The final design of the PSVR 2 has been revealed by Sony on the PlayStation Blog. We’d heard the name and seen the specs a while back, but until tonight, we didn’t know what the headset would look like in person.
Sony isn’t, as you would expect, creating anything new. More than a passing similarity exists between the PSVR 2 headgear and its predecessor. As compared to the initial PSVR device, which was mostly rectangular in form, the new model has a more rounded appearance. According to Sony, they made this change to match the PSVR 2 Sense controllers’ orb-like design.
The design of the PSVR 2 is also influenced by the PS5 console. Using the same black and white colour scheme, this is most noticeable. Additionally, the PSVR 2’s sensing controllers have been given a black and white colour scheme. You can decide whether or not Sony has achieved in its objective of making a headset that “becomes an appealing element of your living room décor,” but we’ll let you be the judge.
The blog article also discusses the PSVR 2’s ergonomics. An adjustable headband will be retained in the new model, which has been thoroughly tested on a wide range of head sizes. On the back of the headset will be a dual headphone jack port and an adjustable scope that allows you to move it closer or farther away from your face, among other things.
The PSVR 2 has a number of new capabilities that Sony is keen to point out. The lens distance between the user’s eyes may be adjusted through a dial on the headset, which is lighter than the original PSVR. Even while the latter may seem like a little gain in terms of gameplay, it will have a huge impact on long-term play.
“When I began to work on the design for the PlayStation VR2 headgear one of the areas I wanted to concentrate on initially was the notion of having a vent to let air escape, like the vents on the PS5 console that permits airflow,” Yujin Morisawa, the lead PSVR 2 designer, explains in a blog post.
His efforts have yielded a tiny opening above the lens, which serves as a means of airflow. As long as the PSVR doesn’t fog up, this may be a game-changing addition to the experience. PSVR 2 owners who have used the original headset will tell you that having to remove the headset to clean it is a common inconvenience; Sony deserves credit for thinking of these tiny things.
As part of a slew of new improvements, the PSVR is getting 4K HDR visuals, better tracking and headset feedback inspired by DualSense controllers, and a single-cord setup that eliminates the wire spaghetti of PSVR’s predecessor. So far, everything about this headset sounds like it belongs in the next generation of gaming headsets.
Unfortunately, the release date and pricing have been omitted from the most recent PSVR 2 update. It’s widely expected that the headset will be released this year, although that has yet to be verified. PSVR 2 may cost as much as the PS5 system needed to run it, depending on the current information available on the matter.