PlayStation VR2: Quietly Taking The Next Step Towards PC

General news News PlayStation PlayStation News 03/23/2024

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Behind the scenes, Sony’s virtual reality headset has undergone a change that will slowly take it from PlayStation 5 to official PC support, which Sony previously announced.

Writing on Twitter, iVRy said that the latest firmware update for the headset means that you don’t have to resort to drivers or hardware tricks to get PlayStation VR2 running on Windows, but it’s too early to see if the update will also enable Nvidia use. From the update, it looks like you’ll still need an adapter called VirtualLink.

When PlayStation VR2 support on PC becomes fully official, Sony will not only have to release the PC drivers, but also provide VirtualLink. Knowing the company, this won’t be free, so don’t be surprised if Sony wants to make some money off of this as well. There’s nothing in the headset’s firmware to suggest that there will be any kind of streaming solution, so it will connect directly to your PC. What are the system requirements for the headset?

If the PlayStation VR2 works without a PlayStation 5, it will be more popular because even though the PS5 is selling well, there are still more PCs in homes and perhaps more VR headsets than the PlayStation VR2. Speaking of sales, Sony is very reluctant to talk about it (similar to the number of PlayStation Plus subscribers: after introducing the new three-tier model, they almost immediately stopped reporting on it), and rumor has it that they have so many in stock that they are pausing production because they don’t want to be left with so many headsets.

However, the firmware update suggests that we’re not too far away from official PC support for the PlayStation VR2. We could be at the point by the summer where we can simply install the driver, plug in the VirtualLink (or whatever the adapter is called) and be ready to play.

Source: WCCFTech

Sony's latest firmware update enables PC access! This means it's no longer necessary to use driver/hardware workarounds to make it work on Windows. Still TBC whether this update enables nVidia use, but all indications are that Sony's "PC games" plans involve direct connection. pic.twitter.com/dvEH4pvDhF

— iVRy (@iVRy_VR) March 21, 2024

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