PlayStation VR2 for PS5: Release date, price, specs, upcoming games, and more revealed

Sony has officially revealed the specs and price of the PlayStation VR2 and its release date early next year, and its cost has undoubtedly left fans baffled. Sony's next-generation Virtual Reality headset features impressive hardware, including an OLED screen featuring 2000 x 2040 per eye resolution at a 90Hz refresh rate and a strong lineup of future titles.

PlayStation VR2 is set for a February 22, 2023 release date, priced at $549/-. The package includes a PSVR2 headset along with new VR controllers and Stereo headphones. Sony has also revealed a Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle that features the new Virtual Reality title set in the Horizon universe.

PlayStation VR2 is priced at $549/- with a February 2023 release date

When the original PlayStation VR launched back in 2016, it was considered revolutionary. It, along with Oculus Rift (later renamed Meta) and HTC Vive, paved the way for modern age: Virtual Reality gaming. Six years later, while VR gaming remains a niche, it has certainly become more accessible with a vast library of titles like Pistol Whip and Beat Saber.

PSVR2 builds upon the benchmark set by its predecessor and promises to present generational leaps in Virtual Reality gaming. While fans are certainly not pleased with its $549/- price tag, which is more than PS5's $499/-, it is very much in line with PSVR's launch price.

The original Virtual Reality headset, along with all of its accessories, was priced at $399/- at launch, which was significantly higher than the base PS4 and the PS4 Slim's $299/- price tag.

PlayStation VR2 prices and bundles

PlayStation VR2 recommended retail price (including taxes for GBP, EUR, and JPY) - Includes PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 Sense controllers, and stereo headphones

$549.99
€599.99
£529.99
¥74,980

PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle recommended retail price (including tax for GBP, EUR, and JPY) - Includes PlayStation Store voucher code for Horizon Call of the Mountain, PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 Sense controllers, and stereo headphones

$599.99
€649.99
£569.99
¥79,980

PlayStation VR2 Sense controller charging station recommended retail price (including taxes for GBP, EUR, and JPY)

$49.99
€49.99
£39.99
¥5,480

PlayStation VR2 specs

The PlayStation VR2 headset is truly a generational leap over its predecessor. Featuring a 2000 x 2400 pixel OLED panel per eye, with an adjustable refresh rate of 90-120Hz, it is certainly poised to be one of the best virtual reality headsets at a competing price point. The specs are as follows,

Display method	OLED
Panel resolution	2000 x 2040 per eye
Panel refresh rate	90Hz, 120Hz
Lens separation	Adjustable
Field of View	Approx. 110 degrees
Sensors	・Motion Sensor: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)・Attachment Sensor: IR Proximity sensor
Cameras	・4 cameras for headset and controller tracking・IR camera for eye tracking per eye
Feedback	Vibration on headset
Communication with PS5	USB Type-C®
Audio	・Input: Built-in microphone・Output: Stereo headphone jack

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The specs for the PSVR2 sense controller is as follows,

Buttons	[Right]PS button, Options button, Action buttons (Circle / Cross), R1 button, R2 button, Right Stick / R3 button[Left]PS button, Create button, Action buttons (Triangle / Square), L1 button, L2 button, Left Stick / L3 button
Sensing/ Tracking	Motion Sensor: Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope + three-axis accelerometer)Capacitive Sensor: Finger Touch DetectionIR LED: Position Tracking
Feedback	Trigger Effect (on R2/L2 button), Haptic Feedback (by single actuator per unit)
Port	USB Type-C® port
Communication	Bluetooth® Ver5.1
Battery	Type: Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery

Launch Titles

PlayStation has a slew of titles lined up for the launch of PSVR2, from two Moss titles to sequels and enhanced editions of classic PSVR titles, to Horizon Call of the Mountain.

Developed by Firesprite Games in partnership with Guerrilla Games, Horizon Call of the Mountain takes place in the all-to-familiar world of Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, featuring a new protagonist.

The developers have promised that Call of the Mountain won't be an on-rail short visual experience but a fully-fledged hours-long campaign in the vein of other Horizon titles.

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The upcoming and available games for PSVR2 are as follows,

Moss & Moss: Book II
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil 4
Demeo
No Man’s Sky
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2
Firewall Ultra
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
Crossfire: Sierra Squad
The Light Brigade
Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue
Pistol Whip VR
Cities VR – Enhanced Edition
Cosmonious High
Zenith: The Last City
Tentacular
After The Fall
Jurassic World Aftermath Collection
Altair Breaker
X8
Fantasvision 202X
The Tale of Onogoro
Kizuna AI – Touch the Beat!
Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate
2MD: VR Football Unleashed All-Star – Truant Pixel
Affected: The Asylum – Fallen Planet Studios
Aliens VR – Survios
Alvo – Mardonpol
Afterlife VR – Split Light Studio
Among Us VR – Schell Games and Innersloth
Black Top Hoops – Vinci Games
Black Trail – Red Horizon
Distortion VR – Future Mental Games
Do Not Open – Nox Noctis
Dropship Commander – Strange Games Studios
Engram – Maze Theory
Firmament – Cyan Worlds
The Exorcist Legion VR: Sin – Pocket Money Games
Galaxy Karts – VR Monkey
Ghostbusters VR – nDreams, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR)
Ghosts of Tabot of Tabor – Combat Waffle
Golf+ – Golfscope Inc
Green Hell VR – Incuvo
Grimlord – MetalCat Interactive Technology
Hellsplit Arena – DeepType Games
Hubris – Cyborn
Hypestacks – Squirrel Bytes
Kayak VR: Mirage – Better Than Life
The Last Worker – Wired Productions
LONN – SixSense Studios
LOW FI – Iris VR
Madison – Bloodious Games
Medieval Dynasty – RenderCube
Mixture – Played With Fire
Neolithic Dawn – James Bellian
Pavlov – Vankrupt Games
Project Lousianna: The Bounds VR – Build the Light Studio
Propagation Paradise Hotel – Wannadev Studio
Requisition – Arcadia VR
Runner – Truan Pixel
Samurai Slaughter House – Tab Games
Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok – Zojoi LLC. and Azure Drop Studios
Soul of Kaeru – BrainUp
Stranger Things: The VR Experience – Tender Claws
Super Kit: To the Top – Electric Hat Games
Tin Hearts – Rogue Sun
The Twilight Zone VR – Pocket Money Games
Ultrawings 2 – BitPlanet Games
Volcanic Core – Synthesis Universe
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 1 – Skydance Interactive
Wandering in Space – Moonseer Games

All in all, PSVR2, while priced higher than the PS5, offers a premium virtual reality experience at a lower price than other offerings by Meta (Oculus) and HTC's Vive.

Edited by Sijo Samuel Paul