WOW!!! The image is becoming clearer and clearer each time I put on the headset! The litmus test for me are the hands in RE8. When I tried the game first, they were blurry as hell, I didn't have a clue what people were talking about the hands being "Crystal Clear". There are so many theories and suggestions flying around about why there is such a difference in clarity between different people, from dirty lenses to "get your eyes tested!".
Here's my theory... I have pretty much perfect vision, have never needed glasses and I can normally read text IRL at a distance and up close, but the last couple of years, I have spent soooo much time in front of a screen and I feel that my long-distance vision has degraded somewhat. I put this down to aging, but having spent time in VR2 these past few days, I don't actually believe that to be the case anymore. Whether it be my mobile phone, laptop, tablet or small handheld gaming device , 90% of my time is spent in front of a small display for long hours. I have large TVs but I haven't been using them at all since 2020, barely played anything on PS5... mostly PC gaming and using small handhelds like Odin Pro, Steam Deck, Analogue Pocket etc. Somehow, my eyes have just gotten very used to focusing on small screens at a distance of about 1ft to 3ft away. I read that VR is tuned to focus at a distance of 6ft so what is essentially happening (I believe) is that time spent in VR now is retraining my eyes to focus at a further distance and resulting in a clearer picture for me inside the HMD. I read in the past that you shouldn't stay focused on a small display for periods longer than 1 hour without taking a break and you should try focusing on things at varying distance. I didn't heed this advice whatsoever and this has resulted in my eyes having "lazy focus".
I'm still not there yet. I think it's going to take another couple of weeks but I caught my first brief glimpse of crystal clear hands in RE8 a few minutes ago and it was glorious. Also, maybe I'm completely barking up the wrong tree and my eyesight is fucked in some way or another or maybe I do actually need glasses, I'm not too sure yet. I will give it some more time and see if it keeps improving. I think whatever is happening, it feels like an overall net benefit for my eyesight - at least I hope so. Looking a computer screen is less clear at the moment than I'm used to. Text on my MBA retina display has noticeably more blooming than normal, but my eyes feel more "fresh" and "alive" (for lack of better terms), like somehow I'm turning back time on degradation of my vision. Anyway, just thought I'd share my experience thus far. PSVR2 ROCKS!