PlayStation VR2 Reportedly to Launch in 2023 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 April 2022 / 2,414 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment in January of this year officially revealed the next-generation virtual reality headset from PlayStation will be called PlayStation VR2, alongside the announced of VR game, Horizon Call of the Mountain, from Guerrilla Games and Firesprite.
PlayStation VR2 has new sensory features, enhanced controls tracking, upgraded visual fidelity, eye tracking, and responsive feedback. It will also supports 4K HDR, foveated rendering, and an expanded field of view.
Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young via Twitter claims there have been delays at Sony and suggests PlayStation VR2 won't launch until 2023. Young has forecasted a "big jump" in virtual reality headset sales in 2023.
Despite the delays, Young still expects over 15 million VR headsets to be sold in 2022, which is over a 50 percent increase compared to 2021.
VR display shipments to rise >50% to >15M in 2022 despite delays to 2023 at Apple and Sony. Big jump forecasted in 2023.https://t.co/4m1FfgkeoM
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) April 11, 2022
Young claims PlayStation VR2 will use an AMOLED panel. Sony has only mentioned the VR headset will use an OLED screen that will be 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye.
"AMOLED will be back, thanks to the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR2," said Young. "We expect these AMOLED panels to have a pixel density well above 800 PPI, which is a record high for mass-produced AMOLED. With high contrast displays and no visible screen door effect, the PSVR2 is likely to be a hit among gamers."
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I'm reported to buy a PSVR2 near after launch.
Work with valve and sell many, many more.
That would be crazy if Sony made the PSVR2 compatible with SteamVR!
Probably best for the software side of things
Will it be standalone or need a ps5?
It's going to be a wired VR headset that requires a PS5.
He also mentions Apple in that tweet about VR delays. Can we expect their long rumored VR/AR device around the same time? Wonder how it will compare.
I think it has to do with VR still being a very a niche market. So Sony wouldn't want to spend too much on marketing, etc for a major holiday release on hardware that isn't expected to sell gangbusters. Beginning of a new year seems like a good time to release it. I'm hoping it'll release with Half-Life Alyx!
Probably more to do with PS5 manufacturing, going forward a strong and steady supply of PS5's is a key factor so 2023 should hopefully see a better and more consistent supply situation and because it's a peripheral apart from the initial slaunch stock its sales are affected by the numbers of PS5's sold going forward so that extra stock availability and most importantly consistency or conversely lack of impacts it, so if supply picks up and is more even coming out in 2023 should be more favourable .
