Love it
Meh
- Rich OLED picture with HDR
- Eye tracking and foveated rendering
- Comfortable for long games
- One cable to the console, quick setup
- Thin game library
- Tethered to the console
- No original PS VR games
- Loses HDR and eye tracking on a PC
The PlayStation VR2 has the picture you'll remember. The OLED panels show 2000 x 2040 per eye with HDR, so colors are rich and dark scenes look properly dark, and a game like Rez Infinite shows it off.
The harder question is what you'll play after the showcase games. Past those, the library thins out quickly, so pick the games you want before you buy the headset.
Picture
The field of view is about 110 degrees, and the screen runs at up to 120Hz. Eye tracking does two jobs: it lets games render the sharpest detail where you're looking, and some games use your gaze as an extra control. Some scenes can show a little ghosting, but the picture is still the best part of the headset.
Setup and comfort
Setup with a PS5 is easy. One USB-C cable runs from the headset to the console, with no extra box in between. The first setup needs a DualSense controller and a TV or monitor. The cable ties the headset to the console, so you play where the console lives, and that spot needs room. Sony sets a minimum play area for seated and standing games and a bigger one for roomscale games, so check how each game plays and measure the space before you buy it. Sony also says the headset isn't for children under 12.
It's heavier than the Steam Frame, and you'd notice the difference over a long session, but it's comfortable for a long game. Most glasses fit inside, though some very wide or unusually shaped frames may not.
Tracking
Four cameras on the headset track your head and the controllers, so there's nothing to mount on a wall. Head tracking is steady and accurate, and the controllers track well. A software update added hand tracking in games that support it. See-Through View shows you the room without taking the headset off, for viewing only.
Movies and workouts
Cinematic Mode puts your streaming services, or any regular PS5 game, on a big virtual screen with HDR. For workouts, the fitness game Les Mills Bodycombat builds boxing fitness with punches and knee strikes. Together they give the headset a use on the nights you aren't playing a VR game.
Sound
Stereo headphones come in the box. You can also use wired headphones with a 3.5mm jack, or a headset that connects wirelessly to the PS5, as long as it fits around the headband.
Beyond the PS5
It works with the PS5 and the PS5 Pro. It doesn't work with a PS4, and it can't play games made for the original PS VR.
Sony's adapter lets you play SteamVR games on a Windows PC, but you also need a DisplayPort 1.4 cable, sold separately, and a PC that meets Sony's requirements. It needs a dedicated DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort output, because DisplayPort over USB-C won't work, so check a laptop carefully. On a PC you lose HDR, eye tracking, headset feedback, the adaptive triggers and the controllers' detailed haptics, and PS VR2 games don't play there at all. If you mainly game on a PC, buy a headset made for one.
What's in the box
PS VR2 headset
PS VR2 Sense controllers, left and right
USB cable
Stereo headphones
Three pairs of earpieces
Printed materialsNot in the box
PlayStation 5 consoleBottom line
If a PS5 already sits under your TV, the PlayStation VR2 is the headset to get for its VR games, with a vivid OLED picture and eye tracking. If you don't own the console, get the Meta Quest 3S, which runs on its own and costs less. The Steam Frame is lighter and doubles as a computer, but for games, movies and workouts on your PS5 the PlayStation VR2 does the job for far less.
Buy it if
- You own a PS5 and want to play the VR games made for it.
- You have PS VR2 games you want, and you'd also use a big virtual screen for regular PS5 games and movies.
Skip it if
- You don't own a PS5. Get the Meta Quest 3S, which runs on its own.
- You want to play in any room or take the headset on a trip.
- You mainly play on a PC.
- You can't name a few PS VR2 games you want to play.
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