PS VR 2 should come with 4K resolution. A VR offshoot of Horizon Zero is also to come.
Sony has confirmed after many rumors that on one PlayStation VR successor is being worked on. It was already known that a new headset was in the works, now the first details have been given PS VR2 communicated.
The dissolution of the OLED Displays gets a significant upgrade. The first PSVR headset went from 1,920 x 1,080 pixels to 2,000 x 2,040 pixels per eye increased. PS VR2 4K HDR. The Field of view will with 110 Grad specified. The frame rate should be between 90 and 120 Hz be.
Eye tracking
the Controller should be tracked with the headset itself, not with an external camera. This “Inside-Out-Tracking”-Funktion should reflect movements and viewing directions in the game. For that are 4 cameras built into the headset.
In addition, a Eye-Tracker integrated. This should enable you to activate certain functions with your eyes. This is supposed to make games more immersive. So-called Foveated Rendering also ensures that the points where you can see clearly with the Eye movement hike.
Vibrating headset
Particular attention is paid to the new PS VR2 Sense Technology placed. Be here Augen-Tracking, Headset-Feedback, 3D-Audio and the new ones Sense-Controller combined. With a Motor im Headset are actions in the game about Vibrations reinforced, it is said in a blog post. This could be used to simulate the increased pulse of a character, the thrust during acceleration or a draft.
PS VR2 is charged via a USB-C interface on the PlayStation 5. This says goodbye to the many heavy cables of the predecessor. There is no start date, price or picture of the headset yet.
First VR game announced
The first game has already been mentioned: Horizon – Call of the Mountain. The long awaited successor to the series will be released on February 18th, Horizon Forbidden West, the story of Aloy and the robot dinosaurs. A little teaser for the VR offshoot shows an encounter with a giant Talneck robot: