Good review. I love the PSVR2 a whole bunch and it really rekindled my love for VR. I'm waking up eager to play GT7... I'm in my mid 40s, I don't wake up eager to do jack shit anymore.
I agree content is king. But Sony knocked this out of the Park. I am a 60 years old OG VR gamer. Dev Kit , Rift, Valve Index, Quest 2, and now PSVR 2, between the Graphics and Haptics I am totally blown away. All you guys need now are more Triple A games and Half-life Alyx.
nah man, most of it sounds great but the 2h battery life of the controller just killed most of the enthusiasm i had for this... and even if it somehow goes up to the promised 5h, that's still not good enough for me.. sony really dropped the ball there
@Stefan Forrer you will get motion sickness before playing for 5 hours trust me. I have to take a break after about 1-2 hours then I charge the controllers
Yeah I think an 8/10 is a fair score. They are clearly going for a halfway house between the cheaper VRs and the more premium ones with the price. As my first VR it is a great experience and it is so fun to play games I missed out on.
As a first time vr owner my only biggest issue was that Sony didn't give you microfiber cloth for the VR. I was probably one of the few who read through the manual and it mention that using any other kind of cleaning equipment could damage your lenses and the outside cameras. Were they expecting everyone to have owned a pair of glasses before? Also as someone who does have glasses, I usually use some sort of solution to clean my glasses. If, again it wasn't for me reading the manual (which realistically is on the downside of us as customers for not reading it) I could have fucked up my $580 dollar vr headset not even week one in. I just feel bad for anyone who might have chucked the manual, and did exactly that.
Do you wear your glasses with the vr headset I wear glasses to Drive I’m nearsighted so I wear them to see far anyway I basically wear them driving but I still like to know if you can wear glasses with the vest headset
@@jonoxthomascito6516 So the VR2 is possibly the best when it comes to wearing them over my frames. The Oculus & Vive were both a little uncomfortable and left a lovely dent on the bridge of my nose BUT VR2 Definitely have taken note from design and made it more accommodating for frame wearers
lol, seriously? You're complaining about a piece of cloth that cost pennies? Instead of complaining about the fact it has no backwards compatibility, no built in speakers, short controller battery life, small sweet spot, bad game refund policy, no wireless, mura effect, lack of games, etc...
The headphones are low quality? We can make a lot of money selling our Pulse headset separately, so I’m gonna need you to get all the way off my back. Okay let me get off that thing!
I'm playing Resident Evil 8 VR and IM BLOWN AWAY! Holy crap- its a totally different experience playing in VR. Can't really compare playing VR with playing on a TV.
Veteran VR users should recognize how impressive PSVR2 is for the price. It has specs that a lot of expensive headsets lack: eye tracking, OLED HDR, haptics, etc.
@@WolverineBatman im a vet psvr user and the price is why im not getting it. Way too much. Id rather get a oculus and a computer. Way too much for too few upgrades. All its upgrades are things other headsets were doing when they released PSVR 1
I have the Valve Index and I'm excited about this. Not because I'll be using it anytime soon (don't have a PS5 and I'm mainly a PC user) but because it will potentially introduce more people to VR which might mean more/better VR games in the future.
@@psychoticdaizyproductions569 But to get an equivalent PCVR setup, you'd have to spend a lot more. If a person doesn't have a beefy PC and wants high-quality VR games, PSVR2 is the best value.
I still have no desire to purchase this system for my console. Since I invested money into the last one and they eventually stopped support of the product. It’s also five hundred dollars.
@@jamespaul6315 I did but I got tired of setting everything up and tearing it down to play video games. Which is why I stopped using it on my PS4 after a few months. Lol
Not to mention you could just buy a quest 2 now with it's price drop and get honestly what I will guarantee is way better games and a WAY bigger library for sure for about the same price
I owned the first one, and lost interest in it fairly quickly. I got sick easily on it, but it was pretty amazing. What I wanted was a true ace combat type game ( a full one, not the limited one you got). I bought the new one, and it’s pretty damn impressive. The kayak game feels so realistic, I got sick in seconds, but I’ve been slowly building up a tolerance. The true goat is GT 7. It’s bloody amazing how immersive it is. Now if only I can get that level of quality, in a flying game. The one they have coming out looks promising, but I want a GT 7 level of detail, with ace combat level combat. Maybe have a true simulation option. I understand the hesitation with a lot of people, as it’s a hefty price tag. I make lots of money, and I even cringed when I put the money down for it. Most of my friends don’t make enough to buy one, so I’m kind of alone in that regard: no friends to play with. The one real disappointment so far is No man’s sky. It looks like you have a water filled fishbowl on your head it’s so blurry. They need to foveate that game to clear it up.
Foveated rendering I think is a game changer. The PS5 isn't powerful enough to drive the headset alone given it has more pixels than the Index, but it can keep up and render nice looking games. For me though I like the outside-in tracking of the Vive and Index, the precision is amazing and losing tracking just isn't really a thing. But I do hope this helps VR along, because we need more excellent games like Half Life Alyx.
If there is chromatic aberration it means the headset is not properly aligned. Usually you need to move the headset in the direction where you see chromatic aberation.
@@ralfiejr34greed I only see it when the headset isn't on properly The fact they had such bad grooves in they noses shows they not wearing it right should only be resting there at most visor should basically be suspended in front not pushing on your face at all
I’m hoping this shows developers that PSVR isn’t a gimmick and Sony is invested in it. I think more “AAA” vr titles are on the horizon. I just hope they don’t take too long to develop.
but it is a gimmick.... lets take a look at a couple of games that are about to come out and have huge hype surrounding them, hollow knight silk song and diablo 4... and now tell me please, how are games like those supposed to benefit from vr? how are 3rd person action adventures and rpgs like god of war or the souls games supposed to benefit from vr? if its use is limited by player perspective, it's a gimmick....
@@stefanforrer2573 the point I was making was that there are a lack of games out there. I think it is because vr (even though it is more mainstream now) is still a relatively new thing and developers seem to be shy in regards to creating games for it. I think (or at least hope) that the fact the PSVR didn’t stop at 1 is a sign that Playstation is invested in VR. I hope this establishes confidence in developers to want to develop more VR titles.
@@stefanforrer2573 They have plans for sure. Armored Core 6 will be in full VR, I guarantee it. That's Fromsoftware's answer to how they get in to VR. Also top down'ish games like Moss are very fun in VR so doesn't always have to be first person.
@@stefanforrer2573it’s not a gimmick and “flat screen” or 3rd person games translate beautifully to vr. Instead of looking at a screen, you embody a perspective right over the shoulder and are in the game, but play it with a controller. I want more games like this in vr.
Honestly as a avid vr user there's nothing out there worth playing other than Resident Evil 7, Skyrim and Alyx. The gaming side of VR has never moved forward, headsets for days but nothing exciting to play on them.
@@BreakfastAtNoon GT7 is a good game, Horizon is kinda meh tech demo that should be free tbh. But except those games you mentioned .. nothing in recent years is worth getting into VR.
@@BreakfastAtNoon The three you listed are amazing, but there is also: Boneworks and Bone Lab Blade and Sorcery Beat Saber (yes ik but it's super addicting IMO) GT7 (best PSVR2 exclusive easily and probably top 3 VR games of all time) RE: Village Walking Dead Saints and Sinners Moss 1 and 2 (Best VR Platformer) Pistol Whip Super Hot there are tons of great VR games. Sadly, PSVR2 is lacking most of these, but I imagine they will come eventually. We already know Beat Saber and Walking dead are coming. I would cry tears of joy if half-life Alyx made it to PSVR2.
The Meta Quest when it first came out with its original pricing was so bad ass. I really liked it, but mainly just watched films in a virtual cinema lol. I hope the MQ3 is a significant upgrade but I expect it'll cost like $500
Using the Quest 2 with wireless pcvr really brings it to another level. Just a shame it requires an expensive PC. But the Quest 2 still has great natives games like RE4.
A good tip for VR is to always have a fan blowing in your face when your in VR. It really helps prevent you sweating like crazy inside the headset, and also helps with motion sickness and orientation.
I honestly love mine but my two biggest issues revolve around games that have no dualsense option to play when I find controller use to be far more laid back when I want to just unwind in VR. I'm really hoping for a VR port for Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, RDR2 and Alien Isolation. Even though they would just be ports, I feel that these titles (if they include dualsense support as an option) and if they made original PSVR titles re-released for PSVR2, this would be elevated so much more and would attract far more sales.
I've gotten 4+ hours out of my controllers every time I've played. And they fully charge in 20mins. I take a break, eat, and they are fully charged for another 4+ hours.
VR gaming technology reminds me moving from 2D gaming technology to 3D at the end of 90s. It's unavoidable. 3D graphics were so rough at the beginning and most gamers hated, but it continued to improve more and more and eventually two decades later here we are. VR is an amazing immersion technology but its at first steps now. High selling price makes it unaffordable for most people, so game developers are not focusing it much. But when VR becomes more and more affordable and of course with tech continously improving we'll get to see game developers starting to priotize VR. Maybe two decades later we'll have VR social hubs and %100 immersive games like the movie Ready Player One (that movie was a high budget VR ad).
For me honestly, I don't really have any interest in wearing a headset for hours when I'm gaming. Nothing against VR... The technology is impressive, it's just not for me.
Hmmm. Not how I remember the move to 3D in the 90s. I remember everyone being blown away with the new 3D games being released simply because they hadn’t been seen it before, and it offered a new way to play games. Final Fantasy 7 and Mario 64, the tomb raider games, Tekken, for example. Now, Looking back, they look awful with today`s standards, and many comment how it doesn’t look like we saw it as kids or teenagers. Most gamers loved 3D at the time, and we continued to enjoy the 2d games too (which are still enjoyed today) It’s true though that 3D continued to make incredible advances. That’s true of VR now. The first time you use it you are blown away with it, but in years to come as it improves we will probably look back and be shocked we thought it looked amazing, as we do now. The problem is cost, convenience, comfort, feeling sick after a while(for some people) and ground breaking must play games. I still don’t think they are enough must play games, yet, that people talk about and there`s peer pressure to experience it.
@Master Miller you know I was the exact same way. I saw psvr 1 and like move controllers and the headset looks funky and odd to hold. graphics and games looks kinda crap. the ones I saw someone play. but I saw gameplay of psvr2 games and was like wow. those look amazing. I've always wanted to try vr but like you I thought it was kinda not for me. kinda dumb. but I went and purchased psvr2. I have to say. the game on the flat screen is nothing compared to the game in 3d. it's an experience of a lifetime. I am vary happy with my purchase. yes the screen door effect is there but honestly it's not really noticeable once you start playing. my girlfriend has psvr1 which I never played. I watched her play skyrim on it and was like that dumb the any you move. but with the sticks you can move freely. wow game changer. my girlfriends reaction to kayak vr she was blown away. I'm like whoa what am I in store for if she got blown away and she played psvr1. I put the headset on and I was like wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. at everything and every game I played. more and more blown away. what I'm trying to say. psvr2. is the place to start. if you want to wait for a sale go ahead. but don't skip psvr2. it's a great headset. not perfect by any means. but I love it. vr is all I play. so I went from flat screen games for 20 years. to vr one day 2 weeks ago and now that's all I play is vr. this is an amazing purchase. I'm so happy. I already bought 10 vr games and love em all. my problem is I work so much. I am so overwhelmed in games but I will play them all. I cannot wait for the weekend to play more. this headset is an easy 9/10 from me. you won't regret it. I recommend the psvr2 to anyone if you want to try vr for the first time. the headset super comfortable to wear once you are used to it. super easy to use. controllers are great . I'm telling you straight up. YOU ARE MISSING OUT BIG TIME.
Are you saying gamers hated graphics at first? Or that gamers were hated at first? Cause if it's the first thing, that's the biggest bs ever. People always remember their childhood games looking better meaning they had no memory of being bothered by the graphics.
It's a great VR headset. Everyone should try out GT7, I find it to be an absolutely perfect VR racing game/sim. So easy to get into, no mods and hellish instability like we're suffering on the PCVR front, just slap the PSVR2 on the head and off to the races. I've driven more in VR these past few weeks than I have in the last 10 combined. It's just so much god damn fun.
@@vgaportauthority9932 GT7 is very easy to get into I agree. My father visited my house today to actually try it out and loved it. First time trying VR for him as well He also really appreciated Pavlov, being retired military and couldn’t believe it when he was able to hold, inspect and shoot his old service rifle. His accuracy was astonishing!
@@Phantom-kc9ly it can be pretty expensive for some people yea definitely. But I like to think of it like this- you aren’t paying for the product, you are paying for the experience. And wow what an experience it is!
You are only going to see that on Sony’s platform now. Half Life was it for PCVR and it still didn’t move the adopter needle enough. Better hope PSVR2 takes off this year
I get 4-5 hours of constant play on my controllers off a full charge before I get the low battery message. You can tweak settings to improve battery life if you need it to be longer. If you have the lenses touching your nose, you dont have the head set on. When you have it on properly, you shouldn't even feel the front part of the headset apart from the rubber around the face which I find really comfortable tbh because it doesn't add any pressure. The mura effect has been improved a bit since the recent patch as well, not completely resolved but noticeably enough.
@@realmatic10 I don't really, usually just about 2 hours before I take a break but I wanted to stress test it and I can also go through 2-3 play sessions before I have to recharge my controllers. I do agree it isn't healthy to spend that much time on a regular basis but there's a lot of people that'll tell you "well I can play for 10 hours straight so there should be controllers that last that long!" which I find ridiculous.
@@BCBtheBeastlyBeast The lenses though, should never be touching your face. If you feel them on your nose, you need to adjust the headband and lift the front part up more, it's the reason Sony uses the halo design for the headband.
I'm a VR noob (other than one brief experience years ago), but I got this thing on launch day. I'm loving it so far. I haven't played a flat screen game since it arrived. CotM, GT7, and Star Wars are my favorites so far. Village looks great, but I'm wrapping up some other VR games first before I dive back into that one. Edited to add: that "push O to go back to the previous screen" message is key to finding the sweet spot, IMO. I use it to get the screen as clear as possible before I go back.
So being a huge fan of the PSVR and now VR2 I suppose you covered all the Cons for the VR2 but another drawback for me was You can no longer watch TH-cam 360 VR videos with VR2 and it does not support the Bluray 3D Films which i have many of because of the PSVR. Last film I bought for the PSVR was 'Ready Player One' which was ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING in VR! Since the VR2 don't support these types of features anymore they are projecting the headset to be very linear and that's very sad
Not having a demo disc makes total sense though. I preordered on day one last year, when preorders became available, and then two weeks before it released went into full panic mode when I realized that I bought the version with Horizon but only having a digital Edition PS5 - fortunately Sony’s website confirmed that Horizon only came as a download code.
One of the very few perks of getting older is that tech keeps getting better and better. In 1993 when I 13yrs old I was playing Sonic and NOW with VR I'm actually INSIDE the game! VR would've blown my 13yr old mind!!! We're now officially in the future and I really hope there is a PSVR 3 with the PS6.
I am a little older than you and I remember that in 1992 I tried virtual reality for the first time in an arcade in London. I was already impressed by that technology at that time, even if it was so archaic.
Y'all gave it a fair shake, except when it comes to Pricing. Comparing all those headsets function wise, does nothing to convey how much tech/value is packed into PSVR2. At almost half the price in most cases even after meta discounts. It's the perfect balance, between form and function at a reasonable price. Meta Q2 may be more convenient, but it's no wear near as advanced. If it were still $299.99, that'd be a different story, but they're not that far in price atm... 🤷
@@Cenot4ph By start, i mean it'll drop in price over time to $300 or below. For VR tech to start at that price now, it'd take much less advanced powerful/advanced tech. Meta Q2 sacrificed the power, yet still couldn't maintain that $300 dollar tag. Tech's just not there yet...
on par? cant agree with that one. its by far the best all round high end VR headset available right now and has several features other headsets dont have yet. if it had PS4VR's content library at launch then it would be an instant S class but its content that its weak point right now. The hardware itself is top notch.
I agree. I don't think people recognize that eye tracking and OLED displays with this wide of a FOV on a headset for only $550 is insane. This would be a $1k headset otherwise, and then you would have to buy a powerful gaming PC afterwards to utilize the high-end displays.
I'm not sure how anyone can criticize the launch of PS VR2. There was FOURTY-SEVEN titles to play on launch day. I would almost say there were too many. Some of the indie games got buried by some of the larger titles (Resident Evil VIII, Horizon, Gran Turismo 7, Star Wars Galaxy Edge. I'm sure Sony has more big news coming soon.
Seems like a great headset - though for me the novelty of VR doesn't last long. Haven't found anything bringing me back regularly. Liked the Quest2, but it became a dust collector rather quickly.
It's all about the games at this point. GT7 and RE Village have set the bar. I'm never playing another Resident Evil not in VR, same for GT7, all racing games I want to play from now on have to be in VR or I won't buy it. All the other VR games are meh and I would never play them if they weren't in VR for example. When they make games that I'd play in flat screen, but make them for VR instead, that's where it shines, and it's truly better when that's the case.
I was amazed when I played the Horizon game, and spend 10 minutes gawking at the menu alone. They nailed the perspective and little movements with your head or body and the way that translates to your view position ingame felt completely convincing to me. I did not expect such a big step up from it's predecessor. Which in all fairness I didnt play with a whole lot.
good honest review, also dont forget that it cost people 2000$ less than buying a high end PCVR with that much of tech include. more games will follow, especially PSVR2 exclusive
Sony made the same mistake a lot of these headset developers keep making by putting all of their money into hardware and none into software. It doesn’t matter how novel the tech upgrades are if there are no AAA games to sell the system and get people into the ecosystem
Sounds like a solid headset, but I’m definitely going to wait a year or so for bugs to be ironed out, and more games to be added. Wouldn’t be surprised if an upgraded model comes out in a year or two anyway with increased battery life on the controllers, etc like how Nintendo sneakily did with the Switch.
That's what I am waiting for, better battery life on the controllers. OR, let's go crazy and allow people to put their own precharged batteries into the controllers; when they run out they can just replace them with another set of precharged batteries!! I am sure Sony must have a patent for this amazingly practical futuristic concept.
Depends on haptic strength. I have mine on strongest and they last a good 4 to 5 hours. Which is way more than what I'll be doing in any single game session
I don't think the price is a valid comparison because for the metaquest 2 you need a good gaming pc which makes it more expensive and yea some ppl have a good gaming pc already but i don't think its a very good comparison.
What I like about the headset is the vibration on the forehead and the adaptive triggers. Overall it’s a great headset. It does have its faults.I’m excited to see the new games coming out. Pavlov is amazing it’s definitely a game changer and is so damn fun.
You only played PSVR 3 or 4 times and you can yourselves VR enthusiasts? Hmm.. There were a lot of great VR games on that one. Astro Bot, No Man's Sky, Resident Evil VII, Ace Combat 7, Walking Dead Saints, Job Simulator, Beat Saber, BattleZone, Moss, Eagle Flight, Rez Infinite, Thumper, Superhot VR, Tetris Effect, Until Dawn Rush of Blood, WipEout Omega, Rigs, Blood & Truth, just to name a few.. And not counting the hundreds of other (Free) VR games within Dreams. Come on guys. Did you forget all of those? No reason to throw out the PSVR1.. Just buy the camera adapter and keep playing on the PS5.
Great review guys! Sony really blew it by not making the VR2 backwards compatible with all of the VR titles from the original. There's a ton of great games that are now going to fade into obscurity.
It's awsome it's just awsome I love it my quest two is getting dust at the moment it's that good edit: the controllers for me when they are full it's arround 4 hours definitely not 2 maybe you have a factory broken one? also if you use a power bank you can charge and play even that Sony says you can't do it
You must be one of the very few getting 4 hours out of them. 2 1/2-3 at the most. Not that it matters, I have no interest in playing VR for 3 hours at a time.
I’ve played hundreds of hours of gt7 and lots of racing games in pc Vr.The lack of clarity especially in the distance which is the most important to me ruins it so I just use my 4k qled screen.Not to mention much more comfortable not wearing a hot screen super close to your eyeballs.
My Thrustmaster T300 + Wheel Stand Pro V2 + IKEA Poäng are very happy with this 💟 Already ordered slap-on subscribtion lenses at an VR Optician so I don't have to wear glasses or contacts. Amazing times we live in!
"No backwards compatibility" definitely affects my purchase of the hardware. I realise there's work involved, but they made almost all PS4 titles playable on the current gen console so that excuse doesn't really hold up. Squadrons, for instance, would have probably been great without the ridiculous amount of wires (which shocked me so much, I refunded my psvr1) and the new tech.
I have both PSVR and PSVR2 and I like them both, I don’t think it’s junk, it still works and I’m continuing to play Beat Saber amongst others that’s not out yet for the second VR2, I super love the PSVR2 because of the controllers and haptic feedback I get from the headset, if you want to try out VR for the first time on PlayStation, this is your chance to get it cheap with buying the PSVR1 after that you’ll make a decision if you want to spend a good chunk of change on VR headset/upgrade
Psvr2 is the best thing I’ve bought in a long time. It’s made me fall in love with video games all over again. If you’ve never tried VR it will blow your mind. If you’re coming from the quest, it will blow your mind. The only way it won’t blow your mind is if you’re coming from a beast PC and a valve index and even still you’ll be impressed. Played more GT7 and Pavlov in the last month than I have played any games for the past year. 11/10 for me and my only worry is I hope Sony stay with it and don’t abandon it like they did the Vita
23:34 This pretty much sums it up for me, because I was legit doing exactly that--worried that I'm missing this amazing experience that Sony keeps hyping up... An experience that I couldn't afford even if I wanted to, and being stuck with that "hunk of junk" as you call the PSVR1... To me, it's NOT junk. It's the only VR experience that I know, own, and can afford. 😤
My PSVR1 was the 2.0 version, had the earbuds exactly the same as PSVR2, as well as a single cable from the headset going back to the passthrough processor box. Its still dog shit compared to PSVR2, but adds some context. AJ, OJ & Alex, keep rocking, you guys rule.
It's so shitty that it's not even backwards compatible, Skyrim, Fallout, Doom VR, Elite Dangerous, Eve Valkyrie... everything from last gen is just thrown out the window and it really has no interesting games right now... what an ungodly expensive brick of nothingness.
Can't really see myself investing in something like this for now. Maybe when the next generation of sim racers come to the PS5 and they support VR, then it might make for a good investment.
I couldn't really tell the difference between the included earbuds vs the pulse headset aside from a slight change in soundstage. Overall, feels like a major upgrade from the Quest 2 to me
The break out box on PSVR1 while a pain, was a one time setup. Main drawback was lack of HDR pass through. The lack of tracking turned around never bothered me because I play seated anyway. BUT PSVR1 was very easy to adjust for the sweet spot. PSVR2 is really hard to adjust and keep clear. It’s a huge trade off.
I’m really liking this headset. There are some great games. Demeo is amazing. Angry Joe and and crew should love this game as it’s a table top rpg game in vr 3D. Also really fun is Star Wars and Village RE8.
That’s the thing about opinions… I absolutely hated it and returned it. I prefer using my quest 2 and I see many other people share that opinion as well, and others like yourself love it. Space for both!
@@Nathan-is7li it’s amazing how you can’t acknowledge that we have different opinions and just because you like something doesn’t make it objectively better.
It's actually a pretty good launch line up if you look at everything available, and not just focus on new exclusives. It's better than some console launches for sure, and not just the bad ones. And it's not average among what's available if you look at all its features and accessibility. Fire the shotgun in the RE8 VR tutorial, then check out the pitch black area at the end of it--you're missing out if you haven't tried RE8 yet. It has a demo that includes the tutorial. Edit: Just saw the part where they both say Quest 2 is comfortable. Most people would say there is no comparison between the comfort of PSVR and PSVR 2 vs Quest 2 default strap. Though I do agree that it needs more padding. That will be solved by 3rd party--one size couldn't fit everyone, after all. Joe obviously has no idea just how much better the lenses and displays can get. It won't feel like an incremental change with gen 3, and it wouldn't surprise me if they let people use their latest headset on PC at that point. Wireless could be far enough along by then as well. All that said, I actually agree with "wait and see". I think a lot of us hold games against some future standard we have for VR. We want big games. We want to see that bigger games are being made. And we honestly haven't seen any further commitment to VR2 yet from Sony themselves--every VR game at the last State of Play was 3rd party. As an enthusiast VR2 owner, if I don't see 1st party trailers of PS VR2 games at the next showcase, I'm gonna have to say WTF.
I just played thru RE8 in VR and it was amazing but i'm bummed I cant go back and play older games with the new hardware like RE7, Skyrim VR, Rigs Astro Bot. Those games where great but a pain to play without proper controllers.
Phenomenal piece of kit. Include earphones are more than ok (I’m comparing to my pulse headset). GT7 makes me no longer want to play other flat games for now, and I’m not a massive sim racing fan. Clarity is great, a bit blurry but you are sitting INSIDE a car going at 200kmh+. No doubt graphics will improve too once next gen only games come on the market. Turn on and play within 1 min once initial set up. Included controllers great, battery ok, but haven’t touched them for weeks as on GT7 only. Tried Village, great, May get stuck into it. Basically recommended if you have ps5.
Even if it has the cord if I’m being honest using Walking Dead as an example! Psvr2 blows quest 2 out of the water, it is honestly killing most Vr experiences because the headset is just so good and running off of the ps5 pushes most games to 4k 60-90! Personally yes I love wireless but I want quality over quantity and right now with just the controllers alone I’m having a Peak Vr experience I wasn’t having anywhere else!
The current PS5 cannot max out the potential of the PSVR2, which you can clearly see in some titles like HORIZON which is running at 60fps and interpolated to 120fps. So i would asume that there will be a PS5+ and the PSVR2 is ready for a PS6, which will most likely push the PSVR2 to it's limits. I also asume that there will be a wireless PSVR3 at some point with maybe the PS6 already being compatible to. I do think that wireless VR will be the only way to go for VR in general and although it's not 100% there yet, it will be in a couple of years. Also there is a lot of room for technical improvements. The PSVR2 already feels a bit outdated, even if you consider Eye Tracking features. VR headsets will be less than half the size in five years and have a much wider FOV as well as much better visuals.
@@fcukugimmeausername that's true. I am used to the Pico 4, which has pancake leneses and the edge-to-edge clarity is so much better and the sweetspot much bigger compared to the Quest 2 for instance. Although it's not perfect either.
nonsense. there is no need to waste power for 120 fps on a fixed platform. Even PS8 would have better graphics in 60 fps vs 120 on PSVR2 and any new game would choose 60.
I feel like they failed to justly explain foveated rendering, so I will. Firstly, foveated renderingis not unique to the psvr2 headset. What is unique is how the psvr2 does foveated rendering compared to other headsets. Other headsets assume ppl will mostly be looking in the center at most times, so they enhance the centers resolution while anything outside the center has lower resolution. Psvr2 brilliantly utilizes eye tracking with its foveated rendering so no matter where you look, it will look top notch and quality graphics/resolution while everything in your peripheral vision has lower resolution.
Yeah but if you’re using it as a standalone, the graphics suck compared to what you get with a PSVR2. I’ll take one lightweight cable for a much better overall experience
@@unoriginalname771 Better graphics don't mean a better experience. The PSVR1 had better graphics than the Quest 2 and I never used it because it was too much of a burden to get working.
@@Atrus999 Okay, but the PSVR2 is much better than the PSVR1, and the Meta Quest 2. I have the PSVR2 and the Quest 2 and the PSVR2 is a much better experience. One measly wire doesn’t make it a worse experience. Graphics aren’t everything but if I have to pick between a better headset with much better graphics than a standalone, I’ll accept the wire any day. It’s not that weird Frankenstein setup that the PSVR1 has.
@@unoriginalname771 With the Quest 2 you have access to dozens of great games including PCVR games and you're still saying PSVR2 is better? Yeah, that's a lie. 😂
8:05 even those games that didn't use the eye tracking in the gameplay use this feature in foveated rendering, in other words all PSVR2 games will use the eye tracking in one way or another
If psvr1 is a 5/10, then psvr2 is a 6.5/10. Sweet spot??? Even without tightening anything down and finding the sweet spot , everything has a slight 15% fuzz over it in RE8. Gonna sit on the shelf most of it’s life. At this rate VR won’t be ready til after 2030
@@TheKotor2309 the only good headset out there is 1200 bucks. And you need a good pc, at least 1300. I have a index and I’m shocked how good my psvr2 is when compared. It’s better in some ways.
@@chucknasty419 Not true. I could easily return it. But to me 500 ain’t much. I’m not lying, genuinely surprised how well it stacks up. Probably cuz the eye tracking feature and the 16GB DDR5 Ram.
The biggest problem I have with VR is the retention aspect. When you first get one, it's fun, but immediately afterward, it's got dull, and I rarely played it. I've never beat a video game on it because the VR makes your head hurt after a while, so you can only play it in very small sessions
Im so happy that this is a proper youtube video review, not a ripped VOD from twitch with all the crazy popup and twitch chat distracting them
One of the very few left doing it feels like. Never noticed that till you mentioned it.
hi granpa
Didn't even know other "reviewers" did that I mainly only watch AJ and sometimes Skill Up.
Ign's just for the memes
Joe is one of the last old school TH-camrs around. His formula hasn’t really changed up much which I like
Other gaming channels do it to double dip. Ad revenue from both sites for the same amount of work. I agree, I much prefer this format.
OJ is one of those guys that doesn't age
How much younger is OJ than AJ and Alex? He still radiates 20-something energy lmao
because he shaves
@@Wraiven22 Apparently Other Joe is 37, only a year younger than Angry Joe.
Crazy I know.
OJ got that "young bootcamp newbie" look lol
@@luckyspurs where did you hear this?
Good review. I love the PSVR2 a whole bunch and it really rekindled my love for VR. I'm waking up eager to play GT7... I'm in my mid 40s, I don't wake up eager to do jack shit anymore.
Hahah love this comment
Try waking up at 62 man it ain't no fun believe me but I power thru to get my daily GT7 fix
I hear you. I am 55 yrs. Old 🧓
😂
Jeez that sounds depressing. So life just gets worse and worse??
I agree content is king. But Sony knocked this out of the Park. I am a 60 years old OG VR gamer. Dev Kit , Rift, Valve Index, Quest 2, and now PSVR 2, between the Graphics and Haptics I am totally blown away. All you guys need now are more Triple A games and Half-life Alyx.
nah man, most of it sounds great but the 2h battery life of the controller just killed most of the enthusiasm i had for this... and even if it somehow goes up to the promised 5h, that's still not good enough for me.. sony really dropped the ball there
@@stefanforrer2573 you are a crybaby, really. Give me quality any day. and that's what the headset is nothing but quality.
If Half-Life Alyx would come out on PSVR2 then im buying one 👌
@Stefan Forrer you will get motion sickness before playing for 5 hours trust me. I have to take a break after about 1-2 hours then I charge the controllers
@@BassPlayer9000 it's nonsense most people that talk do not have one or could get one. I try not to reply to such idiots
Yeah I think an 8/10 is a fair score. They are clearly going for a halfway house between the cheaper VRs and the more premium ones with the price. As my first VR it is a great experience and it is so fun to play games I missed out on.
As a first time vr owner my only biggest issue was that Sony didn't give you microfiber cloth for the VR. I was probably one of the few who read through the manual and it mention that using any other kind of cleaning equipment could damage your lenses and the outside cameras. Were they expecting everyone to have owned a pair of glasses before? Also as someone who does have glasses, I usually use some sort of solution to clean my glasses. If, again it wasn't for me reading the manual (which realistically is on the downside of us as customers for not reading it) I could have fucked up my $580 dollar vr headset not even week one in. I just feel bad for anyone who might have chucked the manual, and did exactly that.
Its not so bad if you use typical cleaning solutions for glasses they dont want liquid to get into the googles
PSVR Came with the Microfiber Lens Cloth. Blue and printed with PSVR on it. I still have it - Unfortunately the VR2 did not come with it
Do you wear your glasses with the vr headset I wear glasses to
Drive I’m nearsighted so I wear them to see far anyway I basically wear them driving but I still like to know if you can wear glasses with the vest headset
@@jonoxthomascito6516 So the VR2 is possibly the best when it comes to wearing them over my frames. The Oculus & Vive were both a little uncomfortable and left a lovely dent on the bridge of my nose BUT VR2 Definitely have taken note from design and made it more accommodating for frame wearers
lol, seriously? You're complaining about a piece of cloth that cost pennies? Instead of complaining about the fact it has no backwards compatibility, no built in speakers, short controller battery life, small sweet spot, bad game refund policy, no wireless, mura effect, lack of games, etc...
The setup was super easy, barely an inconvenience
Wow wow wow wow wow....... Wow
@@superfurryfox1 ps vr 2 is tight
The headphones are low quality?
We can make a lot of money selling our Pulse headset separately, so I’m gonna need you to get all the way off my back.
Okay let me get off that thing!
Why isnt the PSVR2 backwards compatible with PSVR1 games?
-i dOnT kNoW
Oh really?!
Gt7 in psvr2 with a racing rig is hands down the most phenomenal gaming experience i’ve ever had!
Couldn't agree more. It's extremely addictive lol.
lol
Agree
I'm playing Resident Evil 8 VR and IM BLOWN AWAY! Holy crap- its a totally different experience playing in VR. Can't really compare playing VR with playing on a TV.
Loving my PSVR 2, GT7 absolutely incredible. Looking forward saints and sinners 1 + 2 next week!
My first vr experience, it blows my mind every time I use it
Gt7 is blowing my mind and there isn't many games that do that these days plus it has endless replay ability
Yep it's amazing.
Wow a racing game
@@BBCforyoHoe You have no idea how amazing racing games are in VR with a wheel and pedal.
As a new VR user, this thing is an 11/10 imo. Maybe veteran VR users will be more jaded but for an intro it's incredible
Veteran VR users should recognize how impressive PSVR2 is for the price. It has specs that a lot of expensive headsets lack: eye tracking, OLED HDR, haptics, etc.
@@WolverineBatman im a vet psvr user and the price is why im not getting it.
Way too much. Id rather get a oculus and a computer.
Way too much for too few upgrades. All its upgrades are things other headsets were doing when they released PSVR 1
I have the Valve Index and I'm excited about this. Not because I'll be using it anytime soon (don't have a PS5 and I'm mainly a PC user) but because it will potentially introduce more people to VR which might mean more/better VR games in the future.
@@psychoticdaizyproductions569 But to get an equivalent PCVR setup, you'd have to spend a lot more. If a person doesn't have a beefy PC and wants high-quality VR games, PSVR2 is the best value.
@@ManlyOBeeferton they are VR games.
You dont need the beefiest setup to play these games. My buddy uses his laptop
I still have no desire to purchase this system for my console. Since I invested money into the last one and they eventually stopped support of the product. It’s also five hundred dollars.
Well all consoles support gets dropped eventually thats how technology progresses. There were plenty of great games on the first and still are.
Did you not play many games for it? You should have got a pretty decent library😊
@@jamespaul6315 I did but I got tired of setting everything up and tearing it down to play video games. Which is why I stopped using it on my PS4 after a few months. Lol
Not to mention you could just buy a quest 2 now with it's price drop and get honestly what I will guarantee is way better games and a WAY bigger library for sure for about the same price
I owned the first one, and lost interest in it fairly quickly. I got sick easily on it, but it was pretty amazing. What I wanted was a true ace combat type game ( a full one, not the limited one you got).
I bought the new one, and it’s pretty damn impressive. The kayak game feels so realistic, I got sick in seconds, but I’ve been slowly building up a tolerance. The true goat is GT 7. It’s bloody amazing how immersive it is. Now if only I can get that level of quality, in a flying game. The one they have coming out looks promising, but I want a GT 7 level of detail, with ace combat level combat. Maybe have a true simulation option.
I understand the hesitation with a lot of people, as it’s a hefty price tag. I make lots of money, and I even cringed when I put the money down for it. Most of my friends don’t make enough to buy one, so I’m kind of alone in that regard: no friends to play with.
The one real disappointment so far is No man’s sky. It looks like you have a water filled fishbowl on your head it’s so blurry. They need to foveate that game to clear it up.
I played them all and PSVR2 has been the best experience so far. I was blown away playing Thumper and feeling the headset rumble, I love it lol
Foveated rendering I think is a game changer. The PS5 isn't powerful enough to drive the headset alone given it has more pixels than the Index, but it can keep up and render nice looking games. For me though I like the outside-in tracking of the Vive and Index, the precision is amazing and losing tracking just isn't really a thing. But I do hope this helps VR along, because we need more excellent games like Half Life Alyx.
Closed platform vr?
If there is chromatic aberration it means the headset is not properly aligned. Usually you need to move the headset in the direction where you see chromatic aberation.
Facts. I didn't experience this at all
@@ralfiejr34greed I only see it when the headset isn't on properly
The fact they had such bad grooves in they noses shows they not wearing it right should only be resting there at most visor should basically be suspended in front not pushing on your face at all
I’m hoping this shows developers that PSVR isn’t a gimmick and Sony is invested in it. I think more “AAA” vr titles are on the horizon. I just hope they don’t take too long to develop.
but it is a gimmick.... lets take a look at a couple of games that are about to come out and have huge hype surrounding them, hollow knight silk song and diablo 4... and now tell me please, how are games like those supposed to benefit from vr? how are 3rd person action adventures and rpgs like god of war or the souls games supposed to benefit from vr? if its use is limited by player perspective, it's a gimmick....
@@stefanforrer2573 the point I was making was that there are a lack of games out there. I think it is because vr (even though it is more mainstream now) is still a relatively new thing and developers seem to be shy in regards to creating games for it. I think (or at least hope) that the fact the PSVR didn’t stop at 1 is a sign that Playstation is invested in VR. I hope this establishes confidence in developers to want to develop more VR titles.
@@stefanforrer2573 They have plans for sure. Armored Core 6 will be in full VR, I guarantee it. That's Fromsoftware's answer to how they get in to VR. Also top down'ish games like Moss are very fun in VR so doesn't always have to be first person.
@@stefanforrer2573it’s not a gimmick and “flat screen” or 3rd person games translate beautifully to vr. Instead of looking at a screen, you embody a perspective right over the shoulder and are in the game, but play it with a controller. I want more games like this in vr.
Not gonna lie, this is the first time VR has intrigued me, but at that price point? I just can’t justify that.
Honestly as a avid vr user there's nothing out there worth playing other than Resident Evil 7, Skyrim and Alyx.
The gaming side of VR has never moved forward, headsets for days but nothing exciting to play on them.
@@BreakfastAtNoon GT7 is a good game, Horizon is kinda meh tech demo that should be free tbh. But except those games you mentioned .. nothing in recent years is worth getting into VR.
@@BreakfastAtNoon The three you listed are amazing, but there is also:
Boneworks and Bone Lab
Blade and Sorcery
Beat Saber (yes ik but it's super addicting IMO)
GT7 (best PSVR2 exclusive easily and probably top 3 VR games of all time)
RE: Village
Walking Dead Saints and Sinners
Moss 1 and 2 (Best VR Platformer)
Pistol Whip
Super Hot
there are tons of great VR games. Sadly, PSVR2 is lacking most of these, but I imagine they will come eventually. We already know Beat Saber and Walking dead are coming. I would cry tears of joy if half-life Alyx made it to PSVR2.
The Meta Quest when it first came out with its original pricing was so bad ass. I really liked it, but mainly just watched films in a virtual cinema lol. I hope the MQ3 is a significant upgrade but I expect it'll cost like $500
Using the Quest 2 with wireless pcvr really brings it to another level. Just a shame it requires an expensive PC. But the Quest 2 still has great natives games like RE4.
Of the Adult kind right?
@@ccmuscleman21 That's the only kind that should be watched in VR.
Don't lie you just watched porn probably hahahahaha
@@blastofo doesn't require an expensive pc
This is one of AJ's best video because Flippy and Mittens are in it.
Psvr2 with GT7 and steering wheel is the most addictive gaming experience I have ever had in games.
A good tip for VR is to always have a fan blowing in your face when your in VR. It really helps prevent you sweating like crazy inside the headset, and also helps with motion sickness and orientation.
I honestly love mine but my two biggest issues revolve around games that have no dualsense option to play when I find controller use to be far more laid back when I want to just unwind in VR.
I'm really hoping for a VR port for Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, RDR2 and Alien Isolation.
Even though they would just be ports, I feel that these titles (if they include dualsense support as an option) and if they made original PSVR titles re-released for PSVR2, this would be elevated so much more and would attract far more sales.
I've gotten 4+ hours out of my controllers every time I've played. And they fully charge in 20mins. I take a break, eat, and they are fully charged for another 4+ hours.
VR gaming technology reminds me moving from 2D gaming technology to 3D at the end of 90s. It's unavoidable. 3D graphics were so rough at the beginning and most gamers hated, but it continued to improve more and more and eventually two decades later here we are. VR is an amazing immersion technology but its at first steps now. High selling price makes it unaffordable for most people, so game developers are not focusing it much. But when VR becomes more and more affordable and of course with tech continously improving we'll get to see game developers starting to priotize VR. Maybe two decades later we'll have VR social hubs and %100 immersive games like the movie Ready Player One (that movie was a high budget VR ad).
For me honestly, I don't really have any interest in wearing a headset for hours when I'm gaming. Nothing against VR... The technology is impressive, it's just not for me.
Hmmm. Not how I remember the move to 3D in the 90s. I remember everyone being blown away with the new 3D games being released simply because they hadn’t been seen it before, and it offered a new way to play games.
Final Fantasy 7 and Mario 64, the tomb raider games, Tekken, for example. Now, Looking back, they look awful with today`s standards, and many comment how it doesn’t look like we saw it as kids or teenagers. Most gamers loved 3D at the time, and we continued to enjoy the 2d games too (which are still enjoyed today)
It’s true though that 3D continued to make incredible advances. That’s true of VR now. The first time you use it you are blown away with it, but in years to come as it improves we will probably look back and be shocked we thought it looked amazing, as we do now.
The problem is cost, convenience, comfort, feeling sick after a while(for some people) and ground breaking must play games. I still don’t think they are enough must play games, yet, that people talk about and there`s peer pressure to experience it.
@Master Miller you know I was the exact same way. I saw psvr 1 and like move controllers and the headset looks funky and odd to hold. graphics and games looks kinda crap. the ones I saw someone play.
but I saw gameplay of psvr2 games and was like wow. those look amazing. I've always wanted to try vr but like you I thought it was kinda not for me. kinda dumb. but I went and purchased psvr2.
I have to say. the game on the flat screen is nothing compared to the game in 3d. it's an experience of a lifetime. I am vary happy with my purchase. yes the screen door effect is there but honestly it's not really noticeable once you start playing. my girlfriend has psvr1 which I never played. I watched her play skyrim on it and was like that dumb the any you move. but with the sticks you can move freely. wow game changer.
my girlfriends reaction to kayak vr she was blown away. I'm like whoa what am I in store for if she got blown away and she played psvr1.
I put the headset on and I was like wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. at everything and every game I played. more and more blown away.
what I'm trying to say. psvr2. is the place to start. if you want to wait for a sale go ahead. but don't skip psvr2. it's a great headset. not perfect by any means. but I love it. vr is all I play.
so I went from flat screen games for 20 years. to vr one day 2 weeks ago and now that's all I play is vr.
this is an amazing purchase. I'm so happy.
I already bought 10 vr games and love em all.
my problem is I work so much. I am so overwhelmed in games but I will play them all. I cannot wait for the weekend to play more.
this headset is an easy 9/10 from me. you won't regret it. I recommend the psvr2 to anyone if you want to try vr for the first time.
the headset super comfortable to wear once you are used to it. super easy to use. controllers are great . I'm telling you straight up. YOU ARE MISSING OUT BIG TIME.
@@mastermiller4862 what about a pair of slim glasses? It won't always be a giant grip attached to your head
Are you saying gamers hated graphics at first? Or that gamers were hated at first? Cause if it's the first thing, that's the biggest bs ever. People always remember their childhood games looking better meaning they had no memory of being bothered by the graphics.
this is amazing to see, you must do more console reviews guys
Mine arrived at weekend and I am absolutely in love with Pavlov and GT7. Pavlov is really legit. First ever VR experience so my mind is really blown
It's a great VR headset. Everyone should try out GT7, I find it to be an absolutely perfect VR racing game/sim. So easy to get into, no mods and hellish instability like we're suffering on the PCVR front, just slap the PSVR2 on the head and off to the races.
I've driven more in VR these past few weeks than I have in the last 10 combined. It's just so much god damn fun.
GT7 with a racing wheel, pedals, etc. Is worth the price tag alone imo. But I'm not living in poverty or a kid.
@@vgaportauthority9932 GT7 is very easy to get into I agree. My father visited my house today to actually try it out and loved it. First time trying VR for him as well
He also really appreciated Pavlov, being retired military and couldn’t believe it when he was able to hold, inspect and shoot his old service rifle. His accuracy was astonishing!
@@Phantom-kc9ly it can be pretty expensive for some people yea definitely. But I like to think of it like this- you aren’t paying for the product, you are paying for the experience.
And wow what an experience it is!
@@Phantom-kc9ly u r a weeb
i hope vr stays alive long enough to see some dope AAA budget games happen
@@ElatenlI assure you he meant a game that is made with the budget of a AAA game
Gran turisno 7
Ummm are you actually serious???? DO YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK you F UCKING IDIO T
You are only going to see that on Sony’s platform now. Half Life was it for PCVR and it still didn’t move the adopter needle enough. Better hope PSVR2 takes off this year
@E L Δ T E i read it this way too lol 😆
I get 4-5 hours of constant play on my controllers off a full charge before I get the low battery message. You can tweak settings to improve battery life if you need it to be longer. If you have the lenses touching your nose, you dont have the head set on. When you have it on properly, you shouldn't even feel the front part of the headset apart from the rubber around the face which I find really comfortable tbh because it doesn't add any pressure. The mura effect has been improved a bit since the recent patch as well, not completely resolved but noticeably enough.
Some people, in order to experience the sweet spot, have to wear the headset in a way that is uncomfortable. 3rd party solutions are coming though.
Perhaps it’s not healthy to spend 5 hours straight inside a VR headset?😂
@@realmatic10 I don't really, usually just about 2 hours before I take a break but I wanted to stress test it and I can also go through 2-3 play sessions before I have to recharge my controllers. I do agree it isn't healthy to spend that much time on a regular basis but there's a lot of people that'll tell you "well I can play for 10 hours straight so there should be controllers that last that long!" which I find ridiculous.
@@BCBtheBeastlyBeast The lenses though, should never be touching your face. If you feel them on your nose, you need to adjust the headband and lift the front part up more, it's the reason Sony uses the halo design for the headband.
@@nicgara8781 For some, it's just the way it is.
I'm a VR noob (other than one brief experience years ago), but I got this thing on launch day. I'm loving it so far. I haven't played a flat screen game since it arrived. CotM, GT7, and Star Wars are my favorites so far. Village looks great, but I'm wrapping up some other VR games first before I dive back into that one.
Edited to add: that "push O to go back to the previous screen" message is key to finding the sweet spot, IMO. I use it to get the screen as clear as possible before I go back.
So being a huge fan of the PSVR and now VR2 I suppose you covered all the Cons for the VR2 but another drawback for me was You can no longer watch TH-cam 360 VR videos with VR2 and it does not support the Bluray 3D Films which i have many of because of the PSVR. Last film I bought for the PSVR was 'Ready Player One' which was ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING in VR! Since the VR2 don't support these types of features anymore they are projecting the headset to be very linear and that's very sad
Oh shit the Angry Joe crew got a PSVR2!!! 🔥🔥🔥 I'm getting mines later this year
Careful bro, don't blow yourself up
You will enjoy it soooo much!!
I'm mean its part of their job and the revenue they get off views should pay for it anyways.
OJ just seems "pure. Always love more OJ
Not having a demo disc makes total sense though. I preordered on day one last year, when preorders became available, and then two weeks before it released went into full panic mode when I realized that I bought the version with Horizon but only having a digital Edition PS5 - fortunately Sony’s website confirmed that Horizon only came as a download code.
One of the very few perks of getting older is that tech keeps getting better and better. In 1993 when I 13yrs old I was playing Sonic and NOW with VR I'm actually INSIDE the game! VR would've blown my 13yr old mind!!! We're now officially in the future and I really hope there is a PSVR 3 with the PS6.
I am a little older than you and I remember that in 1992 I tried virtual reality for the first time in an arcade in London. I was already impressed by that technology at that time, even if it was so archaic.
Y'all gave it a fair shake, except when it comes to Pricing. Comparing all those headsets function wise, does nothing to convey how much tech/value is packed into PSVR2. At almost half the price in most cases even after meta discounts. It's the perfect balance, between form and function at a reasonable price. Meta Q2 may be more convenient, but it's no wear near as advanced. If it were still $299.99, that'd be a different story, but they're not that far in price atm... 🤷
Reasonable price? 😄 the prices are way too high that's why almost nobody buys this.
It needs to drop to sub 300 at least to get some more adoption
@@Cenot4ph Reasonable in comparison to competitors. Mainstream adoption isn't their aim at the very start.
@HonestToCritic the start meaning more than 30 years and going. You'd expect a bit more development towards the mainstream by now
@@Cenot4ph By start, i mean it'll drop in price over time to $300 or below. For VR tech to start at that price now, it'd take much less advanced powerful/advanced tech. Meta Q2 sacrificed the power, yet still couldn't maintain that $300 dollar tag. Tech's just not there yet...
on par? cant agree with that one.
its by far the best all round high end VR headset available right now and has several features other headsets dont have yet.
if it had PS4VR's content library at launch then it would be an instant S class but its content that its weak point right now. The hardware itself is top notch.
I agree. I don't think people recognize that eye tracking and OLED displays with this wide of a FOV on a headset for only $550 is insane. This would be a $1k headset otherwise, and then you would have to buy a powerful gaming PC afterwards to utilize the high-end displays.
I'm not sure how anyone can criticize the launch of PS VR2. There was FOURTY-SEVEN titles to play on launch day. I would almost say there were too many. Some of the indie games got buried by some of the larger titles (Resident Evil VIII, Horizon, Gran Turismo 7, Star Wars Galaxy Edge. I'm sure Sony has more big news coming soon.
Seems like a great headset - though for me the novelty of VR doesn't last long. Haven't found anything bringing me back regularly. Liked the Quest2, but it became a dust collector rather quickly.
It's all about the games at this point. GT7 and RE Village have set the bar. I'm never playing another Resident Evil not in VR, same for GT7, all racing games I want to play from now on have to be in VR or I won't buy it. All the other VR games are meh and I would never play them if they weren't in VR for example.
When they make games that I'd play in flat screen, but make them for VR instead, that's where it shines, and it's truly better when that's the case.
I was amazed when I played the Horizon game, and spend 10 minutes gawking at the menu alone. They nailed the perspective and little movements with your head or body and the way that translates to your view position ingame felt completely convincing to me.
I did not expect such a big step up from it's predecessor. Which in all fairness I didnt play with a whole lot.
Same here😂
good honest review, also dont forget that it cost people 2000$ less than buying a high end PCVR with that much of tech include.
more games will follow, especially PSVR2 exclusive
😂 VR stands for Virtual Reality right? Yet we still got floating hands paying $500 for a demo that immediately breaks all immersion and realism.
Sony made the same mistake a lot of these headset developers keep making by putting all of their money into hardware and none into software. It doesn’t matter how novel the tech upgrades are if there are no AAA games to sell the system and get people into the ecosystem
Loving PSVR2. Fantastic HMD.
hmd ?
@@kill3rbyysight
Head-Mounted display
@@kill3rbyysight Head Mounted Display.
Sounds like a solid headset, but I’m definitely going to wait a year or so for bugs to be ironed out, and more games to be added.
Wouldn’t be surprised if an upgraded model comes out in a year or two anyway with increased battery life on the controllers, etc like how Nintendo sneakily did with the Switch.
Or how playstation released ps4 pro.
That's what I am waiting for, better battery life on the controllers. OR, let's go crazy and allow people to put their own precharged batteries into the controllers; when they run out they can just replace them with another set of precharged batteries!! I am sure Sony must have a patent for this amazingly practical futuristic concept.
Played RE8 for 3 hours straight, didn't get a notification the controllers were dying.
Depends on haptic strength. I have mine on strongest and they last a good 4 to 5 hours. Which is way more than what I'll be doing in any single game session
The thin, light, rubber at to the VR head set is called a face shield.
No backwards compatibility with PS VR1 games is a huge miss
They need more games for all platforms.
I don't think the price is a valid comparison because for the metaquest 2 you need a good gaming pc which makes it more expensive and yea some ppl have a good gaming pc already but i don't think its a very good comparison.
Can tell these dudes have known eachother for decades with that chemistry they share, in a nohomo way of course
Of course.. its aj and oj
Fellas, is it gay to have lifelong friendships?
What I like about the headset is the vibration on the forehead and the adaptive triggers. Overall it’s a great headset. It does have its faults.I’m excited to see the new games coming out. Pavlov is amazing it’s definitely a game changer and is so damn fun.
I'm loving mine and GT7 is just insane.
You only played PSVR 3 or 4 times and you can yourselves VR enthusiasts? Hmm.. There were a lot of great VR games on that one. Astro Bot, No Man's Sky, Resident Evil VII, Ace Combat 7, Walking Dead Saints, Job Simulator, Beat Saber, BattleZone, Moss, Eagle Flight, Rez Infinite, Thumper, Superhot VR, Tetris Effect, Until Dawn Rush of Blood, WipEout Omega, Rigs, Blood & Truth, just to name a few.. And not counting the hundreds of other (Free) VR games within Dreams. Come on guys. Did you forget all of those? No reason to throw out the PSVR1.. Just buy the camera adapter and keep playing on the PS5.
Great review guys! Sony really blew it by not making the VR2 backwards compatible with all of the VR titles from the original. There's a ton of great games that are now going to fade into obscurity.
It's awsome it's just awsome I love it my quest two is getting dust at the moment it's that good edit: the controllers for me when they are full it's arround 4 hours definitely not 2 maybe you have a factory broken one? also if you use a power bank you can charge and play even that Sony says you can't do it
You must be one of the very few getting 4 hours out of them. 2 1/2-3 at the most. Not that it matters, I have no interest in playing VR for 3 hours at a time.
I’ve played hundreds of hours of gt7 and lots of racing games in pc Vr.The lack of clarity especially in the distance which is the most important to me ruins it so I just use my 4k qled screen.Not to mention much more comfortable not wearing a hot screen super close to your eyeballs.
My Thrustmaster T300 + Wheel Stand Pro V2 + IKEA Poäng are very happy with this 💟
Already ordered slap-on subscribtion lenses at an VR Optician so I don't have to wear glasses or contacts. Amazing times we live in!
"No backwards compatibility" definitely affects my purchase of the hardware. I realise there's work involved, but they made almost all PS4 titles playable on the current gen console so that excuse doesn't really hold up. Squadrons, for instance, would have probably been great without the ridiculous amount of wires (which shocked me so much, I refunded my psvr1) and the new tech.
I have both PSVR and PSVR2 and I like them both, I don’t think it’s junk, it still works and I’m continuing to play Beat Saber amongst others that’s not out yet for the second VR2, I super love the PSVR2 because of the controllers and haptic feedback I get from the headset, if you want to try out VR for the first time on PlayStation, this is your chance to get it cheap with buying the PSVR1 after that you’ll make a decision if you want to spend a good chunk of change on VR headset/upgrade
How much better is PSVR2?
Psvr2 is the best thing I’ve bought in a long time. It’s made me fall in love with video games all over again. If you’ve never tried VR it will blow your mind. If you’re coming from the quest, it will blow your mind. The only way it won’t blow your mind is if you’re coming from a beast PC and a valve index and even still you’ll be impressed. Played more GT7 and Pavlov in the last month than I have played any games for the past year. 11/10 for me and my only worry is I hope Sony stay with it and don’t abandon it like they did the Vita
23:34 This pretty much sums it up for me, because I was legit doing exactly that--worried that I'm missing this amazing experience that Sony keeps hyping up... An experience that I couldn't afford even if I wanted to, and being stuck with that "hunk of junk" as you call the PSVR1... To me, it's NOT junk. It's the only VR experience that I know, own, and can afford. 😤
you do realize that a headset can be wireless and still connect to a console or PC, the Quest 2 is able to do that with a PC using air link
My PSVR1 was the 2.0 version, had the earbuds exactly the same as PSVR2, as well as a single cable from the headset going back to the passthrough processor box. Its still dog shit compared to PSVR2, but adds some context. AJ, OJ & Alex, keep rocking, you guys rule.
I spend $500 on LEGO sets alone. The price for this new VR headset is adequate in comparison.
It's so shitty that it's not even backwards compatible, Skyrim, Fallout, Doom VR, Elite Dangerous, Eve Valkyrie... everything from last gen is just thrown out the window and it really has no interesting games right now... what an ungodly expensive brick of nothingness.
Missed in depth hardware reviews like these. Felt like a throwback to classic Angry Joe, soo good
Good to see you back in VR.
Hi, Joe!
Hey Zim!
@@towel9245 Heyyy.
Can't really see myself investing in something like this for now. Maybe when the next generation of sim racers come to the PS5 and they support VR, then it might make for a good investment.
I couldn't really tell the difference between the included earbuds vs the pulse headset aside from a slight change in soundstage. Overall, feels like a major upgrade from the Quest 2 to me
The break out box on PSVR1 while a pain, was a one time setup. Main drawback was lack of HDR pass through. The lack of tracking turned around never bothered me because I play seated anyway. BUT PSVR1 was very easy to adjust for the sweet spot. PSVR2 is really hard to adjust and keep clear. It’s a huge trade off.
Psvr2 takes 15 seconds tops to adjust. That includes the time it takes to go into settings. PSVR was trash, this is better hardware in every aspect.
I’m really liking this headset. There are some great games. Demeo is amazing. Angry Joe and and crew should love this game as it’s a table top rpg game in vr 3D. Also really fun is Star Wars and Village RE8.
The headset is uncomfortable because Sony still refuses to take into consideration any none-Asian nose shape
I want one for RE Village and RE4R.
Sony did a phenomenal job with this headset. You guys have become more cynical with age lol
😂 You sucker. Hundreds of dollars for a floating hands demo? Floating hands destroy the reality in a virtual reality game.
That’s the thing about opinions… I absolutely hated it and returned it. I prefer using my quest 2 and I see many other people share that opinion as well, and others like yourself love it. Space for both!
@@forrestbarrett2376 thanks for your opinion. Quest 2 is shite in comparison, I have Q2 and a rift s. PSVR2 better than both
@@Nathan-is7li it’s amazing how you can’t acknowledge that we have different opinions and just because you like something doesn’t make it objectively better.
@@forrestbarrett2376 Nah, your opinion sucks though. There is no room for it.
It's actually a pretty good launch line up if you look at everything available, and not just focus on new exclusives. It's better than some console launches for sure, and not just the bad ones. And it's not average among what's available if you look at all its features and accessibility. Fire the shotgun in the RE8 VR tutorial, then check out the pitch black area at the end of it--you're missing out if you haven't tried RE8 yet. It has a demo that includes the tutorial.
Edit: Just saw the part where they both say Quest 2 is comfortable. Most people would say there is no comparison between the comfort of PSVR and PSVR 2 vs Quest 2 default strap. Though I do agree that it needs more padding. That will be solved by 3rd party--one size couldn't fit everyone, after all.
Joe obviously has no idea just how much better the lenses and displays can get. It won't feel like an incremental change with gen 3, and it wouldn't surprise me if they let people use their latest headset on PC at that point. Wireless could be far enough along by then as well.
All that said, I actually agree with "wait and see". I think a lot of us hold games against some future standard we have for VR. We want big games. We want to see that bigger games are being made. And we honestly haven't seen any further commitment to VR2 yet from Sony themselves--every VR game at the last State of Play was 3rd party. As an enthusiast VR2 owner, if I don't see 1st party trailers of PS VR2 games at the next showcase, I'm gonna have to say WTF.
So VR still not ready. I'll come back in another 5 years and see where we're at.
I just played thru RE8 in VR and it was amazing but i'm bummed I cant go back and play older games with the new hardware like RE7, Skyrim VR, Rigs Astro Bot. Those games where great but a pain to play without proper controllers.
You looked a bit startled at the start there, like a news reporter just finding out they were live lol
i think they had argument between them, I can sense the mexican guy is not agreeing with the white guy about something.
@@ecod7r lol joe is puerto rican actually
I'm glad I was able to get a ps5 when I did. Because I've been looking forward to the psvr2.
Phenomenal piece of kit. Include earphones are more than ok (I’m comparing to my pulse headset). GT7 makes me no longer want to play other flat games for now, and I’m not a massive sim racing fan. Clarity is great, a bit blurry but you are sitting INSIDE a car going at 200kmh+. No doubt graphics will improve too once next gen only games come on the market. Turn on and play within 1 min once initial set up. Included controllers great, battery ok, but haven’t touched them for weeks as on GT7 only. Tried Village, great, May get stuck into it. Basically recommended if you have ps5.
Even if it has the cord if I’m being honest using Walking Dead as an example! Psvr2 blows quest 2 out of the water, it is honestly killing most Vr experiences because the headset is just so good and running off of the ps5 pushes most games to 4k 60-90! Personally yes I love wireless but I want quality over quantity and right now with just the controllers alone I’m having a Peak Vr experience I wasn’t having anywhere else!
No Mans Sky VR is the best thing going.
Open World, Space Game, Multiplayer. Its a blast.
People excited for Starfield in 2046 meanwhile they've already got a better game sitting here
The current PS5 cannot max out the potential of the PSVR2, which you can clearly see in some titles like HORIZON which is running at 60fps and interpolated to 120fps. So i would asume that there will be a PS5+ and the PSVR2 is ready for a PS6, which will most likely push the PSVR2 to it's limits. I also asume that there will be a wireless PSVR3 at some point with maybe the PS6 already being compatible to. I do think that wireless VR will be the only way to go for VR in general and although it's not 100% there yet, it will be in a couple of years. Also there is a lot of room for technical improvements. The PSVR2 already feels a bit outdated, even if you consider Eye Tracking features. VR headsets will be less than half the size in five years and have a much wider FOV as well as much better visuals.
PSVR2's lenses ensure it cannot reach it's own potential lol.
@@fcukugimmeausername that's true. I am used to the Pico 4, which has pancake leneses and the edge-to-edge clarity is so much better and the sweetspot much bigger compared to the Quest 2 for instance. Although it's not perfect either.
Ps5 pro and psvr2 pro.
nonsense. there is no need to waste power for 120 fps on a fixed platform. Even PS8 would have better graphics in 60 fps vs 120 on PSVR2 and any new game would choose 60.
It will look outdated when the Quest 3 comes out later this year. Its almost half the size as the Quest 2.
I feel like they failed to justly explain foveated rendering, so I will. Firstly, foveated renderingis not unique to the psvr2 headset. What is unique is how the psvr2 does foveated rendering compared to other headsets. Other headsets assume ppl will mostly be looking in the center at most times, so they enhance the centers resolution while anything outside the center has lower resolution. Psvr2 brilliantly utilizes eye tracking with its foveated rendering so no matter where you look, it will look top notch and quality graphics/resolution while everything in your peripheral vision has lower resolution.
-2023 still no Holo-decks... still no flying cars...still no hover boards.. this boring future.
Just get a Quest 2, it has much more support and it's wireless.
Yeah but if you’re using it as a standalone, the graphics suck compared to what you get with a PSVR2. I’ll take one lightweight cable for a much better overall experience
@@unoriginalname771 pcvr via steam
@@unoriginalname771 Better graphics don't mean a better experience. The PSVR1 had better graphics than the Quest 2 and I never used it because it was too much of a burden to get working.
@@Atrus999 Okay, but the PSVR2 is much better than the PSVR1, and the Meta Quest 2. I have the PSVR2 and the Quest 2 and the PSVR2 is a much better experience. One measly wire doesn’t make it a worse experience. Graphics aren’t everything but if I have to pick between a better headset with much better graphics than a standalone, I’ll accept the wire any day. It’s not that weird Frankenstein setup that the PSVR1 has.
@@unoriginalname771 With the Quest 2 you have access to dozens of great games including PCVR games and you're still saying PSVR2 is better? Yeah, that's a lie. 😂
That can was holding on for its life.
😂
8:05 even those games that didn't use the eye tracking in the gameplay use this feature in foveated rendering, in other words all PSVR2 games will use the eye tracking in one way or another
I haven’t played a 2d game since I got my vr2. 😂 can’t stop playing gt7.
Great review as always
18:22 This is how I feel about the PS5 right now, let alone an expensive VR setup
If psvr1 is a 5/10, then psvr2 is a 6.5/10. Sweet spot??? Even without tightening anything down and finding the sweet spot , everything has a slight 15% fuzz over it in RE8. Gonna sit on the shelf most of it’s life. At this rate VR won’t be ready til after 2030
Why has the music not been playing at the end of your videos recently?
I'm blown away by my psvr 2 it's crazy good
Wait till you try a good headset 🍻
Does it give you the weird headache motion sickness?
@@TheKotor2309 the only good headset out there is 1200 bucks. And you need a good pc, at least 1300. I have a index and I’m shocked how good my psvr2 is when compared. It’s better in some ways.
Well u wouldn't say it sucks when u spent 500$ on it
@@chucknasty419 Not true. I could easily return it. But to me 500 ain’t much. I’m not lying, genuinely surprised how well it stacks up. Probably cuz the eye tracking feature and the 16GB DDR5 Ram.
There's NO games
17:45 😂 The visual Joe paints by sliding the Skittles.
Sony killed it for me by not making pc drivers for this headset. Would have been a day one buy if I could use this with my ps5 and PC.
The biggest problem I have with VR is the retention aspect. When you first get one, it's fun, but immediately afterward, it's got dull, and I rarely played it. I've never beat a video game on it because the VR makes your head hurt after a while, so you can only play it in very small sessions
Eh. I've gotten to the point I can go 4-7 hours. But I mostly just watch movies
@LilOleTinyMe I'm still at 45min to a 1hr. Lol