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PlayStation VR2 Virtual Reality Headset

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PlayStation Store has PlayStation VR2 Virtual Reality Headset on sale for $349.99. Shipping is free.

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  • PS5 console required to play PS VR2.
  • Features 4K HDR visuals, a 110Âş field of view and advanced graphical rendering.

Includes:
  • VR headset
  • PlayStation VR2 Sense™ controller
  • USB cable (for controller pairing and charging)
  • Stereo headphones
  • Three pairs of earpieces

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  • Our research indicates that this is $199 lower (36% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $549 at the time of this posting.
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PlayStation Store has PlayStation VR2 Virtual Reality Headset on sale for $349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member cranberryvodka for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • PS5 console required to play PS VR2.
  • Features 4K HDR visuals, a 110Âş field of view and advanced graphical rendering.

Includes:
  • VR headset
  • PlayStation VR2 Sense™ controller
  • USB cable (for controller pairing and charging)
  • Stereo headphones
  • Three pairs of earpieces

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • Our research indicates that this is $199 lower (36% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $549 at the time of this posting.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Aug 5, 2024 12:20 AM
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drslovakAug 5, 2024 12:20 AM
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Are there any good multiplayer/pvp games on this thing? Like fps etc?
Aug 5, 2024 12:27 AM
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Sydd_GribblerAug 5, 2024 12:27 AM
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I got it for GT7 and as a birthday gift for myself a week ago when it first got dropped to $350. This is my first modern VR headset I've ever used and I will likely get the adapter to play around with it more but I have to agree overall that this isn't a great value even at this price due to lack of software. Even compared to the PSVR1 library this is lacking badly. Until the adapter comes, your use case for this headset is really limited.

Thankfully I am a huge fan of GT7 and so far, I don't regret it overall at $350. I know full well that this thing will be obsolete in less than 5 years and overall I'm okay with that too.
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Aug 5, 2024 12:31 AM
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that_90s_guyAug 5, 2024 12:31 AM
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Quote from incarnate View quoted comment :
Prove it. Why do you think Sony is having a fire sale on these?
Sony fanboys may want to try to deny this all they want. The sad fact is, Sony has announced zero first party AAA games for PSVR2 since its release one year ago. And 95% of the "new" games released for PSVR2 since its release are just "HD versions" of Meta Quest games that people on $200 headsets have had access to for years.

And as amazing as GT7, Resident Evil and No Man's Sky are on PSVR2, that's pretty much it for PSVR2 AAA experiences. Sadly, Sony abandoned PSVR2 about as quickly as they abandoned PSVR1. Which is a damn shame since VR has been stagnant for years now.

The final nail in the coffin was easily the fact the new Astro game won't come to PSVR2, despite how well the original Astro Rescue Mission played in PSVR1. It's like Sony doesn't even care anymore.

Sadly, fire sale is definitely a fair way to look at this.
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Aug 5, 2024 1:02 AM
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spaaarky21Aug 5, 2024 1:02 AM
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Quote from incarnate View quoted comment :
Not much planned for it for games. This is pretty much dead. Dust collector.
Sad but probably true. I bought one when they came out. Love playing Gran Turismo and Beat Saber (which came out during PSVR 1) but that's just about it. The mini golf game is semi-fun… Gorn is much more playable on the new headset. Still waiting for ports of Superhot and Statik, neither of which are going to happen. The Utility Room looks promising.

The new releases kind of slowed to a trickle of mostly second rate, low budget games. I think the upcoming PC adapter is a major sign that Sony is done investing in bringing PSVR games to PS5.
Aug 5, 2024 2:11 AM
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Quote from sgarcia.dev View quoted comment :
Sony fanboys may want to try to deny this all they want. The sad fact is, Sony has announced zero first party AAA games for PSVR2 since its release one year ago. And 95% of the "new" games released for PSVR2 since its release are just "HD versions" of Meta Quest games that people on $200 headsets have had access to for years.

And as amazing as GT7, Resident Evil and No Man's Sky are on PSVR2, that's pretty much it for PSVR2 AAA experiences. Sadly, Sony abandoned PSVR2 about as quickly as they abandoned PSVR1. Which is a damn shame since VR has been stagnant for years now.

The final nail in the coffin was easily the fact the new Astro game won't come to PSVR2, despite how well the original Astro Rescue Mission played in PSVR1. It's like Sony doesn't even care anymore.

Sadly, fire sale is definitely a fair way to look at this.
What's crazy is, had Sony launched the PSVR2 at this price point, it likely would have sold very well. Well enough for them to keep investing in making content for the device. Granted that would have required them to build/buy more studios that make these games.....

I said this a year ago - The nails in the Coffin was launching for the same price as a ps5, and not launching with PC support, which will always have a higher user base than consoles. Sadly Sony has been hella arrogant this generation.
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Aug 5, 2024 3:12 AM
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TheOpusFullerAug 5, 2024 3:12 AM
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So I have the PSVR 1, Quest, Quest 2 and Quest 3. I recently purchased the PSVR2. Figured for $350, why not. Play some No Man's Sky on it....

After having it for almost a week. I honestly have to say, "meh." It's nice but I think I'd much rather jump on the Quest 3 if I want to jump into VR. Maybe the tech and VR are so close and competitive at this point that this really didn't do much to "wow" me.

I had a bunch of games for PSVR 1 but I guess those aren't supported on the PSVR 2. The only thing I was able to play was No Mans Sky which is a great game on it's own. Just don't know if it warrants spending $350 on a headset to play it.

I have a bunch of games already purchased on the Quest 3. So I don't really see the need or want to purchase those again just to play them on the PSVR2. The only games I would probably be interested in are the Resident evils games, but I already have 4 on the Quest3. and GT7. So I dunno. I think i'm just going to return it. It's cool that has eye tracking and nice lenses and all. I never really had anything newer VR related to compare to the Quest 3. And comparing the quality of the Quest 3 and the PSVR2 they both look really good. Like hard for me to tell the difference.

I figure. Instead of spending $350 for the PSVR2, I could basically drop some extra cash and get a PC that will play Steam VR and be able to use the quest 3 to play all those games and even more.

I honestly wasn't too thrilled about the build quality of the PSVR2. It felt really cheap. Like fragile lightweight plastic. It's very similar in design to the PSVR 1, but on this version that headband and the visor just feel so fragile. Like if you bump it a bit too hard it would snap. I dunno, just feels overall cheap even for the marked down price of $350. It does feel extremely comfortable on the head and face though.

These are just my thoughts. Good to see more and more people purchasing the PSVR 2 with the recent price drop.
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Aug 5, 2024 4:14 AM
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R3DTR1XAug 5, 2024 4:14 AM
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$299 on Black Friday seems likely now. My only interest in this would be for PC use on my 4060 laptop. Maybe I will pick one up then

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Aug 5, 2024 4:14 AM
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DrPoopyBottomAug 5, 2024 4:14 AM
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Can you use PS gift card to buy? Like from Costco?
Aug 5, 2024 4:32 AM
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KairiAug 5, 2024 4:32 AM
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Notice that the people that are optimistic about the PSVR 2 have one thing in common...

They didn't buy a PSVR 1.

All the people (like me), who bought the PSVR 1 got burned by it because Sony abandoned it, and we've been trying to warn others the same thing we experienced is happening right now.

PSVR 2 is gonna be dusted and abandoned by Sony. Some will learn the lesson the hard way. The fact that they had to make an adapter to work with PC just proves this -- Sony understands the limited support going forward and needed to expand it so it doesn't look like complete abandonware round 2.

Those that buy this, it will be the in closet collecting dust in a few months, even with PC support. You will find that it's difficult to get rid of in the second-hand market, and if you are able to, it will be a fraction of what you paid.

Try it out, if you have ANY slight doubt about it's future and value, then return it immediately and get your cash back.
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Aug 5, 2024 4:47 AM
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3pinephrineAug 5, 2024 4:47 AM
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Quote from Kairi View quoted comment :
Notice that the people that are optimistic about the PSVR 2 have one thing in common...

They didn't buy a PSVR 1.

All the people (like me), who bought the PSVR 1 got burned by it because Sony abandoned it, and we've been trying to warn others the same thing we experienced is happening right now.

PSVR 2 is gonna be dusted and abandoned by Sony. Some will learn the lesson the hard way. The fact that they had to make an adapter to work with PC just proves this -- Sony understands the limited support going forward and needed to expand it so it doesn't look like complete abandonware round 2.

Those that buy this, it will be the in closet collecting dust in a few months, even with PC support. You will find that it's difficult to get rid of in the second-hand market, and if you are able to, it will be a fraction of what you paid.

Try it out, if you have ANY slight doubt about it's future and value, then return it immediately and get your cash back.
Ouch. Oh well at least I got 2 months to try/enjoy it before I think about returning to Target.
Aug 5, 2024 5:55 AM
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Bballershotcalla777Aug 5, 2024 5:55 AM
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Quote from Bunduckie View quoted comment :
Does it have a large selection of game? If not, RIP
Go over to the Psvr sub on Reddit. They have a tier list of best VR games.. There seems to be over 150 games. If they don't come out with any more games, but we just have those that have already come out, it may still be worth it.
Aug 5, 2024 6:01 AM
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Bballershotcalla777Aug 5, 2024 6:01 AM
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Quote from Kairi View quoted comment :
Notice that the people that are optimistic about the PSVR 2 have one thing in common...

They didn't buy a PSVR 1.

All the people (like me), who bought the PSVR 1 got burned by it because Sony abandoned it, and we've been trying to warn others the same thing we experienced is happening right now.

PSVR 2 is gonna be dusted and abandoned by Sony. Some will learn the lesson the hard way. The fact that they had to make an adapter to work with PC just proves this -- Sony understands the limited support going forward and needed to expand it so it doesn't look like complete abandonware round 2.

Those that buy this, it will be the in closet collecting dust in a few months, even with PC support. You will find that it's difficult to get rid of in the second-hand market, and if you are able to, it will be a fraction of what you paid.

Try it out, if you have ANY slight doubt about it's future and value, then return it immediately and get your cash back.
I skipped on psvr 1 because the tech was still too early and I didn't think we would get great experiences. Not to mention the set up seemed too complicated. This time around, this headset seems like the real deal and easy to set up, but price point is too high for the normal consumer. The price cut showed many are willing to adopt at the right price point. The moment Sony gets the combination of all those things right it will be a hit and the reason why they will continue to support it. Until then though I agree that there is a danger that Sony completely drops support but there are still 150 plus games to still explore and I've only heard good things from the people who have it. So it may be worth it just for what's already out, even if nothing new comes out. I know gt7 alone might make it worthwhile to me.
Aug 5, 2024 6:18 AM
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ShrewdHamster7373Aug 5, 2024 6:18 AM
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Quote from DrPoopyBottom View quoted comment :
Can you use PS gift card to buy? Like from Costco?
PS gift cards cannot be used on electronics.
Aug 5, 2024 9:51 AM
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ConFuAug 5, 2024 9:51 AM
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Personally I'm happy with game selection. I don't have time like I used to and so it's enough for me. If you're into VR, I don't see how you could go with any other headset. This has the absolute best VR games even with limited selection.

Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil 4

Are just two games that rivals and in many people's opinion, better than Half Life Alyx (long considered the best VR game by a long shot).

GT7 by far the best racing VR game.

There's also Horizon, Synapse, Switchback etc

Those are the exclusives. That's first year after launch. We're halfway through second year and people are calling for its death already. Personally think it's a bit premature and if you only care about exclusives then maybe you can agree but if you don't care then there's actually lots of great content coming. Wanderer, Behemoth and Metro just to name a few. Sony on the face of it seem to only have one studio working on content though and on top of it sounds like they're struggling and recently half the team was laid off.
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