Current Events > Sony confirms PSVR games will not be compatible with PSVR2

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https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1570826276344299523

That's pretty dumb

Vr sets are this gen's wii fit/Kinect/ps move.

Guessing the reason is they're finally dumping that stupid move controller

Makes sense. The hardware is going to be very, very different.

I'd rather the PSVR2 not take a billion cords and cameras to run, so that's fine for me.

Given how primitive the PSVR was, there's really no reason they can't make the PSVR2 backwards compatible with those games.

also to note. i'm not going to be in a hurry to get the psvr 2. another ps5 yes when they announce a price drop.

kingdrake2 posted...

also to note. i'm not going to be in a hurry to get the psvr 2. another ps5 yes when they announce a price drop.

Drop to what it was before or after they announced the price hike?

pokedude900 posted...

Given how primitive the PSVR was, there's really no reason they can't make the PSVR2 backwards compatible with those games.

This .. they do that all the time, trying to say this new system couldn't possible run this old game when they clearly can.

I imagine a system that uses a camera to track a headset will require vastly different logic than an inside out tracking system the PSVR2 will use.

That's fucking dumb. I won't be buying this then, since I skipped the original. Not buying two VR sets to play a handful of games.

VR is still in the experimental stages so anyone that bought PSVR and is mad about this well that's on you

Error1355 posted...

I imagine a system that uses a camera to track a headset will require vastly different logic than an inside out tracking system the PSVR2 will use.

Not at all. 3D movement input is 3D movement input. It's the VR equivalent of using a PS4 controller to play a PS3 game.

pokedude900 posted...

Not at all. 3D movement input is 3D movement input. It's the VR equivalent of using a PS4 controller to play a PS3 game.

The way it's tracking 3d movement is entirely different though.

They better port beat saber, I really want to try it

They could probably be patched by the devs. PSVR was about as rudimentary as it could get

Error1355 posted...

The way it's tracking 3d movement is entirely different though.

That's on the hardware side, though. All the game knows is that you're moving around in 3D space. It doesn't need to understand how the headset is calculating the inputs.

I have the original psvr, and one thing that irritates me is that it's not actually compatible with the dual sense controller in most games, since dual sense doesn't have a proper light bar.

Also, I had to file a request for the special adapter to make the PlayStation camera work, since the PS5 camera doesn't work with it.

pokedude900 posted...

That's on the hardware side, though. All the game knows is that you're moving around in 3D space. It doesn't need to understand how the headset is calculating the inputs.

The API the game uses won't exist in the new PSVR.

Like imagine you're using a program that says press F1 to get help but your keyboard doesn't have an F1 key.

Tyranthraxus posted...

The API the game uses won't exist in the new PSVR.

Like imagine you're using a program that says press F1 to get help but your keyboard doesn't have an F1 key.

Well that just seems like a terrible design decision on Sony's part. Again, the PSVR is primitive. We're like 2 generations ahead of that now. They could fit all the necessary data into the PSVR2 for backwards compatibility.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Drop to what

350$ digital version.

BignutzisBack posted...

They better port beat saber, I really want to try it

They won't because sabotaging themselves is what Sony is the best in the business at doing.

Actually, also 2nd best at anti-consumer bs like double dipping ports at full price sooooo yeah Beat Saber "2" confirmed >____>

They probably will just make sequels to the games that were on PSVR even though almost all of these games already have versions with the same or similar tracking and stuff the PSVR2 uses. Probably just more profitable to make a sequel instead of making a patch.

You'd think Sony would incentivize these devs to make the old games compatible with the new VR to bolster the launch titles and push units. But I guess not because bots are gonna buy them all up anyways lol

It's understandable but PSVR2 needs all of the advantages it can get and they really should have figured out a solution. Even if it was resorting to using the old controllers and camera with the new headset. Hopefully it's easy for developers to update the games and Sony allows them to offer it for free.

BignutzisBack posted...

They better port beat saber, I really want to try it

Meta owns Beat Saber now so that isn't guaranteed.