- Sony has announced that PSVR2 will be launching in early 2023.
- PlayStation VR2 is the successor to PSVR and it comes with major hardware upgrades.
- Sony is expected to announce the exact release date of PSVR2 in the coming months.
Sony has announced the release window for the much-anticipated PlayStation VR2 for the PS5. The VR headset is set to release in early 2023. PSVR2 will be the successor to PSVR that launched in October 2016 and it will come with some major upgrades over its predecessor. Sony has already revealed the hardware specs of PSVR2 alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain VR game for the headset. The PSVR2 will come with a Sense controller and the specifications of this controller are already revealed.
Coming early 2023. #PSVR2 pic.twitter.com/R3MwWVPyNt
— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) August 22, 2022
PSVR2 builds upon the tech used in the PS5. The headset will have high-fidelity visuals, new sensory features, improved tracking, and a single cord setup that will let you connect it to the PS5 with a single cable. PSVR2 and Sense controller specifications are listed below:
PSVR2 specifications
- Display: OLED panel with 2000 x 2040 per eye resolution as well as 90Hz, 120Hz refresh rate
- Field of View: Approximately 110 degrees
- Cameras: 4 cameras for headset and controller as well as trackingIR camera for eye tracking
- Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), IR Proximity sensor
- Audio: 3D Audio, in-built microphone, and stereo headphone jack
- Feedback: Vibration on headset
PSVR2 Sense controller specifications
- Buttons: [Right] PS button, Options button, Action buttons (Circle / Cross), R1 button, R2 button, Right Stick / R3 button
[Left] PS button, Create button, Action buttons (Triangle / Square), L1 button, L2 button, Left Stick / L3 button - Sensors: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Finger Touch DetectionIR LED for position tracking
- Connection: Bluetooth v5.1
- Feedback: Trigger Effect (on R2/L2 button), Haptic Feedback
Sony had also revealed Horizon Call of the Mountain, which will be a new game in the Horizon franchise. In Call of the Mountain, the protagonist will not be Aloy. The game will have a new protagonist, and Aloy and other characters from the Horizon series will appear in the game. Sony is yet announce the exact release date of Horizon Call of the Mountain.
