Please see the price in context. Yes it might be 4+ months of food for you, for the people living in Sweden I can buy 3 headsets a month instead of food lol.As a gamer from Europe, I have to say I'm pretty underwhelmed. Yeah, the technology is impressive, and it's got potential for the future, but let's be real, the launch lineup is pretty mediocre.
Then there is the price. Does Sony seriously expect people to drop the equivalent of 4+ months of food on this thing, during a war and economic downturn? It's just not feasible for most households.
I know some people are all about VR gaming, but let's be honest, no one has really figured out how to do it right yet. The technology might be there, but it’s still more of an experience compared to gaming. Will Sony really want to keep investing in this if it does not sell well?
Until we have more compelling games and a more reasonable price point, I'm not sold on this product.
Sony, it’s time to cut the cord.
yeah, I don't get it either. John DF offering some historical context made me believe he felt the PSVR2 was a historically significant step in the development of VR, but in the end the end, he focuses mainly on the price? That was a let down.Got no time for people trying to underrate the hardware. Specially when they mention games or whatever speculation about the future.
When the PS5 and XSX came out people were reviewing the hardware separate from the games. For some reason with PSVR2 some people are expanding the scope of the review.
It’s state of the art VR.
As with all platforms since forever.As expected it seems they delivered some great tech and it's now all about the games.
Tom....
Oh dear, The Verge has fallen into the trap again, 'eye tracking is supposed to enable foveated rendering which lets games render at a higher resolution right where you are looking but its harder to see the effect of that so far' (its The Verge though so why am I surprised)
I've seen nitpick for everything but nitpick because you can't make the game worst? That's a firstOne nitpick about this review is that turning off gaze tracking in Horizon does not turn off the foveated rendering so he isnt going to see any performance difference, gaze tracking is just used for menu selection in this setting.
Yeah! I felt exactly the same, i knew he would be gushing about the OLED and HDR screen, knowing how finicky his tastes are getting high price from him means the screen is incredible good. Everything about his review was incredible positive and then kinda ends it on a sour note talking about price but never put into perspective the price and features compared with its actual competitors, PC VR headsets, thought for sure he would do that. Still a great review though, he is one of the fews that can actually articulate why the tech is good., but in the end the end, he focuses mainly on the price? That was a let down
Sorry, I meant I'm nitpicking his review because he said when he turned off gaze tracking it didnt affect performanceI've seen nitpick for everything but nitpick because you can't make the game worst? That's a first
The cable is 4.5 meters long.How long is the USB cable and can I extend it ~2m ?
If so, what kind of an extension cable (gbps wise) do I need?
Decided to cancel my preorder, realistically it will drop price massivley very soon, I ordered my games ready for then in the mean time since they are on discountLaunch line up seems to be the issue here. Ill wait a year or two and hopefully the line up will be more interesting
Experiences are what I want from the time I game if I’m honest. I don’t have 8 hours a day to plug into these monotonous open world games or grind fests.As a gamer from Europe, I have to say I'm pretty underwhelmed. Yeah, the technology is impressive, and it's got potential for the future, but let's be real, the launch lineup is pretty mediocre.
Then there is the price. Does Sony seriously expect people to drop the equivalent of 4+ months of food on this thing, during a war and economic downturn? It's just not feasible for most households.
I know some people are all about VR gaming, but let's be honest, no one has really figured out how to do it right yet. The technology might be there, but it’s still more of an experience compared to gaming. Will Sony really want to keep investing in this if it does not sell well?
Until we have more compelling games and a more reasonable price point, I'm not sold on this product.
Sony, it’s time to cut the cord.
It's the weirdest thing that I'm reading. Well that and the fact that some seem to think it's a negative that you need a PS5 to use it. Like DUH!!!!!!I am still baffled by the 'lack of software' complaints, it's like they think this is the whole line up and no more games are being made, its weird.
Yeh, agreed, over 30 titles at launch, how many consoles launch with that many? (yet here it is a problem, and yes, I know many games are Quest ports, but lots of people are upgrading straight from PSVR 1 so those should still count)
Yet here you are (j/p)
Because they forget to make any comparison to PC prices. Look I can do this:Idk why a lot of people are surprised by reviewers having a issue with the price. No matter here you try to justify it, this headset is expensive.
PS5 = $399
PSVR 2 = $549
VR2 Game = $59
Total price to experience PS VR2 = $1,007+ plus tax
That is a hefty asking price especially when you consider the lack of PC support which limits features compared to cheaper headsets like the Quest 2. It also doesn’t have a big library of games compared to other headsets at the moment which is important if a consumer is deciding on picking this up now compared to other options.
The tech in this thing is amazing but that doesn’t matter if you don’t have the game library or features to push it, in the future if Sony supports this thing it will be a beast and with a price cut it might take off but there is no question this devices has red flags and the price is a major red flag because alot of people are not sold on VR yet and that price does not help to push this at all.
You got to keep in mind for this thing to take off it has to appeal to a wide audience and the price is and will be a major issue for people to want to give this a chance.
No matter here you try to justify it, this headset is expensive.
Star Wars graphics comparison...
All reviews are glowing, except for some irrelevant (or actually just plain wrong) complaining about the price and compatibility with older software lol. The quality of the reviews are terrible to be honest because they put in a lot of irrelevant stuff to just be able to say some negatives about PSVR2. When they talk about the PSVR2 itself you can hear they're actually all say it's completely amazing.Reviews are more mixed than I expected.
This and Horizon getting lukewarm reviews, along with soft presale numbers, does not bode well for the platform.
Yep. It will get the occasional cool game like all VR platforms do and that’s about it. This isn’t going to light up the charts at that price.Reviews are more mixed than I expected.
This and Horizon getting lukewarm reviews, along with soft presale numbers, does not bode well for the platform.
Oh I misunderstanding you. I thought you say the reviewer nitpick not you.Sorry, I meant I'm nitpicking his review because he said when he turned off gaze tracking it didnt affect performance
I was just pointing out that he wont see any difference because turning off gaze tracking does not turn off the foveated rendering
All reviews are glowing, except for some irrelevant complaining about the price and compatibility with older software lol. The quality of the reviews are terrible to be honest because they put in a lot of irrelevant stuff to just be able to say some negatives about PSVR2. When they talk about the PSVR2 itself you can hear they're actually all say it's completely amazing.
Please enlighten me about those that aren't. What are their problems with the PSVR2? Reviews on page 1 are like 9/10 on average.All reviews aren't glowing. I've read them. Some reviews are glowing, some aren't. Hence, "mixed".
Please enlighten me about those that aren't. What are their problems with the PSVR2?
We posted at the same time . Please read my previous post heheI mean, read the OP?
- Rumble/eye-tracking underutilized
- USB tether can get in the way
- No built-in speakers or headphones
- Not enough original software
- No backwards compatibility
- Can be uncomfortable after extended use
- Too expensive
- Some controller awkwardness
- And then from some other reviews such as Kinda Funny, there's complaints that it doesn't feel like enough of a generational leap to be recommended to people that don't already love VR and the launch software isn't compelling enough to attract new customers
You don’t need a PC to use the Quest 2 it’s a standalone headset.Because they forget to make any comparison to PC prices. Look I can do this:
Oculus Quest 2, 499
PC 1200
Games 50 a piece?
Oh wait, that is not expensive right? Do they complain about this? No, that's why people complain about these reviews. Then they suddenly say: Yeah but you already have a pc right? But omit like: But yeah, you already have a PS5 right? See the selective argument they make here? And lets be honest, those 1700 dollars, don't offer an experience that come even close to PSVR2. That's why. Those reviewers are just salty about their expensive tech becoming worthless overnight. It's very transparent and such low blows hurt their credibility I'd say.
We posted at the same time . Please read my previous post hehe
Sure, but what experience do you get with that? It's not even comparable.You don’t need a PC to use the Quest 2 it’s a standalone headset.
That's still cheaper than just a PCVR headset alone.Idk why a lot of people are surprised by reviewers having a issue with the price. No matter here you try to justify it, this headset is expensive.
PS5 = $399
PSVR 2 = $549
VR2 Game = $59
Total price to experience PS VR2 = $1,007+ plus tax
That is a hefty asking price especially when you consider the lack of PC support which limits features compared to cheaper headsets like the Quest 2. It also doesn’t have a big library of games compared to other headsets at the moment which is important if a consumer is deciding on picking this up now compared to other options.
The tech in this thing is amazing but that doesn’t matter if you don’t have the game library or features to push it, in the future if Sony supports this thing it will be a beast and with a price cut it might take off but there is no question this devices has red flags and the price is a major red flag because alot of people are not sold on VR yet and that price does not help to push this at all.
You got to keep in mind for this thing to take off it has to appeal to a wide audience and the price is and will be a major issue for people to want to give this a chance.