Virtual reality, too
Arguably the biggest development for Sony and the PlayStation 5 this year is the PlayStation VR2 launch on February 22. The new iteration of PlayStation’s VR headset has a lot of new bells and whistles that makes it look like a notable upgrade from the first headset the company launched in 2016. It’s got dedicated controllers with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers similar to the DualSense (rather than making you use those old, inaccurate PlayStation Move wands), banishes the clutter and wires of the original for a single USB-C cable, and has a 4K resolution OLED display. That being said, the device has some known drawbacks. It’s more expensive than the PlayStation 5 itself, and it can’t play games made for the original PlayStation VR
All that said, PS VR2 is getting secret 2021 game of the year Before Your Eyes, which cancels out every issue and justifies the $550 price point. But you can also play that on PC and mobile, which would likely be cheaper.
According to the PlayStation Blog the full launch line-up is as follows:
After the Fall (Vertigo Games)
Altair Breaker (Thirdverse)
Before Your Eyes (Skybound Interactive, launch window)
Cities VR (Fast Travel Games)
Cosmonious High (Owlchemy Labs)
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition (Survios, launch window)
The Dark Pictures: Switchback (Supermassive, launch window)
Demeo (Resolution Games)
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate (MyDearest Inc., Perp Games)
Fantavision 202X (Cosmo Machia, Inc.)
Gran Turismo 7 (via free update to PS5 version of GT7)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Firesprite, Guerrilla)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Jurassic World Aftermath (Coatsink)
Kayak VR: Mirage (Better Than Life)
Kizuna AI – Touch the Beat! (Gemdrops, Inc.)
The Last Clockwinder (Pontoco/Cyan Worlds)
The Light Brigade (Funktronic Labs, purchase includes PS VR and PS VR2 versions)
Moss 1 & 2 Remaster (Polyarc)
NFL Pro Era (StatusPro, Inc., free PS VR2 upgrade)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games, launch window)
Pavlov VR (Vankrupt)
Pistol Whip (Cloudhead, free upgrade)
Puzzling Places (Realities.io, free upgrade)
Resident Evil Village (Capcom, via free update to PS5 version of RE Village)
Rez Infinite (Enhance)
Song in the Smoke (17 Bit)
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition (ILMxLAB)
Synth Riders (Kluge Interactive, free upgrade)
The Tale of Onogoro (Amata K.K)
Tentacular (Devolver)
Tetris Effect: Connected (Enhance)
Thumper (Drool LLC)
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners: Ch. 2: Retribution (Skydance, launch window)
Vacation Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
What the Bat (Triband)
Zenith: The Last City (Ramen VR, free upgrade)
