Sony is certifying a “PlayStationVR2 PC adapter”
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
We are going to get Déraciné before Bloodborne, aren't we. 
Lucifers Beard
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Day one. I've got so many VR games on PC I'd like to get back to including Half Life Alyx and Contractors. I just hope it's not stupid money.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
It was the only way for this thing to sell.
TrebleShot
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Amazing they will do this, develop a pc interface for GOT yet still we sit here having to use the DS in wired mode for all the features, cowards.
Just release an official dongle already.
Just release an official dongle already.
Mibu no ookami
Banned
20 dollars is a steal.
I think 40-50 dollars is a win.
Above 50 and I think it is DOA.
Mibu no ookami
Banned
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
thoughts?
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
So that's made it clear that a PS5 will not be required
Pejo
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Better late than never. I never bought PSVR2 because I was hoping they'd eventually cave and make it work officially on PC. Looks like my patience paid off.
Real shitter is that almost none of my PSVR (1) games work with PSVR2, so either way I'm fucked on compatibility for my VR library.
Real shitter is that almost none of my PSVR (1) games work with PSVR2, so either way I'm fucked on compatibility for my VR library.
Lucifers Beard
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I don't want to pay more than £40 for it, but if the headset works well with PC then I'll inevitably end up paying a bit more to be able to access my PC games.
Resenge
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Don't get your hopes up, they still have not ported it to native PSVR2.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Will they be porting all the games over too?
ABnormal
Member
It's good that they decided to fulfill that request, but I'm not sure how much it makes sense. PSVR2 is the only VR headset avaliable on console, but on pc there are many other headsets, and for the same price it's possible to have Quest 3 which has also the option to be used as a standalone unit. I do not see a market for PSVR2 on pc. But anyway it will be good for those who already have PSVR2 and a pc and will be able to enjoy the countless VR adaptations avaliable on it, on a glorious display (but with less glorious sweet spot...).
alucard0712_rus
Banned
Did you tried Quest 3? I feel it's very hard to go back to frensel lenses but we will see.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
It's definitely the best headset on the market, but that's not saying much. Nothing out there is impressive, and the software is lacking.
Wake me up when Sony releases a fully wireless headset that weighs under 250 grams and have 140-210 degrees of FOV with a refresh rate of 144hz or better.
Oh wait, that's not happening this decade.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Basically they're giving up on it but need to sell remaining stock to someone.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Basically they are trying to spark interest on pc where vr has a larger market. Which is a good plan really.
keraj37
Contacted PSN to add his card back to his account
Nope, I did not use quest 3, so maybe it would surpass psvr2, however the OLED screens are just great.
crackajack
Member
You guys expect to pay for this?
I would expect a free upgrade like the VR1 for PS5 adapter.
Something they did not really have to do at all, after warranty and for next gen, while this only improves the value of current struggling VR2 in its own gen. The adapter helps only if is not dragged down and killed by a stupid price tag.
The only thing I would expect for a free offer is: you have to register somehow your VR2 to a PS5. So it won't be aimed at pure PC users.
If you don't want to do that, then okay, asking 20 to 30 seems reasonable.
What does this even need to be? A "premium" USB-port, ie USB3 SS10, should work the same as in the PS5? So then nothing extra should be required? It's just a cable adapter for those who have to use a not fast/powerful enough USB-port and get video separately via DP or HDMI? So a 2-in 1-out cable?
This, if free (or at most crazy cheap), the first VR2 Plus games and the sale price is already tempting to finally take the risk with not really disappointed but just underwhelmed about the lack of support again.
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Kilau
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Here is some information on what kind of connection is needed and how much producing an adapter might cost.
They also need to get the controllers working.
PSVR2 uses VirtualLink, but that standard is dead and never caught on. It's basically going to be an adapter similar to this one which combines DisplayPort and USB.
Buggy Loop
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Mibu no ookami
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It makes a lot of sense. VR is still really niche, making VR games for console only probably doesn't meet the economies of scale that would make sense for VR development. I thought that making flat games with VR elements would be the answer to this, but what's more likely is having cross-platform VR is the better solution.
Until Dawn for example is going to launch on PS5 and PC this year so probably at the same time. By job listings, we can expect that it could have a VR mode and will likely be a PS5 Pro VR2 launch title in October. Having a VR mode will help it on PC. If it sells x number more copies on PC and x more units of PSVR2 on PC, that's good value for Sony, especially if they're selling the units at a profit.
Polyphony Digital confirmed that they were looking at making GT7 on PC, but I doubt it would be a PSVR2 PC launch title. I think that will be Until Dawn. We're almost 2 years from them publicly saying they were looking into it.
Exactly.
LOL, if you think they're going to give this out for free, you're kidding yourself. This is new functionality on a non-sony platform. They didn't have to do the previous adapter, but they REALLY didn't have to do this.
A similar 3rd party adapter ran for 50 dollars, but eventually dropped to 24 before being discontinued.
Bizlink sold their adapter for 150... It's not just a cable.
Mibu no ookami
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nial
Member
Déraciné is much, MUCH more deserving of a PS5/PC port than Bloodborne.We are going to get Déraciné before Bloodborne, aren't we.
ShaiKhulud1989
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GHG
Member
Both the quest 2 and 3 work though without a direct connection to the GPU (you can just use any USB slot on your motherboard that is fast enough).
I guess they will be doing this without much software in-between, which is probably a good thing considering how poor Sony tend to be with PC software.
ShaiKhulud1989
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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
By dead and never caught on, you mean Nvidia decided to kill it before it had a chance.
crackajack
Member
Thanks. I think I read this already somewhere on a similar subject but could not remember any of it anymore and Sony does not talk about that virtuallink stuff on their own spec site so I always forget why USB10 isn't enough.
VR-link, a standard that would seemingly have made much sense, but now Sony has a problem since everyone else jumped ship. Seemingly only maybe Nvidia 20 and Quadro cards might work? I even own a quadro, but without USB.
I think an odd problem might be what connection they will choose. DP, DP mini, HDMI. Depending on that it's either another adapter before this adapter or they offer separate solutions which then increases the price probably more than just expecting the customers to get the DP to Mini or HDMI or whatever adapter themselves.
If some patreon tinker solution can get it to work unofficially for 50 you can bet with reasonable scale the costs are factor 10 lower, small enough to give away free for the price the whole thing has and to move some units before it is really too late.
I would not be shocked either if it costs something or even much, but personally I'd only see value in it, if it is basically free.
Mibu no ookami
The free VR1 had no purpose other than being a nice gesture to its buyers. Profits probably zero. I don't think many PS5 buyers bought a VR1 after that free offer launched. There was no great VR1 push anymore at that time. Got my adapter rather late, so I think it is still possible to get one.
But this should trigger some interest on the VR2 thing and trigger game sales afterwards. Hence I also think free will require PS5 registration, since pure PC users might create a loss. But adding a stupid price tag would kill any new spark. So they will have to make some concessions to not move back to square one, adding functionality but souring the deal with a price tag, especially one that is, what a fifth of the entire standalone last gen competition, with some people prefering that anyway. Anything above a standard DP to Mini adapter would make this incredible hard to swallow again.
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DenchDeckard
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They really should have done this at launch. I have my quest 3 now.
GHG
Member
Thanks for the info, makes sense.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
It was a stupid thing launching it without PC support at that price. I could understand - at least - if it was end of the gen with 100m consoles or something. No idea what they expected.
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drezz
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I already have a PSVR2 and Quest 3, I'll still get this adapter IF it means games I have on PC can get the support of the PSVR2 Controllers, cause the haptic and triggers are such a gamechanger.
Feels so wrong playing Pavlov without the triggers.
So if I have to pull out 50bucks for a adapter that lets me do so, then I'm all in.
Feels so wrong playing Pavlov without the triggers.
So if I have to pull out 50bucks for a adapter that lets me do so, then I'm all in.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Why would you say that.
I doubt most people give a fuck about Déraciné. Meanwhile Bloodborne is one of the best games of last gen, and deserves better than being stuck on a machine that plays it at 1080p and ~30fps.
