Playstation VR Discussion Thread

coolisin · 29-10-2020 09:09AM

Has anyone attempted to order the adaptor yet?
See it was available on the US site last night.

wes · 29-10-2020 09:22AM

I did it yesterday. I got an email about an hour later, and it says I should get it in November sometime.

SomeSayKos · 29-10-2020 09:29AM

wes wrote: »

I did it yesterday. I got an email about an hour later, and it says I should get it in November sometime.

Same here

sticker · 29-10-2020 09:52AM

wes wrote: »

I did it yesterday. I got an email about an hour later, and it says I should get it in November sometime.

Same

RocketRaccoon · 29-10-2020 10:12AM

I got the same email regarding the adapter, now I just need a ps5.

mrcheez · 31-10-2020 07:42AM

wow I'm pretty shocked to hear PS5 games will not support PSVR... I guess the clues were there when an adaptor was required to make it compatible.

RocketRaccoon · 31-10-2020 09:14AM

mrcheez wrote: »

wow I'm pretty shocked to hear PS5 games will not support PSVR... I guess the clues were there when an adaptor was required to make it compatible.

They will support it, hence the adapter.

Oafley Jones · 31-10-2020 12:52PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

They will support it, hence the adapter.

No. PS4 games (those with PS5 compatibility/enhancements) will support it. There will be no ps5 games that utilise it. As I said in the gaming thread, I’m really surprised. I was certain that they’d leverage it until a new improved model could be sold in two/three ish years time. They’re killing the platform with this move. Undermining alll the work they’ve done. Again, it’s not surprising given the CEO of PlayStation doesn’t seem to be much of a believer in VR.

kerplun k · 31-10-2020 01:34PM

I thought it sold quite well, plus it made use of redundant stock such as the camera and moves. For something that they threw together I thought it exceeded expectations. It’s a shame they seem to be abandoning it.

mrcheez · 31-10-2020 02:53PM

kerplun k wrote: »

I thought it sold quite well, plus it made use of redundant stock such as the camera and moves. For something that they threw together I thought it exceeded expectations. It’s a shame they seem to be abandoning it.

5 million were sold vs 113 million PS4 sold, so maybe they did the maths and decided it wasn't worth keeping it going.

Odd that they explicitly won't be supporting it for PS5 games unless there's something specific in the code library that would be costly to update for PS5?

Surely it should be up to the developers to say they want to enable PSVR mode?

Does this mean that Hitman 3 will have 2 variants... PS4 version (supporting PSVR) and PS5 version? Will the PS4 version be purchasable on the PS5?

Also curious to see if the PSVR actually gets any improvements when running on PS5 hardware, or if it will just be an emulated PS4 Pro.

Oafley Jones · 31-10-2020 03:36PM

mrcheez wrote: »

5 million were sold vs 113 million PS4 sold, so maybe they did the maths and decided it wasn't worth keeping it going.

Odd that they explicitly won't be supporting it for PS5 games unless there's something specific in the code library that would be costly to update for PS5?

Surely it should be up to the developers to say they want to enable PSVR mode?

Does this mean that Hitman 3 will have 2 variants... PS4 version (supporting PSVR) and PS5 version? Will the PS4 version be purchasable on the PS5?

Also curious to see if the PSVR actually gets any improvements when running on PS5 hardware, or if it will just be an emulated PS4 Pro.

I can say that NMS is emulating the Pro for it's PS5 mode.

For some reason I thought the number were a lot higher. But yeah, looking at that, you can see why they're giving up. Thing is, they probably made this decision at least two years ago; look at the final hardware and games development timelines such RE8.

It's annoying, the promise of PSVR was one of the things that convinced me to go with PS last time round. It's even more annoying when you consider the biggest bottleneck for PSVR is the raw horsepower of the machine itself, and the PS5 would have had huge potential upsides (looking at you SW:Squadrons)

RocketRaccoon · 31-10-2020 04:16PM

I absolutely love the VR, I'd be very surprised and disappointed not to see another full astrobot vr game on the ps5.

mrcheez · 01-11-2020 04:46PM

This sort of thread seems to be coming up more and more

https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/jm1nyq/a_refuge_from_psvr/

How many of ye are thinking of making the move to Quest ?

coolisin · 01-11-2020 10:14PM

mrcheez wrote: »

This sort of thread seems to be coming up more and more

https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/jm1nyq/a_refuge_from_psvr/

How many of ye are thinking of making the move to Quest ?

I would but to be honest the Facebook account thing is the part that has 100% stopped me.
I don't like it being so heavily tied into it.
Didn't like when Sony wanted to automatically post on Facebook what I was playing or trophies.

As with psvr and pcvr and quest you cannot compare them.
Psvr is last gen console Sony has a console launch first.
Then maybe VR look if it's the end of psvr it's the end I hold onto my old consoles so it's not a massive deal for me but then again I've bought the psp's and the vita (and the vita's death upsets me more).

Right now for VR Sony would be stupid to go up against the quest, give a small break to release PSvR2.
But ps5 will be my main system for flat games anyway eventually!

However they need to say something soon if they want to keep some of the VR players.
Interesting and scary at the same time what Facebook is doing with Oculus.

mrcheez · 01-11-2020 11:59PM

I used a fake FB account on my Quest 2 and haven't had any issues... There are reports of a jailbreak to avoid requiring an account due to be released soon too

SomeSayKos · 02-11-2020 12:45PM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

No. PS4 games (those with PS5 compatibility/enhancements) will support it. There will be no ps5 games that utilise it. .

Is this confirmed? I knew they had no plans to release a new headset but is it a case where we're not going to see any new PSVR games, or will we be just getting ps4 vr games going forward?

Hmmm.
I wonder if we can expect further boosts to performance on PS5 beyond what PS4 pro currently does.

I would kill for another Astro Bot VR game. It's easily the best VR game I've ever played and I want more!

mrcheez · 02-11-2020 12:54PM

Based on what has been said, it's likely there WILL be new PSVR games but specifically targeting PS4 hardware.

So, likely smaller studios will continue producing PSVR content, though I'd say larger studios will target PS5 hardware and will focus on pancake gaming. Saying that though, the PS4 version of Hitman will still have the VR mode, but probably not the PS5 version so there will still be large studio releases that are currently in development.

The PS5 will emulate PS4 Pro hardware, but you can assume that it's PS4 Pro hardware running at 100% capacity all the time, whereas a real PS4 Pro might have occasional framerate drops on screens that are taxing, so that's where the PSVR might improve using PS5 hardware.

This is all theory btw, nothing confirmed until people get the hardware in their hands!

SomeSayKos · 02-11-2020 12:57PM

I got Star Wars Squadron during the weekend which is actually a lot of fun but it looks pretty ropey on my base ps4. Looking forward to a bump in quality when I fire it up on the PS5!

Oafley Jones · 03-11-2020 12:33AM

SomeSayKos wrote: »

I got Star Wars Squadron during the weekend which is actually a lot of fun but it looks pretty ropey on my base ps4. Looking forward to a bump in quality when I fire it up on the PS5!

That’s assuming it’ll emulate the Pro, which you have to hope. Unfortunately it’s still fairly ropey.

mrcheez · 06-11-2020 03:56PM

SomeSayKos wrote: »

Hmmm.
I wonder if we can expect further boosts to performance on PS5 beyond what PS4 pro currently does.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/11/playstation-vr-tested-on-ps5-it-works-fine-but-maybe-keep-your-ps4/

Incidentally if you were ever considering the benefit of wireless all-in-one VR over the PSVR setup, I think this says it all

coolisin · 07-11-2020 10:16AM

That article is a little annoying!

I get the point and agree with the mess of cables.
But it's ok I live in the world of the OG PS4 so I know the pain of a couple of usb ports.

JimBurnley · 09-11-2020 12:59PM

Just seen this reported on reliable PSVR page....

Blood & Truth from @LondonStudioHQ has been updated to take advantage of PS5 on PSVR.

Higher resolution
Higher framerate (up to 90 fps)
Highest detail assets used at all times
Improved texture details

SomeSayKos · 09-11-2020 01:48PM

JimBurnley wrote: »

Just seen this reported on reliable PSVR page....

Blood & Truth from @LondonStudioHQ has been updated to take advantage of PS5 on PSVR.

Higher resolution
Higher framerate (up to 90 fps)
Highest detail assets used at all times
Improved texture details

Deadly, this is exactly the type of update I was hoping to hear! Hopefully more devs follow suit

mrcheez · 09-11-2020 02:33PM

SomeSayKos wrote: »

Deadly, this is exactly the type of update I was hoping to hear! Hopefully more devs follow suit

apparently it's a patch to enable a "Boost mode" built into the PS5

https://www.psu.com/news/ps5-boost-mode-explained-how-it-enhances-ps5-ps4-games/

Potential-Monke · 11-11-2020 07:45PM

I was in 2 minds about getting rid of the PSVR, but with shops closed I can't trade in anyway, so happy to hear some VR games will be getting patches. Of all the VR games I've played, I don't think I've finished a single one, so will at least get to try them out on the 5 before I trade (which I definitely will at some stage, to make room for the eventual PSVR2... or a Quest 2)

Mr.Fantastic · 12-11-2020 09:22AM

Anyone receive their adapter yet? Signed up for it but no word yet.

SomeSayKos · 12-11-2020 09:26AM

Mr.Fantastic wrote: »

Anyone receive their adapter yet? Signed up for it but no word yet.

No, haven't heard anything since the initial confirmation email from Sony that I had registered for it.
Really hope it arrives soon though as once my PS5 arrives I want to put my PS4 into storage

Exclamation Marc · 12-11-2020 11:40AM

I have a feeling it will be next week. Sony are staggering its release per jurisdiction so hopefully next week.

mrcheez · 15-11-2020 02:29PM

PS5 can't play 3D BluRay apparently... That's me out for upgrading unless they patch it in

3D BluRay is one of the most used things on my PS4 whether it's on my 3DTV or PSVR

gerrybbadd · 16-11-2020 11:26AM

mrcheez wrote: »

PS5 can't play 3D BluRay apparently... That's me out for upgrading unless they patch it in

3D BluRay is one of the most used things on my PS4 whether it's on my 3DTV or PSVR

Isn't it pretty much a dead format though?

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