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Bloomberg: PSVR2 will use Samsung OLED and is scheduled for holiday 2022
shubik
Member
I think this time I will bite and get one. I was very hesitant with the first VR headset because I thought it will be just a gimmick for SONY. But I feel like they are ready for the commitment and the tech also seems to slowly getting better and better. I hope they can keep the price below 300€
MastaKiiLA
Member
MS and Sony are betting on different areas being the future of gaming. Streaming and VR definitely seem to be where we're heading, but only VR continues the reliance on dedicated hardware. Sony is right to continue to push in that direction, as it think that's where the real innovations remain to be found in gaming. We've kind of exhausted what can be done with 2D and 3D. OTOH, there are still bigger steps to be found visually for VR, and gameplay mechanics are still not fully tapped. When do we get full body haptics and omnidirectional treadmills that somehow let you do flips and shit?
Bernd Lauert
Banned
I hope Microsoft won't simply keep ignoring VR for the foreseeable future. Maybe a collaboration with Oculus is in the cards. Compatibility shouldn't be an issue, Xbox is basically a PC anyway.
mxbison
Member
To be fair E3 was shit for everything, not just VR.
Quest 2 is doing great and VR is probably in the best shape it's ever been.
bitbydeath
Member
I’ll get one if it’s kid friendly, that’s the only reason I didn’t get the first one.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I am so hyped for PSVR2. Everything we have heard about it so far looks like a carnage of fun! I hope we hear more about the PSVR2 games this Summer.
Shmunter
Member
Unlikely for vr to ever be a consideration for Xbox. Conflicts with Xcloud ambitions. Even the S is not high enough rez for VR in 2021+.
Shame really, the more Vr out there, the better for everyone in the space.
Shmunter
Member
No excuses any longer. Enough horse power under the bonnet to push it.
Reallink
Member
Holiday 2022 is brain damage or death though.
INC
Member
I dont fully agree, but this year tho has be bad, nothing really new, load sof headsets coming, but software is in a vd state (for my game tastes anyway)
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Chukhopops
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Would be cool to have a bit of new life in the VR world but Bloomberg is often full of doodoo:
www.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com
Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Replacement as Soon as September
Nintendo Co. plans to begin assembly of its new Switch as soon as July and release the upgraded replacement for its four-year-old game console in September or October, people familiar with the matter said.
www.bloomberg.com
Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Console and Major Games for 2021
Nintendo Co. plans to debut an upgraded model of its Switch console next year along with a lineup of new games, people familiar with the matter said, ceding 2020’s holiday spotlight to rival devices from Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp.
www.bloomberg.com
Nintendo Plans Switch Model With Bigger Samsung OLED Display
Nintendo Co. plans to unveil a model of its Switch gaming console equipped with a bigger Samsung OLED display this year, hoping the larger touchscreen can prop up demand in time for the holidays, people familiar with the plan said.
www.bloomberg.com
Moomalade74
Banned
OLED Screens? I'm in big time, was starting to give up hope for immersive VR.
DeltaPolarBear
Member
VR is in direct conflict with Xcloud. They are on opposing ends and going further apart. VR is basically an extension of tradition Console gaming. You buy a powerful machine that you run locally in your home. It isn't portable, but Console is fine with it not being portable. Microsoft basically can't divert resources to Xbox VR without ending up with competing goals that disagree with the future of gaming.
hybrid_birth
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Considering how immersive VR was using a freaking PS4 as the hardware, I can't wait to see what it will be like on the PS5.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Hopefully Half Life Alyx will launch on it.
Not interested in multiple vr headsets. All developers should come together and develop standard controllers/experience for it.
Not interested in multiple vr headsets. All developers should come together and develop standard controllers/experience for it.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
It better be cordless the cords on the psvr makes you feel like in an insane asylum.
DeltaPolarBear
Member
PS5 is what is needed to save weight and not needing for cooling or batteries. Just as portable gaming is not the same as home gaming, portable VR is not the same as home VR.
Further, Quest is being sold way below cost, because your user data is being sold for a profit. Sony is not that evil yet.
kyliethicc
Member
Sony already said it will use a single cable.
It will connect to the PS5's front USB-C port.
Samsung OLED gives hope for HDR - especially given the headset doesn't need to hit overblown nits to achieve it. Well - fingers crossed anyway.
On the flipside though - there are shared technology aspects (they are two of the most performance sensitive mediums for games right now), and technically XCloud can be extended relatively straightforward to support a reasonable VR experience - they just need to add 360 encoding for their video streams. But yea - strategic benefits of this are minimal to none at this point in time.
In terms of possible competing goals, yes (also the fact that VR software is much more incompatible with idea of 'access on any device', running against that goal too).
On the flipside though - there are shared technology aspects (they are two of the most performance sensitive mediums for games right now), and technically XCloud can be extended relatively straightforward to support a reasonable VR experience - they just need to add 360 encoding for their video streams. But yea - strategic benefits of this are minimal to none at this point in time.
Cert.in.Death
Member
I am hopeful the device will be able to work with PCs, even if it’s only in a limited capacity (meaning multimedia only without games).
Day 1.
Day 1.
Wandering Leopard
Member
Not really (although it would be stupid to release new hardware without the right games). Assuming the article is correct, the most important thing is compelling launch games.
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With them showing off the controllers early this yr i cant see it being holiday 2022 release unless chip shortage is holiding it back , if it is holiday 2022 then i dont expect a reveal of the whole system till feb/mar next year, i was expecting xmas 21 to easter 22 for release
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yurinka
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It's Capcom, which means that in a year or two we may see RE4VR Whatever Edition as PSVR2 launch game.
As I remember while ago Jimbo said they still didn't have a release date, but for sure weren't going to be released last year or during 2021. Add covid on top of that and expect a late 2022 or 2023 release.
Specially when they are supply constrained so they may not be able to scale up PS5 install base as fast as they scheduled for 2nd-3rd year due to the chips (demand will be hay higher than they predicted), and that's very important considering only around ~5% of the PS4 users bought a PSVR1 so they may want to release PSVR2 with a pretty big PS5 userbase.
Consider a full reveal with several games maybe around early fall 2022, a couple of months before its release, and an early hardware reveal/announcement teaser a few months before that, maybe around Spring 2022/E3-ish 2022.
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MachRc
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Sony's is really pushing for the VR market which is great for all of us, more adopters mean more developers for better games. It also gives Sony console owners a great taste of what VR has to offer.
Thats a great first experience to have on a console, which I believe will strengthen that I love my PlayStation bond .
Plus the samsung odyssey and plus headsets are one of the best WMR(windows mixed reality) sets made.
I personally already have a MS mixed reality headset. Its great, but unless Im in the mood the draw in tiltbrush or try to play more of Alyx with impulse 101, it does gather dust next to my PC.
I do see MS losing gorund here, but theyre saying they already been there and done that with PC,
that theyre working on more important things right now and will most likely revisit the VR "scene" when it evolves more and without wires.
its tough becasue VR now currently is 30 percent gimmick, 30 percent wow factor, 30 percent cumbersome, 10 percent beat saber
My VR legs are about 40 minutes.
Thats a great first experience to have on a console, which I believe will strengthen that I love my PlayStation bond .
Plus the samsung odyssey and plus headsets are one of the best WMR(windows mixed reality) sets made.
I personally already have a MS mixed reality headset. Its great, but unless Im in the mood the draw in tiltbrush or try to play more of Alyx with impulse 101, it does gather dust next to my PC.
I do see MS losing gorund here, but theyre saying they already been there and done that with PC,
that theyre working on more important things right now and will most likely revisit the VR "scene" when it evolves more and without wires.
its tough becasue VR now currently is 30 percent gimmick, 30 percent wow factor, 30 percent cumbersome, 10 percent beat saber
My VR legs are about 40 minutes.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
As far as market adoption goes, although Sony did offer a ton of PSVR games (exclusives and third-party multiplatform), they didn't use their esteemed first-party IPs or developers for that.
Imagine a PSVR 2 game in the TLOU universe, or a proper full Spider-Man PSVR game by Insomniac, and a Ghost of Tsushima PSVR 2 Samurai game by Sucker Punch. The adoption rate will go up quite significantly. I think now that PSVR 2 and PS5 are actually very powerful and capable, Sony will use this strategy in at least some capacity (IPs, first-party devs, or IPs and first-party devs) to increase PSVR 2 and PS5 adoption.
yurinka
Member
Yes, obviously if it had the biggest Sony IPs with the biggest Sony teams it would sell more. But to support VR means its visuals must be highly downgraded to boost fps and that that the gameplay must be heavily adapted and many genres don't adapt well.
So it means the cost would be too high, and considering its userbase it wouldn't be profitable. So forget seeing big AAA games from top studios making games for it.
But what it can happen is that if Sony studios keep growing a lot, each top Sony studio may get a small team to make some little, short VR experiences using their IPs.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Lol imagine a full Spider-Man game in VR. $10 says you couldn’t play it for 10 minutes without puking. I feel sick just thinking about it.
mancstheps5fanboy
Banned
rather have the psvr2 , be a premium product , than a cheapo shitter, hopefully will come with the next half life , vr shoes with vibrational pads , boom shaka lacka.
THE DUCK
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This is good news, I miss the black levels from oculus quest 1 to 2. (but way prefer the enhanced resolution)
I was hoping the panel would be higher res but maybe with advanced rendering techniques and the power of the ps5 behind it, it will be amazing.
I was hoping the panel would be higher res but maybe with advanced rendering techniques and the power of the ps5 behind it, it will be amazing.
SilentUser
Member
Well, Sony already said it is just one cord plugged to the USB C port in front of the PS5. Good enough, imo.hope it’s easy to hookup and play. That PSVR1 was a pain
OT: OLED screen? That's cool and interesting. But since I'm such a tech noob, how does that helps a VR equipment?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Still years off and too expensive to match the quality of OLED for price/perf at the moment.
Fake
Member
Man... Samsung shouldn't make the promisse about microLED years ago.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
OLED is good to go but requires very high res. Quest 1 was one of biggest res OLED hmds and was still pixelated.
And honestly if it's not Wireless don't even bother. Quest 2 is 300 and have one of the best lcd vr screens in the market now and it's either wireless pc VR with airlink or standalone.
And honestly if it's not Wireless don't even bother. Quest 2 is 300 and have one of the best lcd vr screens in the market now and it's either wireless pc VR with airlink or standalone.
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