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[cyberheater]

Seems some folks have managed to get one.



Sony did not include a Bluetooth adapter with the kit and apparently PSVR2 is very picky about what bluetooth adapters.

EDIT (Added PC requirements)

PlayStation VR2 players can access games on PC with adapter starting on August 7

With the PlayStation VR2 PC adapter, players can expand their game library with thousands of SteamVR titles.

blog.playstation.com

Minimum PC requirements​

Here are the minimum requirements for PS VR2 gameplay on PC:

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (Zen 2 or later architecture is required)

RAM / memory: 8 GB or more

GPU / graphics card: ***(For the best performance, we recommend that you use an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or later or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or later*** graphics card)-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or later (Turing or later architecture is required) -NVIDIA RTX series -AMD Radeon RX 5500XT or later / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT or later

DisplayPort *(must have a standard DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort output port)*DisplayPort 1.4

USB: Direct connection only

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 or later**

Setup is easy: simply connect PlayStation VR2 to your PC using the PS VR2 PC adapter and the DisplayPort 1.4 cable. Then, download the PlayStation VR2 App and the SteamVR App from Steam. This will allow you to set up PS VR2 on your PC, customize your settings and play area, and start purchasing and playing games in SteamVR.

As with all PC gaming technology, performance may vary depending on your PC setup, including system compatibility and the quality of your DisplayPort 1.4 cable. Please ensure your setup meets the minimum requirements. SteamVR titles also have individual system requirements, so please refer to the game information on Steam.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

 

[diffusionx]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Valve probably just doesn't care enough to do it. And they're not going to hand it off to a third party to port it.

 

[Damigos]

I ve wanted to try VR for so long but the high cost and lack of titles (except alyx ofc) have made VR hard to reach or even irrelevant

 

[Gaiff]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

It’s revenge for Bloodborne. We told you we’d get you back one day.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Because Valve isnt desperate for PC VR headset and software sales like Sony is.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Because Valve isnt desperate for PC VR headset and software sales like Sony is.

Im sure Sony would pay for the port. It has nothing to do with desperation

Sony also generates them tons of Software royalties now that their exclusives are on the platform

I just don’t get why they can’t come to an agreement

 

[Ribi]

too many cables

 

[Team Andromeda]

And yet you still can't pre-order it in the shops?

 

[Sleepwalker]

Im sure Sony would pay for the port. It has nothing to do with desperation

Sony also generates them tons of Software royalties now that their exclusives are on the platform

I just don’t get why they can’t come to an agreement

What's to say they have even tried? All of this is in Sony's hands most likely. They probably just don't care enough to pay for it.

 

[Fess]

I saw this earlier. It’s impossible to judge how it is going by this video, which is not a review, it’s more like a quick preview. And Sony should’ve included a Bluetooth adapter if it’ll only work well with a few, the controller tracking barely worked here.

What he said about the headset tracking, that it worked better on PC than PS5, what’s that about? Is it picky with light conditions or colors?

Quest 3 would be my choice but it’s too expensive for the little VR gaming I do. 50% off on PSVR2 was interesting but it wasn’t world wide.

 

[Fess]

What's to say they have even tried? All of this is in Sony's hands most likely. They probably just don't care enough to pay for it.

Steam is it’s own ecosystem. Asking why there is no PSVR2 port of Alyx is like asking why there is no Switch port of Astrobot. Valve want the Steam VR ecosystem to grow, not PSVR.

 

[Moses85]

It’s revenge for Bloodborne. We told you we’d get you back one day.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

What's to say they have even tried? All of this is in Sony's hands most likely. They probably just don't care enough to pay for it.

That would be sad but may be true.

There’s some obvious things Sony could do for psvr2 that they just don’t

 

[Spukc]

is it still true several things won't work on the psvr2 in PC mode compared to ps5 mode

 

[cyberheater]

is it still true several things won't work on the psvr2 in PC mode compared to ps5 mode

Eye tracking for one but who’s to say that feature won’t be added by Sony or a third party.

 

[cyberheater]

Here's another review (in German). Seems they didn't have bluetooth issues.

 

[balls of snow]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Because Valve doesnt need to.

 

[Beechos]

Should've made psvr 2 completely wireless leveraging wifi 6 that's already in ps5 that in itself would've improved sales by alot.

 

[willothedog]

It seems a bit odd that they seeded these adaptors to a couple of tiny VR channels and not the big ones

List of compatible BT dongles, but not guaranteed to work:

Bluetooth adapters compatible with PS VR2 on PC

Find out which Bluetooth® adapters can be used when using PS VR2 on PC.

www.playstation.com

So, BT dongle+DP cable, another £20 on top

 

[Perrott]

Valve probably just doesn't care enough to do it. And they're not going to hand it off to a third party to port it.

You sure? If I recall correctly, they outsourced the PS3 version of The Orange Box to Electronic Arts UK because Gabe Newell was very outspoken about how he didn't want to be in proximity to the Cell and any of that shit - until Kevin Butler, VP of Hostage Taking, held Newell's entire family at gunpoint in a remote, unknown location for the entirety of Portal 2's development cycle, for which Sony magically ended up having marketing rights and quite a bunch of exclusive features.

 

[Goalus]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Why should Valve be cooperative?
PS5 players can play it too if they buy a capable PC.

 

[diffusionx]

You sure? If I recall correctly, they outsourced the PS3 version of The Orange Box to Electronic Arts UK because Gabe Newell was very outspoken about how he didn't want to be in proximity to the Cell and any of that shit - until Kevin Butler, VP of Hostage Taking, held Newell's entire family at gunpoint in a remote, unknown location for the entirety of Portal 2's development cycle, for which Sony magically ended up having marketing rights and quite a bunch of exclusive features.

They weren’t happy with the port and that’s why they did Portal 2 themselves.

Valve Reassures PS3 Gamers Portal 2 Won’t be Another “Orange Box”

www.dualshockers.com

The answer to why Valve doesn’t do this or that is “they don’t want to.” They’re a big enough company and make enough money they can do whatever they want. If there is no Alyx PS5 port it’s because they don’t want one. They could always change their mind but it’s not going to be because of money that they do it.

 

[FunkMiller]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Maybe they're looking at some kind of remaster or sequel for Deckard, and don't want to hand Sony the best VR game.

 

[Topher]

It seems a bit odd that they seeded these adaptors to a couple of tiny VR channels and not the big ones

List of compatible BT dongles, but not guaranteed to work:

Bluetooth adapters compatible with PS VR2 on PC

Find out which Bluetooth® adapters can be used when using PS VR2 on PC.

www.playstation.com

So, BT dongle+DP cable, another £20 on top

"The following products have been confirmed to work by SIE as of 07/20/2024, but operation is not guaranteed."

WTF?

 

[Dorfdad]

How did he get his image on the game feed? Like the stream??

 

[Self_Destructive]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

What in the last 2 years ever gave you the impression that Sony was interested in making PSVR2 a successful platform?

I mean the biggest slap to the face of PSVR gamers isn't that they're not getting a HL:A port... it's that Sony is putting out a whole ass Astro-Bot game without even so much as a pity VR mode...

That right there shows you they don't give a shit. This entire PSVR2 Adapter for PC thing is their last ditch effort to squeeze a bit of utility out of the product for the suckers who bought into it over the past couple of years.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

What in the last 2 years ever gave you the impression that Sony was interested in making PSVR2 a successful platform?

I mean the biggest slap to the face of PSVR gamers isn't that they're not getting a HL:A port... it's that Sony is putting out a whole ass Astro-Bot game without even so much as a pity VR mode...

That right there shows you they don't give a shit. This entire PSVR2 Adapter for PC thing is their last ditch effort to squeeze a bit of utility out of the product for the suckers who bought into it over the past couple of years.

This is all very true and sad

It seems like the software side of Sony had zero desire to do the little things to make this successful

No AstroBot…No Half Life….

Its not like we are asking for a new AAA god if war VR game….

 

[lakitu1982]

Should've made psvr 2 completely wireless leveraging wifi 6 that's already in ps5 that in itself would've improved sales by alot.

I doubt it would have improved sales, it would have also increased the price. It's allllll about the games.

 

[Three]

"The following products have been confirmed to work by SIE as of 07/20/2024, but operation is not guaranteed."

WTF?

i.e we tested these adaptors but Asus, TP Link, Buffalo, etc can decide to fuck things if they wanted to with broken updates which we can't guarantee, but any low latency Bluetooth 5.0 capable device works in reality.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Good question. Also I highly doubt this will result in more VR ports to PS5 outside of the (few) traditional games that already had VR modes.

So the idea new PSVR2 sales will rekindle investment into VR on the console side aren't just flimsy, they're manipulative (IMO). It's great tech, but ultimately the adoption of PSVR2 was always going to hinge on SIE's 1P support in both games and features.

No PSVR1 BC was a warning sign.

They weren’t happy with the port and that’s why they did Portal 2 themselves.

Valve Reassures PS3 Gamers Portal 2 Won’t be Another “Orange Box”

www.dualshockers.com

The answer to why Valve doesn’t do this or that is “they don’t want to.” They’re a big enough company and make enough money they can do whatever they want. If there is no Alyx PS5 port it’s because they don’t want one. They could always change their mind but it’s not going to be because of money that they do it.

They're also privately owned, so they don't have stupid yet greedy majority shareholders or sneaky investor firms like Value Act pushing them for "infinite growth" that's unsustainable without degradation of the product long-term.

Otherwise we'd be seeing them making self-compromising business decisions in gaming like Microsoft (severe case) or SIE (weak-to-mild case). Whereas for now they're more like Nintendo (barely present to no case of such self-compromising business decisions).

 

[Self_Destructive]

This is all very true and sad

It seems like the software side of Sony had zero desire to do the little things to make this successful

No AstroBot…No Half Life….

Its not like we are asking for a new AAA god if war VR game….

Yep. Sony knows that putting out a port of HL:A or a full fledged Astro-Bot VR game now, would be sending the message to their community that they care and that further support would be expected... Sony knows they aren't going to do that. They don't want to commit the first party resources to VR anymore.

I always knew that was going to be a problem with PSVR2... just like a dedicated handheld device would be a problem for Sony. Anything... ANYTHING that takes resources away from them outputting PS5 exclusives is going to fail. Nintendo had to consolidate their handheld and console businesses so that they weren't torn between developing for one or the other.. and that's Nintendo, who make far cheaper games to produce than Sony. Sony simply has to focus on PS5 with all their muscle and make it as profitable as possible.. anything else is a distraction.

It's unfortunate.. but it's the truth. The PSVR2 hardware is still just a bit too expensive, and a bit too cumbersome yet to really be mass adopted. Maybe in the future it will get there and they can try again, but for now, they're honestly making the right decision to pull resources back and just open it up to the PC market to play around with while it also gets the odd 3rd party game that drips slowly from the VR faucet that hasn't been fully shut off yet.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Simple: Valve has every incentive to withhold it from Sony.

Valve is a platform company first, nowadays. Making games is a secondary consideration and porting those to other platforms runs afoul of their central strategy. Any reason that results in more Steam users is the course Valve will take.

 

[Three]

Good question. Also I highly doubt this will result in more VR ports to PS5 outside of the (few) traditional games that already had VR modes.

So the idea new PSVR2 sales will rekindle investment into VR on the console side aren't just flimsy, they're manipulative (IMO). It's great tech, but ultimately the adoption of PSVR2 was always going to hinge on SIE's 1P support in both games and features.

No PSVR1 BC was a warning sign.

I don't blame them for software because barely anyone is making AAA VR games in general let alone exclusive VR games (Valve just did one game 4 years ago and Sony 3-5 exclusive games a year ago) but the no BC even from first party was just a really poor showing. That said I'm still looking forward to Metro Awakening VR.

 

[Buggy Loop]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Holy shit

You know I have to enter this one as a new entry to the long list

Hope of Half Life Alyx at launch
If Sony ends up with Half Life Alyx
Probably getting Half Life Alyx
If we end up with Half Life Alyx
Valve hinted at PSVR support guys
Sony should pull games from Steam if I don't get Alyx
Since Sony put games on Steam, no reason Valve don't put Alyx on PSVR2
Sony on Steam, Alyx on PSVR2, please?
Half Life Alyx 2, yea yeah Sony is waiting to announce it
Please launch with Half Life Alyx
Sony should give PC Horizon call of the mountain, but we get Alyx ok?
New ENTRY - PC PSVR2 users get to experience Half Life Alyx, why is Valve not cooperative

Never seen someone so thirsty for Half Life Alyx

Makes me want to install it and do my fourth playthrough.

 

[BlackTron]

Im sure Sony would pay for the port. It has nothing to do with desperation

Sony also generates them tons of Software royalties now that their exclusives are on the platform

I just don’t get why they can’t come to an agreement

If Alyx were going to come to PS5, it would have happened without the PC adapter. The PC adapter represents Sony giving up on selling VR2 on the strength of its library.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Simple: Valve has every incentive to withhold it from Sony.

Valve is a platform company first, nowadays. Making games is a secondary consideration and porting those to other platforms runs afoul of their central strategy. Any reason that results in more Steam users is the course Valve will take.

Not really. They released their games on consoles historically

 

[dcx4610]

The price is nice for a simple VR experience but for something like Half-Life, the extra features on the controller really make the game.

I'll probably wait for Valve Index 2 and hope that they can make similar improvements and still come around the $1k mark.

 

[fart town usa]

How did he get his image on the game feed? Like the stream??

Green screen, webcam, OBS.

It's pretty easy once you know what you're doing.

 

[Ozriel]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Isn’t it more cogent to question why there’s still no GT7 PC port?

 

[BlackTron]

Simple: Valve has every incentive to withhold it from Sony.

Valve is a platform company first, nowadays. Making games is a secondary consideration and porting those to other platforms runs afoul of their central strategy. Any reason that results in more Steam users is the course Valve will take.

Not really. They released their games on consoles historically

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Yeah, "historically"....just like the idea of Valve actually making games instead of sitting on a basic storefront

 

[Holammer]

Saw this in popular upcoming.

 

[RoboCain]

PC gamers get to play Half Life on PSVR2, meanwhile PS5 players dont

What’s the issue in making a port? Why won’t Sony pay for it, or why is Valve not cooperative?

I don’t get it

Just buy a PC already.

 

[nial]

Holy shit

You know I have to enter this one as a new entry to the long list

Hope of Half Life Alyx at launch
If Sony ends up with Half Life Alyx
Probably getting Half Life Alyx
If we end up with Half Life Alyx
Valve hinted at PSVR support guys
Sony should pull games from Steam if I don't get Alyx
Since Sony put games on Steam, no reason Valve don't put Alyx on PSVR2
Sony on Steam, Alyx on PSVR2, please?
Half Life Alyx 2, yea yeah Sony is waiting to announce it
Please launch with Half Life Alyx
Sony should give PC Horizon call of the mountain, but we get Alyx ok?
New ENTRY - PC PSVR2 users get to experience Half Life Alyx, why is Valve not cooperative

Never seen someone so thirsty for Half Life Alyx

Makes me want to install it and do my fourth playthrough.

Almost as impressive.
Bloodborne with ultrawide support like Dark soul remastered please!
Bloodborne, Sony, you see that cash on the table and the PC souls fans?
It’s fucking simple which games we want
It's impossible there's no Bloodborne in the pipeline
Sony isn't dumb. They know the thirst for this game
PC gamers have been clamouring for Bloodborne for years now
I would give good money for ports of these on PC, along with Bloodborne
I would LOVE to get Bloodborne on PC
Bloodborne
But they’re dumb enough over there to be sitting on Bloodborne..
Or actually games I wish they would port, they're holding on, I would love to see Bloodborne
I would honestly trade everything Sony has ported so far for Bloodborne
But it’s plain to see what PC crowd wants Bloodborne
Sony would have to bring to PC the likes of Bloodborne hype me up (immensely in case of Bloodborne)
Where's Bloodborne

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Just buy a PC already.

No

 

[poppabk]

I always knew that was going to be a problem with PSVR2... just like a dedicated handheld device would be a problem for Sony. Anything... ANYTHING that takes resources away from them outputting PS5 exclusives is going to fail.

A handheld is a big difference to what is, at its most basic an alternate display device.

 

[Self_Destructive]

A handheld is a big difference to what is, at its most basic an alternate display device.

The device doesn't matter.. the point is that it takes resources away from the main system, which literally requires every resource from Sony to make it as big of a success as it can be. They're not going to have their big studios making a handheld or VR game when they could be making a PS5 game.

The only way a handheld platform will work for Sony is if their developers can make one version of the game and deploy on both devices with minimal effort. A handheld with bespoke games will 100% fail like the Vita did.. or even worse. They either put their entire soul into it, ala Nintendo... or they'll fail. Same goes for Microsoft. Either their handheld supports PC games and has a chance... or it only plays Xbox games and it fails.

 

[fart town usa]

I always knew that was going to be a problem with PSVR2... just like a dedicated handheld device would be a problem for Sony. Anything... ANYTHING that takes resources away from them outputting PS5 exclusives is going to fail.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Almost as impressive.
Bloodborne with ultrawide support like Dark soul remastered please!
Bloodborne, Sony, you see that cash on the table and the PC souls fans?
It’s fucking simple which games we want
It's impossible there's no Bloodborne in the pipeline
Sony isn't dumb. They know the thirst for this game
PC gamers have been clamouring for Bloodborne for years now
I would give good money for ports of these on PC, along with Bloodborne
I would LOVE to get Bloodborne on PC
Bloodborne
But they’re dumb enough over there to be sitting on Bloodborne..
Or actually games I wish they would port, they're holding on, I would love to see Bloodborne
I would honestly trade everything Sony has ported so far for Bloodborne
But it’s plain to see what PC crowd wants Bloodborne
Sony would have to bring to PC the likes of Bloodborne hype me up (immensely in case of Bloodborne)
Where's Bloodborne

All that and you can't even link for shit, smh