PSVR 2: No release planned before 2023?

news hardware PSVR 2: No release planned before 2023?

Published on 03/01/2022 at 08:05

Sony’s virtual reality system was formalized in good and due form earlier this year and has no price or release date yet. And with the latter, given the current situation, things could get complicated.

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PSVR 2: not before 2023?
What do we know about PSVR 2?

PSVR 2: not before 2023?

Revealed earlier this year consumer electronics show from Las Vegas, the PlayStation VR 2 could appear much later. The system, consisting of a headset (shown last week) and two controllers, is rumored to be released. And although it was made official in early January, its release would be around early 2023, and more specifically, in the first quarter of next year.

. This is the Youtube channel PSVR without parolewho had already seen correctly with Horizon: Call of the Mountain and certain features of the helmet, which indicates:

In their opinion, the PSVR 2 can’t arrive until 2023, and with good reason: the PS5. The success of this second version of the virtual reality system depends on the fleet of consoles installed in the homes. But today, the latest generation consoles are still hard to find for consumers. Aside from the commercial success of this new gear, the release of PSVR 2 could frustrate even more gamers who haven’t gotten their hands on the PS5 in the coming months.

What do we know about PSVR 2?

Indirect, The PSVR 2 would therefore suffer from the health crisis leading to the breakage of the semiconductors. The latter are currently in demand from many manufacturers and suppliers in the electronics industry. The excitement on these components has not abated, as evidenced by the difficulty of getting your hands on an Xbox Series X or a PS5, but also the latest graphics cards of the moment, which always indicate their unavailability.

Of course, these are just rumors to be taken with a pinch of salt and we’ll have to wait for official confirmation from either Sony or PlayStation to be sure. We can see the glass half full when we think that a lot of important information about the PSVR 2 has been revealed, in addition to the release date and the price. We know what it looks like, we know its technical characteristics (2000*2040 OLED screen, refresh rate between 90 and 120 Hz) and promises more convenient connectivity than its predecessor. The final downside, however, is that we don’t yet know if the system will be backward compatible with older games.

Source : GamesRadar