PlayStation VR2 is now the ninth most used VR headset on SteamVR.
This information comes from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey, which is obtainable to a random pattern of Steam’s consumer base every month. When you settle for, it uploads a listing of your PC specs and peripherals to Valve, in addition to any headset used on SteamVR prior to now month.
PlayStation VR2’s official PC adapter and SteamVR driver launched in August, which means many adapter patrons may have been surveyed whereas they had been nonetheless ready for it to ship, or earlier than they set it up.
In August’s information PlayStation VR2 was utilized by simply 0.05% of SteamVR customers. In September’s information this determine has surged to 2.39%. This equates to round 50,000 individuals, and means Sony’s headset is now used on PC greater than the unique Oculus Quest, Vive Professional, and Quest Professional.
PlayStation VR2 is in some ways a singular VR headset, the one one available on the market that also makes use of common OLED panels. This offers it beautiful colours and distinction at a fraction of the price of micro-OLED headsets, however comes with the tradeoff of a tender and noisy picture.
Whereas the headset additionally options HDR, eye monitoring, and head rumble, these options are solely accessible when it is used with a PlayStation 5, not on PC.
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Slightly below three weeks in the past Sony released a firmware update for PSVR 2 fixing the rotational distortion difficulty on PC that we famous in our evaluate of the adapter. The replace additionally added refresh price toggling for AMD playing cards. Individually, TP-Hyperlink launched a firmware replace for its common UB500/UB5A Bluetooth USB adapter which ought to repair the PSVR 2 Sense controller lag points some individuals had been experiencing with it.
With these main launch bugs now solved, PlayStation VR2 turns into quite a bit simpler to advocate as a PC VR headset. However as I famous in our evaluate, it would rely upon private desire: do you like the wealthy and deep however tender and noisy picture of PSVR 2’s OLED, or the sharp and clear however boring and muted providing of its LCD opponents?
Sony Fixes PlayStation VR2 On PC Image Distortion Issue
Sony just updated PlayStation VR2’s firmware to fix the rotational distortion issue we noted in our review of the PC adapter.
