A major leak of information on the next generation PlayStation VR headset paints it as a considerable leap beyond the original PSVR.
For a while there it looked like maybe Sony were going to give up on VR, and concentrate purely on the PlayStation 5, but last year they announced plans for both a next generation headset and new controllers. But until now there have been no real details about either.
Sony themselves has still said nothing, but website UploadVR claims that multiple sources have confirmed to them that the new headset will have a resolution of 4000×2040 (2000×2040 per eye), making for a 4K display that is significantly higher resolution than the current 1080p model.
Not only that but the headset uses gaze tracking and foveated rendering, which means that it knows where your eyes are looking and only renders the game world in detail in that direction – which saves an awful lot on processing and allows what is in front of you to be a lot more detailed.
The headset also has a motor that can allow for DualSense style haptic feedback – something which has been rumoured for a long time – plus a lens separation adjustment dial and on-board cameras to track the position of the controllers.
No price is mentioned by the rumours, but the resolution is higher than the Oculus Quest 2 (which costs £300) but lower than the top-of-the-range HP Reverb G2 (which costs over £800).
Apart from confirming it’s wired, Sony itself has offered almost no details about the headset, although they have gone into more detail about the controllers, which feature resistive triggers similar to the DualSense.
There’s no hint as to when the new headset will be released though, except it won’t be this year. That doesn’t mean Sony won’t offer more official details this year, but given how difficult VR is to demonstrate, unless you’re using it yourself, it probably won’t be something they’ll emphasise until it’s almost ready for launch.
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