Awesome Tips PSVR 2 Review: Best VR Experience I've had
The PlayStation 5 gets VR at last, and the PSVR 2 has some fantastic features. But it’s tethered: get used to it.
The PlayStation 5 gets VR at last, and the PSVR 2 has some fantastic features. But it’s tethered: get used to it.
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Benefits of the PS VR2
1:00 Headset Display and Graphics
1:57 Eye Tracking
2:36 PS VR2 Sense Controllers
3:32 Games Available at Launch
4:07 PS VR Game Compatablility
4:55 PS VR2 Release Date
5:11 PS VR2 Price
5:49 The PS VR2 USB-C Cable
6:02 PS VR2 Audio Quality
6:50 Wearing Glasses Inside the Headset
7:16 PS VR2 Interface Control Buttons
7:40 Setting Up the VR Boundrey
8:00 Wrap-Up and Outro
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For OLED displays at that resolution and eye tracking with foveated rendering, 550$ is a steal.
I love when people say it's to expensive but psvr2 has 4k and meta doesn't. You still need a decently high end PC.
Just got notification that my order shipped. I could cry I'm so excited. Love sticking it to meta…would never support suckerberg. Thank you psvr2 for getting me into the vr world.
Also, the cable is no problem. Everyone butchered about having a cable but 98% of people never even walk around with it on. If you really want to walk, just buy the kiwi ceiling clips as they're easy and cheap. My PSVR2 systems come this Wednesday. If anyone needs one I'll sell them the new spare I have coming, just contact me on here.
Quest 2 is like the Atari 2600, but not as good. The lenses and graphics aren't impressive at all. The Quest pro has better lenses but the constant tracking problems on the expensive yet garbage controllers and the actual units lack of ability to charge while connected make it not worth it. I swear I've bought all the cables that claim to charge it while plugged into pc with additional power cables and NONE of them worth. Give it 6 more months. So realistically, this is PlayStations last chance to make VR good or the demand, much like 3d movies, will fade quickly.
8:25 There is no way a PC that is under or at a thousand dollars will do PCVR well. To run PCVR well with no issues with performance you'll need a 3080 and a Ryzen 7 or equivalent Intel CPU and the quest 2 is the cheapest PCVR headset so $399 for the HMD and $1500-1700 bucks for a PC capable of what Sony is offering for roughly $1100. Valve Index set up is $999 alone and you'll still need that $1500 PC to push it. Then there are VR games, lots of them suck and VR is a sea of one and two man development teams, Sonys studios will make great VR games because they have Sonys money behind it who as a company many times in the past has said they believe in VRs future. I'd sell my Quest if I hadn't spent so much money in their Ecosystem. Stand alone is great don't get me wrong, but it's gotten really boring.
I've been a quest user for a long while now and I'm excited to jump back to PSVR. Meta quit supporting the machine with software from all the developers have gobbled up.
I think they should have made a space where the wire plugs in where a Wireless Dongle can be placed in the future once the wireless tech gets there with no Lag
If they manage to get Valve to put Half Life Alyx on this it would be an instant buy for me. I’ve never owned any VR gear before. People complain about the price but for the technology it includes I think it is very reasonable.
Re: 3:30 – couldn't you use a DualSense to play PS5 games with the headset? I don't see why not, considering it all runs through the PS5.
I feel like anyone that's interested in this product already has a quality wireless gaming headset. It seems like a weird thing to get hung up on…
It's really dumb that people keep comparing this headset to the Quest 2. I understand that the Quest is probably the leader in sales, but its like comparing a Switch to a PS5 in terms of performance. This headset needs to be compared to the Valve Index and Vive Pro 2.
Can't wait for mine to arrive next week!
These are gona sell like hotcakes
I personally don't believe it's justified to say a negative of the psvr2 is the tethered cable. At the end of the day, the reason why its the best VR experience out there is due to that cable. It allows it show the quality graphics. It's like moaning about new shoes because they have laces, yes it may be a bit annoying when you put it on, but once you have you will barely notice it. That's my opinion anyway
Anyone know how it’s compares to valve index
Good headset but that damn wire is going to get annoying over time with more competitive titles coming out
Dude was testing the headset and thought to himself, why just cover the upper half of my face, when I can put a mask on also. This most certainly the safest review on youtube.
He says "would I buy this?" Then fails to answer 😄
Not that his answer would change my mind anyway.
He also failed to mention that you need a very expensive PC to play VR on PC. Yes you can buy cheaper VR headsets but you end up paying less to play VR on the PS5.
Wearing a mask? really?
Dude this is so weird. People complain about the price point, and that you could get a cheaper headset that you plug into your computer. Completely failing to mention the cost of the components needed to run VR on a PC and have an enjoyable experience. That $400/$500 headset suddenly turns into well over $1500 when you consider the price of the Computer you'd need to get. Secondly, that would also be a wired experience. So you would be paying well over £1500 for a wired PCVR experience all because the actual headset costs a little bit less than wired console VR headset, despite the console and the VR overall being less than a PCVR experience. Its just not hard to do the math.
I wonder if it'll have issues with the cable getting loose on the headset, like with the 1st psvr head set.
Wired … no thank you
Wait for htc and quest 3 . Way better than this
no support for old games did it for me, nope
My kid keeps telling me the PSVR2 is better than meta quest 2. Thank you for this video. I’ll show it to my kid so they can be happy with what we already have at home
I don’t mind the cable if it gives me better graphics and no more screen door effect. That’s what I didn’t like from the VR1. I’m excited for this one.
Great headset man. Got nice games? No…
If you’re going to count the PS5 as a cost into the headset. You need to count the $1000 PC required for a comparable PC vr headset
Responding to the comment toward the end of the video…..ummmm….you can move around when tethered. Most of us don't trip on the wire despite not standing in place. It's very easy to adapt to one thin wire which I'd rather have versus an uncomfortable face heavy headset.
Brought the first one to many wires so never used it much. Really looking forward to this on as just one wire and better quality hopefully 👍🏻
This is obviously launching before tax season for a reason
This review said that there are less expensive VR options for PCVR, really?? I already owns a slightly outdated, but moderately powerful gaming PC, but I also bought the PS5 and I think the PSVR 2 is by far my best value option. If there is a better PCVR that matches this price-quality ratio out there somewhere it has definitely been kept well hidden from the public because I have definitely never heard of it lol
I think the comparison saying "it's expensive" because you also need a PS5… well you also need a CAPABLE PC to run VR at 90/120 fps. Which alone ic you don't have it would net you around 1000-1200$ which is… exactly how much you need for PS5+PSVR2.
Sick of people griping over the cord, acting like it's a ball and chain.
Pc vr needs a good pc to play pc vr . No different from Sony. Price is fine. It's doesn't look like wireless Potato Vision like quest.
If Sony brings a pc version of this they would own the market.
I for one, will not go to any closed system. Mods, extensions, even game cheat codes etc.
"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." _Anonymous
if they made it adoptable with pc it would sell 10x thank god they didn't do that
I'd rather live in the real world.
I'll wait until PS5 Pro comes out later this year as the rumors say
I hope ace combat 7 gets the upgrade for PS VR 2
Psvr2 needs ps5, but other vr headsets doesnt' need a pc?
When journalists ignorance force opinions on us.
Why is he wearing a mask in the room by himself is my only question …🤔
A good thing he's wearing a mask
Why is he wearing a mask in the room by himself is my only question …🤔
I usually never tend to be overhyped for anything anymore, but waiting for this awesome VR experience seriously keeps me awake at night xD
When i get it, i'm gonna go on 'VR at home vacation' for a week 🙂