Sony has broken down hardware barriers with Steam compatibility being provided for PlayStation VR2 owners through a new adaptor.
Principal Product Manager, Yasuo Takahashi, announced today (3rd June) that players will have access to buy and play Steam’s expansive library of thousands of VR games, including fan favorites like Half-Life: Alyx, Fallout 4 VR, and War Thunder from August 7th.
For sim racing fans, this means that titles such as Assetto Corsa Competizione, F1 24, rFactor 2 and many more are now available to experience through the PSVR2 headset as well. The adapter is set to start at a retail price of €59.99 / £49.99 / $59.99.
Playstation VR2 PC Adapter.
There is an unfortunate list of unsupported functions with the headset whilst using it on a PC through this new adapter, however. HDR, headset feedback, eye tracking, adaptive triggers, and haptic feedback (other than rumble), are not available.
This is quite the hit for the headset when compared to other headsets on PC, however, other high-fidelity and sensory immersion features of PSVR2 are supported, including 4K visuals (2000 x 2040 per eye), 110-degree field of view, finger touch detection, and see-through view, as well as foveated rendering (without eye tracking) and 3D Audio in supported games.
So who is this adapter for? The answer is simple: players who have both platforms. This could streamline having two headsets if you want to play specific games on both platforms or enjoy switching between PlayStation 5 and PC regularly.
Let us know what you think about the new PSVR2 PC Adapter and if it is something you would use regularly enough to justify the price over on X @OverTake_gg or down in the comment below!
Principal Product Manager, Yasuo Takahashi, announced today (3rd June) that players will have access to buy and play Steam’s expansive library of thousands of VR games, including fan favorites like Half-Life: Alyx, Fallout 4 VR, and War Thunder from August 7th.
For sim racing fans, this means that titles such as Assetto Corsa Competizione, F1 24, rFactor 2 and many more are now available to experience through the PSVR2 headset as well. The adapter is set to start at a retail price of €59.99 / £49.99 / $59.99.
Playstation VR2 PC Adapter.
There is an unfortunate list of unsupported functions with the headset whilst using it on a PC through this new adapter, however. HDR, headset feedback, eye tracking, adaptive triggers, and haptic feedback (other than rumble), are not available.
This is quite the hit for the headset when compared to other headsets on PC, however, other high-fidelity and sensory immersion features of PSVR2 are supported, including 4K visuals (2000 x 2040 per eye), 110-degree field of view, finger touch detection, and see-through view, as well as foveated rendering (without eye tracking) and 3D Audio in supported games.
PSVR2 Minimum PC requirements
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Display Port | DisplayPort 1.4 (must have a standard DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort output port) | |
| USB |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 or later |
Who Is This Adapter For?
Despite the recognisable PlayStation packaging, this adapter is actually for your PC. You connect it through a DisplayPort 1.4. These are commonplace on modern PC builds.So who is this adapter for? The answer is simple: players who have both platforms. This could streamline having two headsets if you want to play specific games on both platforms or enjoy switching between PlayStation 5 and PC regularly.
Let us know what you think about the new PSVR2 PC Adapter and if it is something you would use regularly enough to justify the price over on X @OverTake_gg or down in the comment below!
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