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Resident Evil Village PlayStation Owners: PSVR 2 Add-On VR Mode (PS5 Digital)

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PlayStation Store has Resident Evil Village VR Mode (PS5 VR2 Add-On Digital Download) for Free when you click on the 'Add to Library' button. Game mode is valid for users that own the full version Resident Evil Village and PlayStation VR2 device to operate.

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The following Resident Evil Village additional contents are only partially supported in VR Mode
  • Additional Content: Trauma Pack
    • Samurai Edge - AW Model-01
    •  Saferoom Music "Go Tell Aunt Rhody"
    • Mr. Everywhere Weapon Charm
  • Mr. Raccoon Weapon Charm
    • Additional Content: Survival Resources Pack

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  • In order to play this content, the full version of Resident Evil Village is required to operate
  • VR mode is valid only on the PlayStation VR2 device for the PS5
  • Experience unparalleled realism powered by PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation 5 as you enter the meticulously crafted, visually stunning world of Resident Evil Village
  • The Winters' Expansion, The Mercenaries, and Extra Content Shop All Access Voucher contents are not supported
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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PlayStation Store has Resident Evil Village VR Mode (PS5 VR2 Add-On Digital Download) for Free when you click on the 'Add to Library' button. Game mode is valid for users that own the full version Resident Evil Village and PlayStation VR2 device to operate.

Thanks to Deal Editor slickdewmaster or finding this deal

Note, must login to your PlayStation account to claim digital content.

The following Resident Evil Village additional contents are only partially supported in VR Mode
  • Additional Content: Trauma Pack
    • Samurai Edge - AW Model-01
    •  Saferoom Music "Go Tell Aunt Rhody"
    • Mr. Everywhere Weapon Charm
  • Mr. Raccoon Weapon Charm
    • Additional Content: Survival Resources Pack

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • In order to play this content, the full version of Resident Evil Village is required to operate
  • VR mode is valid only on the PlayStation VR2 device for the PS5
  • Experience unparalleled realism powered by PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation 5 as you enter the meticulously crafted, visually stunning world of Resident Evil Village
  • The Winters' Expansion, The Mercenaries, and Extra Content Shop All Access Voucher contents are not supported
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Do you think things are just supposed to be perpetually supported? VR headsets are just like consoles; they eventually get phased out when the new one comes out. I don't want any of my VR games held back by the old headset, like the PS4 is doing to PS5 games.
I noticed there's a free demo too. Maybe for those that don't own Resident Evil Village?

https://store.playstation.com/en-...LLAGEVR004
I understand it sucks that you cant play your old games but there is actually a good reason for this. Your old games were never designed for the latest generation of hardware; Sony didnt have a choice in the matter if they wanted to take advantage of the latest and greatest hardware innovations. This article explains in detail: https://www.androidcentral.com/ga...psvr-games

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I noticed there's a free demo too. Maybe for those that don't own Resident Evil Village? Dontknow

https://store.playstation.com/en-...LLAGEVR004
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So we can play with Lady Dimitrescu?
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Quote from Hawaiiana :
I don't get how this stupid games can't be played on the older VR. So deceitful for Sony to do that. Literally, it burned everyone who adapted the first VR.


Why would we buy that new 500$ of tech when I know that once VR3 comes, it will be left on the dust? Literally, even apple don't do this kinda of greedy move with their new tech.
I understand it sucks that you cant play your old games but there is actually a good reason for this. Your old games were never designed for the latest generation of hardware; Sony didnt have a choice in the matter if they wanted to take advantage of the latest and greatest hardware innovations. This article explains in detail: https://www.androidcentral.com/ga...psvr-games
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Quote from Hawaiiana :
I don't get how this stupid games can't be played on the older VR. So deceitful for Sony to do that. Literally, it burned everyone who adapted the first VR.


Why would we buy that new 500$ of tech when I know that once VR3 comes, it will be left on the dust? Literally, even apple don't do this kinda of greedy move with their new tech.
Do you think things are just supposed to be perpetually supported? VR headsets are just like consoles; they eventually get phased out when the new one comes out. I don't want any of my VR games held back by the old headset, like the PS4 is doing to PS5 games.
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Quote from nartmot :
I understand it sucks that you cant play your old games but there is actually a good reason for this. Your old games were never designed for the latest generation of hardware; Sony didnt have a choice in the matter if they wanted to take advantage of the latest and greatest hardware innovations. This article explains in detail: https://www.androidcentral.com/ga...psvr-games
It's really unfortunate. It makes sense why it doesn't work, but I feel like they should have done more R&D to MAKE it work. I'm on board with VR myself, I personally don't think it's just a gimmick, but even I said "nope" when I found out PSVR2 would have no backwards compatibility.

Imagine being the average consumer last gen eyeballing VR but ultimately deciding, "Nah it's not for me, not yet, there's not enough games out yet. Maybe when there are more than just tech demos for it and the technology isn't as big of a pain in the ass, I'll give it a try then". And then they find out that entire library/generation of games is just gone/non existent for the new one, basically starting from scratch, likely repeating history with a whole new generation of mostly tech demos with a few gems, just like last gen.
BC and all it's built up gems might have gotten people to finally take the plunge. This is, after all, primarily a gaming device, that can't be used on a pc, that can't be used for very much non-gaming VR content beyond maybe some crappy theatre mode video player. The library of games it has isn't just important for it to succeed, it's vital.

I wonder how long scalpers will keep away the few people who are willing to pay for this thing. And scare away developers who won't think it's worth it to make games for it because most gamers who are willing to pay for it now, might just give up on it when they see after a few years how much support will eventually slow down.

It's just unfortunate. I want VR to succeed, but if they are just going to keep making unfortunate mistakes like resetting the library of games every generation, nobody is going to bother.
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So many popular psvr 1 games have free upgrades. Even the paid upgrades for owning the previous edition (Tetris effect connected, Rez Infinite being $9.99 each to upgrade, thumper being $4.99, for example) are reasonably priced. It would be nice if everything worked, but buying a PSVR 2 to play PSVR games mainly would be like buying a PS5 to play mostly PS4 versions of games. What's the point? Supporting the previous Gen w/ simultaneous releases has held the PS5 & Xbox series back a lot in the last year. It's great that PSVR2 isn't repeating that mistake. Sony literally gave away free adapters to play PSVR games on ps5 if that's what you'd rather play
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Is there a list of PS5 games with free VR2 upgrade?
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Quote from Hawaiiana :
Bro I read this article, so much when it came out. That's not my point.
My problem is that THESE new added VR functionality of games we all have (i.e. this RE game) is geared towards VR2. And VR2 only.

How come that this VR games are not available for old VR users? Don't tell me that the haptic technology is the reason why. 🥹 Then remove it. Sony gave away PSVR adapter for PS4 owners to migrate to PS5, just to leave it die.
It's a software, the old PSVR should get the diluted version, strip of all it's new technology. Instead, SONY is forcing people to join the PSVR2 club... When the previous PSVR can still do that except with the new added features.
Then it sounds like your beef is with the game developers, not Sony. As another poster pointed out, many of them are stepping up with cheap or free upgrades. Im still failing to understand how Sony is deceitful here. Its not like they can go back in time and tell the developers to support hardware that doesn't exist yet.
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Quote from Hawaiiana :
Bro I read this article, so much when it came out. That's not my point.
My problem is that THESE new added VR functionality of games we all have (i.e. this RE game) is geared towards VR2. And VR2 only.

How come that this VR games are not available for old VR users? Don't tell me that the haptic technology is the reason why. 🥹 Then remove it. Sony gave away PSVR adapter for PS4 owners to migrate to PS5, just to leave it die.
It's a software, the old PSVR should get the diluted version, strip of all it's new technology. Instead, SONY is forcing people to join the PSVR2 club... When the previous PSVR can still do that except with the new added features.
As a PSVR early adopter, I was really wishing the PSVR 2 would be backwards compatible. That said, I didn't necessarily think it would be, which is why I got the PS4 pro when that came out in order to have a sort of "archive" system that I could keep in my collection and always be able to revisit once the PSVR becomes retro.

I don't mind that the new games don't run on the old headset. Once my budget does allow me to pick up a PSVR2, it will be THE way I want to experience NEW games. It's just going to be the superior experience. Unlike PC games where you can just lower resolution and a couple "post" processing features, the PSVR2 requires practically a different engine. The performance owes a lot to the foveated rendering, giving good quality as it optimizes based on eye tracking while dynamically NOT making peripheral vision as processor intensive… just that optimization alone could be the difference between being able to run on the PSVR2 and not the PSVR1. And yes, then there's the support for the new Sense controllers which are tracked in a completely different way than the old move controllers or PS4 controller + eye camera, the button and stick layout, touch sensors and haptics, etc.

I get it that you want to play the story on the old hardware. It's honesty amazing that Capcom (not SONY) spent the time developing this and is releasing the add-on FOR FREE (on top of the base game), because it's an extensive port, requiring customization deep in the core of the game engine. Making a port for the original PSVR would require a separate development fork to make an OG PSVR version, with tailor made downgraded assets and a lot of dev time spent on optimizations. Ultimately, it's understandable Capcom (not Sony) decided not to make an inferior version of their current flagship game which would always be reviewed as inferior to the PSVR2 version.
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Quote from Hawaiiana :
I don't get how this stupid games can't be played on the older VR. So deceitful for Sony to do that. Literally, it burned everyone who adapted the first VR.


Why would we buy that new 500$ of tech when I know that once VR3 comes, it will be left on the dust? Literally, even apple don't do this kinda of greedy move with their new tech.
Its up to the developer to update it to the latest hardware
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PSVR was pretty much behind already when it launched its first two versions hence it's cheaper MSRP. The games were pretty cheap. My issue was having to buy all the accessories and wires involved. I just lost interest in playing. I hoping for a wireless version of the PSVR in the future.
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