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Sony has confirmed that it’s testing PC support for the PS VR2 headset. It’s a revelation that VR enthusiasts are most certainly excited about. And rightfully so, because it could mean that eventually, the list of games you can play with Sony’s second-generation VR headset will grow by a significant amount.
Details of the testing are scant and Sony barely touches on the subject in its recent official PlayStation Blog post. That’s understandable, given the post is mostly about new games coming soon to PS VR2. The post starts by talking about upcoming games. So it’s easy to miss the blurb that Sony sneaks in before diving into each game individually. But if you don’t skip by the last few sentences, you’ll see Sony’s reference about the testing. “Also, we’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5,” Sony says.
There is absolutely no talk at all about what games the headset will be able to play. Or if it’ll be able to access VR apps or just games. That being said, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the headset simply worked with something like Steam as your chosen headset. And whatever VR games you owned there could be used with PS VR2, provided developers added support.
PC support for the PS VR2 planned for 2024 release
While Sony doesn’t mention specific games or an exact time for release, it does mention a general release window. Sony says that PC support is planned for 2024. If it’s able to keep things on schedule and things go smoothly, then later this year PS VR2 owners could be linking the headset up to their PC to play VR games.
However, it’s only February 23. That leaves A LOT of time between now and the end of 2024. Just over 10 months to be precise. So just because testing is currently happening and a rollout is planned for this year, it doesn’t mean Sony plans to roll things out soon. Unless you consider some time in the same year as being soon. Also worth noting is that Sony doesn’t mention any operating systems. As MSPowerUser points out, Windows isn’t mentioned in the blog post. Nor is Mac, nor is Linux.
That being said, not adding support for Windows would be a very strange move. Considering all of Sony’s current PC ports for its PlayStation games are on Windows. Road To VR also poses one important question for a detail that Sony doesn’t clarify. What kind of PC support is this? It’s unclear if Sony plans to allow the PS VR2 to work with PC through a direct connection. And given Sony’s increased effort to improve cloud gaming for its platform, it’s not unreasonable to assume that it’s at least possible Sony may require users to have a PlayStation 5 and that VR gameplay is somehow streamed to the headset via the PC, while it’s physically connected to the console.
That would of course be a weird way to do things. And it’s probably more convoluted than it would need to be. But, stranger things and all that.