PlayStation VR2 Compatibility Comes To PC Devices With Adapter Granting Access To SteamVR Libraries
PlayStation VR2 owners will soon have an opportunity to access thousands of VR games from the Steam library at a minimal cost upfront. Yasuo Takahashi, Principal Product Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment made the announcement on June 3rd, 2024 with favourites including Half-Life: Alyx, Fallout 4 VR, and War Thunder being but a sliver of titles which will be playable through the PlayStation 5 hardware. While the exact Canadian price point is currently unknown, American pricing is $59.99 USD meaning the Great White North can expect to pay significantly more with exchange rates.
Setting up the PlayStation VR2 hardware with a PC is relatively straightforward – download SteamVR and PlayStation VR2 applications from Steam to customize settings and establish play area parameters within a room for safety; additional DisplayPort 1.4 cable is required. Features that were specifically designed for PlayStation VR2 including HDR (High Dynamic Range) and adaptive triggers are not applied to PC titles however things like 4K visuals and 110-degree field of view will be present; 3D Audio uses the native SteamVR audio technology rather than Tempest 3D AudioTech – PlayStation 5 only.
Takahashi has provided the minimum requirements for using PlayStation VR2 with PC devices:
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (Zen 2 or later architecture is required) |
| RAM / memory | 8 GB or more |
| GPU / graphics card | -NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or later (Turing or later architecture is required) -NVIDIA RTX series -AMD Radeon RX 5500XT or later / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT or later (For the best performance, we recommend that you use an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or later or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or later graphics card) |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4 (must have a standard DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort output port) |
| USB | Direct connection only |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 or later** |
Popular fan-favourite SteamVR titles include Half-Life: Alyx, Phasmophobia, and VRChat which allows players to explore a virtual environment as quite literally any character imaginable – a 3D rigged model must exist in order for it to work with the experience; ability for character to move around.
PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter launches on August 7th, 2024 exclusively for PlayStation 5 consoles.
