Sony during its presentation at CES 2022, finally showed us the long-awaited technical specifications of the PlayStation VR2, the brand’s next-generation virtual reality glasses for the PS5. Although they had already known about them for about a year, announced via their official blog, so far the details or their technical characteristics had not transcended. PlayStation VR2, will be the name by which the new device of the Japanese giant will be officially known and Horizon Call of the Mountain developed by Guerrilla Games and Firesprite, the first game we will have at their disposal. However, SONY He resisted showing what his new virtual reality glasses will look like and it will take a few months to finally see the final design.
One of the important novelties compared to the current model is that it is not necessary to use an external camera to detect the glasses, as well as the controls. Depending on what happened, the PlayStation VR2 glasses themselves will incorporate four cameras that will be responsible for tracking and positioning the player and one inside the viewer, to track the eyes.
More power, with fewer cables
The next generation of eyewear for PS5, will offer a resolution of 2000 x 2040 per eye, with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, this increases the 110º field of vision being ten more than the previous viewer, or 20 more than the Oculus Quest 2, which has 90º.
Its features in detail, taken from SONY’s own blog.
PlayStation VR2 specifications
- Pants: OLED
- Resolution: 2000 x 2040 per eye
- Panel refresh: 90 Hz, 120 Hz
- Lens deviation: yes, adjustable
- Field of view (FOV): approx. 110 degrees
- Sensors: 6-axis system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer) and IR proximity sensor
- Cameras: four cameras for tracking. An IR camera to track each eye
- Comments: Vibration in the helmet
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Sound: built-in microphone
- Sound output: stereo jack
PlayStation VR2 Sense control specifications
- Followedg: Six-axis system (three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer). Capacitive finger sensor. IR position detection
- Feedback: haptic feedback and trigger vibration (R2 / L2)
- Puerto: USB Type-C Port
- Communication: Bluetooth version 5.1
- Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
As a detail of the technical section, it transcends that of linking the PlayStation VR2 You will only need a USB-C cable to communicate with the PlayStation 5. On the other hand, apart from not knowing the design of the glasses, details like their weight, as well as the VR2 Sense mandos for PlayStation with the built-in battery, these would be details to take into account and which have not yet been released.
We had to wait a year to know about the next generation of SONY’s VR glasses for the PlayStation 5, and at this point we still have to know and reveal some details, such as its official launch date and even how it looks, hopefully. . don’t have to wait another year, and know it by 2022 as advertised.
