PlayStation VR2: The ultimate FAQ

Everything you want to know about PS VR2, all in one place.

[PureBlood]

That's a lot of great, detailed information and yet it doesn't answer the only thing i actually wanna know.

Will I be receiving my pre-order on day 1?

[Phoenix76]

Lol good question.
Personally can't wait to "see" the improvements with visuals

[Neonridr]

if you are making the jump from the original PSVR the differences will be massive.

[Neonridr]

depends on which retailer you got it from and how they ship I guess. Knowing my luck, my order won't ship until the day it releases. It's a Wednesday, so fingers crossed I get it by the Friday so I can enjoy it over the weekend at least.

[EvertonFC]

I'm taking the chance of picking one up in store

[Neonridr]

@EvertonFC - tbh I don't think preorders were sold out this time around, so I think you'll be ok picking it up in store as they should have some stock at the larger retailers.

[Sniperwithacause]

Depends where you preorder it from.
Directly from Sony, then yes. Anywhere else, then idk.

[1Victor]

Thanks for the info@sniper this is the first time I order anything from PS direct

[solidsnake222]

I sure hope so. Terrible timing for me, I'm moving on February 25th. But hey, chances are it'll get here within the first day or two, I hope.

[philm87]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the 22-28th window! Hopefully they're just covering themselves.

[Retroman]

550.00??
With that price tag I don't think people will be Rushing to buy one anytime soon.
I think most likely people will start buying PSVR 2 after it hit 250-300 mark.

[philm87]

You'll be waiting a long time for 250-300.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

So no 3D like the last VR?

[Neonridr]

correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the PS5 supports 3D Blu Rays.

[Profchaos]

Could of fooled me I thought it was

[Babadook7]

Psvr did not allow 3d bluray at launch either. All we can do is ask Sony and hope this feather is added later. I never used the feature but on psvr2 it would be a lot sharper. I think that BluRays or streaming videos with HDR might pass through HDR though.

[1nsomniac]

The “Ultimate FAQ” that intentionally steers away from every unanswered question that people have been asking since reveal…. Yea, thanks Sony.

[MrNinosan]

Like what?

[Knushwood Butt]

iS It wiRELeSs?

[1nsomniac]

Battery life of controllers?
Charge time?
Will you be able to watch 3d Blu-rays?
Can you use wireless earphones with it?
Plans if it will ever be compatible with PC?…

The fact they haven’t spoke about battery life worries me a lot. Because that’s just standard specification information that should be listed with all products of this nature. Ignoring that for this long is an intentional move. So the question then is why are they doing that?

It’s like trying to have a conversation in a kids playground on this site sometimes. No one on here wants to hear anyone even remotely question Sony. It’s so childish it’s crazy.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Sure insomniac.

Gamers know the power, the features, the price and the games. Those interested in VR already are aware of all the information needed.

[generic-user-name]

"intentionally steers away from every unanswered question that people have been asking since reveal"

I'm interested to hear what info you think we don't know yet.

[1nsomniac]

The info that is relentlessly asked on Sonys blog every time they drop PSVR info. Which gets ignored every single time.

[generic-user-name]

Battery life of controllers? This is actually a decent question to ask, however thanks to the dynamic nature of the Sense controllers, like the Dualsense, ie. Adaptive triggers and haptics, not all games will eat up battery at the same rates so it could be a difficult one to answer.

Charge time? A reach, I still don't know how long it takes my Dualsense to charge, nobody is asking this question.

Will you be able to watch 3d Blu-rays? The super niche form of media playback? Probably not top of their priorities.

Can you use wireless earphones with it? Literally every hands-on impression of PSVR2 titles so far, Sony has provided Pulse wireless headsets for people to use.

Plans if it will ever be compatible with PC? There could be many reasons not to talk about this, including them not being decided on if they'll even do it. At the end of the day they are currently targeting PS5 owners with this, not rival platforms.

"It’s like trying to have a conversation in a kids playground on this site sometimes. No one on here wants to hear anyone even remotely question Sony. It’s so childish it’s crazy."

And you're king of the monkey bars, so spare us. Sony have answered the vast majority of relevant questions with this FAQ, for example we now have official confirmation on cable length, but you're over here acting like they're keeping everything hidden for sinister reasons. Painting Sony in a bad light, as is so common in your posts on n4g.

[1nsomniac]

…’”Irony”… Look it up.

[Babadook7]

I found it pretty informative. Some bad but expected news. Some good.

Nice to know social screen works in most cases.

[thejigisup]

Maybe I'm a bit mixed up here. It says sense controller, I thought I'd be getting two, or ate both pieces considered one controller?

[generic-user-name]

Typo, should say controllers.

[Profchaos]

Definitely two it's not possible to play with only 1

[Knushwood Butt]

40 grams lighter than the original PSVR. Nice job.

[victorMaje]

Been trying to order mine for days, I get to the payment page & it says unsuccessful though I get a message from my bank to my phone about the successful transaction, but no email or anything from Sony…

[Grilla]

Psdirect? Maybe double check your info is correct, address n such, and info on your PlayStation account.

[victorMaje]

Psdirect.
It may be related to the address since it’s the one I use on Amazon to ship outside the US. All good, I’ll get it eventually :)

[Phlacky]

Try it on Desktop if you haven't I had the same issue when trying to get it through the mobile site on my phone.

[S2Killinit]

All I wanna know is 2 things, 1. Exact time I will get my my Preorder 2. Will we get Astrobot Rescue Mission at some point.

[Profchaos]

When your courier feels like it and a date of 20xx

But I agree it's a crime if there's no astrobot 2

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

i hope they have a stock media player on ps5 where you can actually play your own media the way it's meant to be viewed. the first vr required 3rd-party media players that eventually started charging monthly fees.

[fleshzombie]

Ah yes, answers to the important questions. I was worried about this one:

Does the headset have PlayStation symbols embedded in it?

Yes, similar to the thousands of tiny PlayStation symbols we added to the surfaces of the PS5 console and DualSense controller, we also included tiny PlayStation symbols to the front and back bands of the PS VR2 headset. This adds a texture for a tactile feel for you to enjoy.