Sony Interactive Entertainment on Tuesday revealed new details about its upcoming virtual reality headset, the PlayStation VR2, showing “an early look” at the hardware’s user interface. One of the highlights is a new broadcast mode, where players can stream VR gameplay to platforms like Twitch or YouTube while using a PlayStation 5 HD camera.
The ability to play VR games like Horizon Call of the Mountain, as seen in the image above, directly from a PlayStation 5 will be a major advantage over the original PlayStation VR and a way to showcase the game’s system (although it also looks like entertaining nonsense). to the camera).
PlayStation VR2 users will be able to stream and play comfortably in relative safety, thanks to some other new features confirmed. SIE Senior Staff Project Manager Yasuo Takahashi announced on Sony’s PlayStation Blog that PlayStation VR2 will feature Transparent View, which will allow users to see their surroundings through the headset’s front-facing cameras. “It’s very useful when you want to easily check where the PS VR2 Sense controllers are in your room without removing the headset,” said Takahashi.
Players can also scan the environment using the PS VR2 headset and Sense controllers to define a custom play area. Hopefully, these limits will prevent users from tripping or bumping their shins against furniture.
“The cameras will allow you to scan the room, while the PS VR2 Sense controllers allow you to further expand and customize the play area to suit your play style and the room environment,” Takahashi explained. “While playing, if you approach the limit you have set, you will receive a warning that you are approaching the limit of the play area. You can change your settings at any time while the PS VR2 is connected. Once you’ve set up your play area, your settings will be saved unless you move to a different play area.”
Sony also outlined two viewing modes for the PlayStation VR2, including the expected VR mode, where players can experience content in a 360-degree view in a virtual environment. This content will be displayed in 4000 x 2040 (2000 x 2040 per eye) HDR video format with a frame rate of 90Hz/120Hz. There’s also cinema mode, where users can view the PlayStation 5 user interface and non-VR content on a “virtual cinema screen”. Cinema mode content will be displayed in 1920×1080 HDR video format with a frame rate of 24Hz, 60Hz or 120Hz.
Sony has yet to announce a release date or price for the PS5 next-generation VR headset.