcement will come once the PS5 launch is out of the way and they're able to meet demand. It can be used to further boost PS5 sales if launched alongside GT7, RE8 and Half Life: Alex, for example. Fingers crossed, eh?!

[Petebloodyonion]

Sony themselves have acknowledged that they would not give up on VR despite the product still being niche but it will take a while before we see something new on that front.
https://www.theverge.com/20...

For my part my favorites PSVR games are
1) Resident Evil 7 (the reason I bought PSVR in the 1st place)

2) Wipeout Omega collection

3 Astro Bot Rescue Mission

4) Rush Until Dawn

5) Beat Sabers

[Phoenix76]

My favourites are firewall, NMS, star trek bridge crew, astrobot, res7 and superhot. Enjoyed omega collection and rush. Blood and Truth has also been a great title

[Mr_Luke]

I would add Moss, i loved that game. And i liked Here They Lie too, for a bit of jumpscares and adrenaline :P
Oh, Blood and Truth too!

[CrimsonWing69]

Day 1 buy for me. I hope it’s wireless

[Lionsguard]

Yeah totally agree. I went wireless with my original Vive and going back to PSVR is absolute hell. I can't turn and the wires are always snagging. It absolutely must be wireless or at least given the option.

[cannon8800]

Most likely going to be wireless. PS5 has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 so it will greatly help.

[SullysCigar]

Agreed, the option would be perfect.

[CrimsonWing69]

Not sure if you checked out the Quest 2, but that’s exactly how Sony should do it. You can use a link cable to get more power from the console.

[Atticus_finch]

Sony steady moving gaming forward.

[BenRC01]

Psvr was great fun but proved it will never be more than a novelty. Had one since launch and it was barely touched other than when friends came over. Psvr 2 will be fun again but think I'm over vr now.

[Atticus_finch]

I have 3 younger family members who use mine almost daily. A very awesome novelty I would say.

[CrimsonWing69]

Play RE7 in VR and tell me it’s just a novelty.

[1nsomniac]

Can’t wait to replace my original PSVR. Astro Bot and Blood and truth were great games but the whole system was let down so badly by Sony’s incompetence to provide a proper VR controller. The whole system feels too dated now. I’d really like some PS4-ps5 VR updates when PSVR2 comes along November 2021. Got a massive collection of games but it makes me feel so sick when I play it. Hopefully a smoother experience will make that easier.

[The_Sage]

Take ginger pills before you play. I get terrible motion sickness. For some reason they help. No more sickness.

[traumadisaster]

You got down votes being honest with compliments and criticism but for the immature of the lot couldn’t respect that’s how adults get on.

This world has been consumed by pushing agendas rather than responsible discussion.

[SullysCigar]

In fairness, he made so many statements it's easy to see how people would agree or disagree based on their own experiences. I've never experienced motion sickness due to a game. My brother-in-law can't even watch someone else play COD on a TV without wanting to barf!

The other thing was calling out Blood & Truth and Astro Bot for their controls - B&T is straight up one of the best uses of the Moves and was a very clever implementation. Astro Bot controls perfectly and doesn't even use the Moves lol. It's DS4 only!

Furthermore, PSVR is the only headset that allows the option to use a standard controller and it's amazing in games like Astro Bot, Statik, RE7. PSVR is also the only VR that allows use of a gun and the AIM controller was designed by Sony in conjunction with the developers of Farpoint. The AIM is flat out the best way to play FPS in VR.

So it's deeper than disagreeing due to an agenda, because some things were either inaccurate or a matter of opinion - that said, I think you'll struggle to find anyone arguing that the Moves themselves are long overdue a refresh - with some bloody STICKS, please!

[CrimsonWing69]

That’s how opinions are, maybe those people tried ginger pills and it didn’t work for them so they disagreed. You can’t be so sensitive on here about disagrees. People disagree with me on here all the time. It’s just life, man.

[Father__Merrin]

glad sony gives its users a VR option. If sony and cerney can implant a 2 teraflop power into the headset then mabey its on a level playing field with a 12 teraflop series X

[Storm23]

You mean the 12 TF series x that it has consistently been outperforming so far?

[Neonridr]

lol, there's been a couple of games, let's slow down a little here guys. Time will tell if that remains true for every 3rd party game.

[Atticus_finch]

I think ps5 could drop 2tf and still have better graphics than xsx.

[solidsnake222]

Please God let it be wireless. That is my one requirement to get me to upgrade from my first gen PSVR. It’s such a hassle to get it set up and going and fight the cords. Wireless would be a dream come true, I’d use it way more often for sure.

[Deathdeliverer]

I’ll be there day one.

[Games1st]

Nice haptic in the front. Would go well, with the September 2020 patent vive like controller.

[chiefJohn117]

Should be more worthy than the 1st. 1 was pretty much a waste of money

[SullysCigar]

Whoops! Time for you nap, you're getting all silly.

[chiefJohn117]

Whatever, VR was too early last gen. Performace wasn't up to par (my opinion) and lacked support for the price. I expect psvr 2 and vr in general to but much better support and performance wise this gen. But never mind my opinion its just the imaginary "L" talking i suppose. But if yall think 2 will be no better or worse than 1 so be it.

[SullysCigar]

Oh, so you're going with "it lacked support for the price"?

The staunchest of Xbox fans is REALLY gonna go there? lol

PSVR has more exclusive games than Xbox One for far less upfront hardware cost...how's that support looking now, through those blinkers?

[RgR]

Product is niche but it aint no gimmick thats for sure.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Please Lord Lucifer let it be wireless!

[Kyizen]

Everyone complained when Sony pushed indies and VR at big shows but when they are absent everyone wants them to talk about it

[UncertainCategory]

If it is wireless, has inside out tracking, and drops the PS3 move controllers for something specifically designed for VR, then I'm there day 1.

[GamerRN]

Please don't vibrate my head. Stick to haptic controllers please...

[SullysCigar]

I agree, but like the controller haptics, maybe we could just turn them on and off at will? That would be best!

[Sayai jin]

Very exciting!

[Jayszen]

It should be wireless and easy to set-up. I liked the original PSVR but after 4 years, it is dated and needs an upgrade fast. PSVR 2 should be out by Holiday 2021 (Holiday 2022 is too far to sustain momentum and I suspect 2 was being designed while Sony was working on PS5). I also hope the Move controllers are replaced with new ones that do the job much better.

[SullysCigar]

Same!

[DarkZane]

I hope the next headset is wireless. I love my VR, but if the next one is wireless, I am trading the current one immediately for the new one.

[NewYork214]

Side note. Getting the adapter for the ps5 was super easy and extremely fast. Just wish I could find a ps5 to use it with.

[DragonWarrior19]

Haptic feedback in a VR headset sure sound fun lol "Know what it's really like to get punched in the face in Bar Fight Simulator"

[specialguest]

Sony needs to really step it up on the VR side. They have the biggest VR market share and user base by 40% or more, yet most of the big and popular games/experiences are on PC VR or originally started on PC VR and ported to the PSVR. Games like Beat Saber, Vader Immortal, Pavlov, Rec Room, VR chat, HL: Alyx, Job Simulator, and more. A lot of these games were made by small companies.

Sony could be the hero of VR and take the lead to propell VR into the mainstream quicker if they invested more in fully fledged VR games and experiences instead of treating it like a side project. They have the big budget. If Sony created a PS Home 2.0 for PSVR, it would be like combining VR chat, Rec Room, Bigscreen VR, and the standard VR apartment suite in Oculus & Steam VR all into one virtual world, that would be f**king awesome.

[Jayszen]

Why don't you write to the person at Sony in charge of VR?

[Thatgrammar]

So because a patent in 2016 (right before the original headset came out) we now know there is a PS5 VR headset with these features? Thats a bit of a stretch.

[jznrpg]

I will preorder one

[S2Killinit]

Looking forward to this. Imagine haptic feedback in VR!

Me: <:

[specialguest]

Haptic feedback is already in the Oculus and Valve Index controllers. There's also a haptic feed back VR suits from a few companies like bHaptics people can pre-order now. A few VR youtubers have already tested it. The problem is the high cost of $499 to $550. If Sony develops their own, I hope it's under not as expensive.

[Starman69]

Can't wait for this!! 😁👍

[Knushwood Butt]

Just give me Gran Turismo 7 with full VR support, wireless VR kit, and eye tracking. Thanks.

Played Rez in VR the other day. Was pretty cool.

[Mr_Luke]

Wow, i love PSVR and i look forward to know how it's going to be the next one. I know, they will show in 2-3 years for now, but it's ok if it's well made. I hope it's wireless :D

[potatoseal]

Wireless is a must. Day 1 if it's wireless

[ibrake4naps]

instead of another Vita they should do a portable stand-alone vr like Quest, but have it attach to ps5 for better games...

[1nsomniac]

Everybody talking about wireless headset. I’ve never had an issue with the wires. I just run them behind my shoulder and boom they’re gone.

If anything I’m more worried about them being wireless. With anything that emits a wireless signal it’s emitting wireless radiation. The more power it uses the more it emits even none wireless radiation from the screen alone also. Current routers, before 5G/wifi6 require you to be 3ft away for safety of molecular cellular damage - this is stated in any router manual by law. I’d imagine these new wireless sets are transmitting some data and we’re literally sitting them on our brains.

[Dfooster]

Red dead redemption 2 on psvr2. 👍

[AirRevenant]

Am I the only one that remembers the InterAct vest debacle? Kids getting bruised and battered from wearable tech with haptic feedback.

I'll keep my haptic feedback off my body. Put more graphics in the thing instead, and air conditioning :) and don't go out of your way to induce migraines Sony.

[GamingSinceForever]

I'll pass this time around. Still makes me nauseated every time I play on it. Actually it's very disappointing because VR is absolutely amazing.

[CrimsonWing69]

Sold! Please be wireless like the Quest.

[spambot0815]

looks like a big step in comfortability and ease of use.

[S2Killinit]

Do yourself a favor and play Astrobot on VR. Remember the first time you placed Maria in 3D? Yeah, its that good.

[bu3ouf91]

haptic feedback sounds scary but fun at the same time *insert_shocked_emoji*

[Mr_Writer85]

Has to be wireless or its pointless.

I loved my VR, but it's too much hassle to set up, especially when you have kids so don't want to leave it out.

If it's wireless then sign me up.