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While Sony executives have insisted that PlayStation VR2 sales have been fine, analysts have been claiming the opposite since launch. Some new evidence of the souring situation has surfaced this week with Sony reportedly pausing production of the headset due to an overabundance of stock.  According to Bloomberg, Sony has …

Earlier this week, Deep Silver announced plans for a brand new Metro game. While this won't be the next major game in the series from 4A Games, it will be an exciting spin-off, bringing the tense world of Metro to VR for the first time. Metro: Awakening is an origin …

Since the release of Half-Life Alyx in 2020, we've not really seen a huge boost in high-quality and widely praised single-player VR titles. We could be heading towards another similarly big release soon though, with a new Metro VR game teased to be in the works.  Half-Life translated very well …

The PlayStation 5 has been in high demand since its launch in November 2020. While the console is easier to find in stock now, it still regularly sells out. However, with the new PS VR2 headset, Sony plans to double down on console supply to support the launch, while also …

Sony has been slowly drip-feeding us details on the PlayStation VR2 since the start of the year. Over the summer, we finally got a step closer to launch with the announcement of the first PS VR2 games. Now, Sony has announced that the new headset will be available as of February 2023, but it will cost more than a PlayStation 5. 

Sony has been dropping PlayStation VR2 news at seemingly random times all throughout the year. Today, Sony gave us yet another update. We still don't have a release date, but we do have confirmation of some new features, as well as some new footage of the headset in use.  For …

Earlier this week, we learned that Sony has 20 games lined up for the PlayStation VR2 launch. As it turns out, we'll be getting a look at those games much sooner than expected, as there will be a new State of Play stream next week.  Next Thursday, the 2nd of …

Sony has been making a habit of randomly dropping PlayStation VR2 news on us without warning. Last month, the company decided to unveil the specs for the next-gen headset and now today, Sony has officially revealed the PlayStation VR2 headset in full, alongside its newly designed controllers. 

Sony has recently been opening up about its next-gen PlayStation VR headset, revealing key specifications and some new features for the PS VR2. One of these features is eye-tracking, which may end up being provided by Tobii, one of the more prominent companies in the eye-tracking technology space.  Tobii has …

Today in an out of the blue announcement, Sony revealed some of the key specifications for the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. Interestingly, this immediately follows a leak claiming the headset will go into mass production soon, with plans to release later this year. Sony originally announced that it was working …

While Sony confirmed that it is working on the next generation of PlayStation VR in early 2021, the company has yet to show off its headset or announce a launch date. So far though, it looks like 2022 will be the year, with reports claiming that the headset will soon …

We've known for some time now that Sony is planning a next-gen PSVR 2 headset and new controllers, but outside of that, very little has been officially revealed. That may have changed recently, as Sony has debuted a new VR headset prototype, boasting 8K resolution.  The prototype headset uses OLED …

Earlier this week, we learned that there were new details regarding the PlayStationVR 2 and its specifications that have yet to be leaked. Well, it didn't take long for people in the know to start talking, as a slew of new details about the next-gen headset have now emerged.  Earlier …

Ever since the announcement of the PS5 console, we've been expecting an accompanying VR headset to follow. Today, Sony broke its silence on the future of VR, revealing a new PlayStation VR headset, which will offer “dramatic leaps in performance and interactivity”.  The next PlayStation VR headset will work with …

It would appear as though exclusive titles are no longer ever truly exclusive. The latest ‘exclusive’ game to go multi-platform is the charming PlayStation VR title ‘Ghost Giant’. Originally released in April 2019, the game has now been announced to be arriving on the Oculus Quest on the 20th of …

We've known for quite some time now that the PlayStation 5 is on the way this year, with Sony eyeing up an early 2020 reveal followed by a November launch. The console itself might only be part of the story though, as the next version of the PlayStation VR headset …

In a very Nintendo Direct-like way, Sony took to showcasing its new PlayStation line-up through a livestream earlier this week. Dubbed ‘State of Play’, the presentation reinforced that Sony is still the front-runner of virtual reality games, showcasing a slew of big names on their way. Marvel’s Iron Man VR …

Virtual reality started off understandable slow, with the new tech costing an arm and a leg for early adopters. Two years later, it seems that the technology is finally taking off, shipping 1 million virtual reality headsets in the third quarter of 2017. This was, in fact, the first time …

Sony has announced that it is going to be releasing a new revision of its PlayStation VR headset. The new version includes some overall design tweaks and an improved processor unit, paving the way for HDR support. Sony confirmed the new version of PlayStation VR over on its blog. Here …

Virtual reality walks the line between an innovative, immersive piece of technology and a passing fad, namely due to the lack of content in comparison to the higher-end price point. Although prices are slowly coming down, Sony are intent to get ahead of the curve, with the company “doubling down” …

It looks like Sony's efforts to bring virtual reality to consoles has been paying off as close to one million PlayStation VR headsets have been sold since launch back in October, despite bouts of stock shortages over the holiday season. In total, Sony has sold 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets as …

PlayStation VR has been quite successful since its launch in October last year, to the point that Sony is now exploring ways to expand the scope of its virtual reality offerings on console. Right now, one of the main things separating console and PC VR is the tracking, with the …

Sony is taking quite the gamble with the launch of the PlayStationVR but it seems that the new console-focussed headset is already off to a great start over in the US. Not only have reviews for the headset been fairly positive overall but US retailer, GameStop, has said that the …

With the PlayStation VR headset now out in the wild, it didn't take long for people to start trying to make it do things it's not designed for: like playing content on the PC. However surprisingly enough, it works rather well, giving you a giant, floating 2D TV to play on. …

Sony will finally have a good use for its PlayStation Move controllers when its virtual reality headset comes out later this year. However, there are people out there that might still prefer to use a standard gamepad and those users won't be left behind on any game as one of …

While Eve: Valkyrie did launch as an Oculus Rift exclusive, the flagship VR title will be heading to other platforms later this year as the development team have announced that not only will the game be coming to the HTC Vive at some point in 2016, but the game will …

At this point, it seems like Sony isn't even trying to keep its new PlayStation a secret anymore. Earlier this week, the exact specifications of the upcoming PS4 Neo came to light and now just a few days later, more information surrounding Sony's policies have come to light. For starters, …

It looks like this year's E3 could be quite interesting as not only are we expecting to hear a bit about the Nintendo NX but it is looking more and more likely that Sony will be announcing a more powerful PlayStation 4, with an improved GPU, CPU and higher memory …

There has been a lot of talk about the PlayStation 4 and its ability to run games at the frame rates and resolution required for virtual reality. However, Sony is holding developers up to very high standards and has openly said that should any game dip below 60 frames per …

We have three big virtual reality headset launches this year and while the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are focussing on the high-end PC market, Sony has been working on an experience for console gamers at a cheaper price. Today at GDC, Sony announced that the PlayStation VR headset will …