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so in yer early 30's ;-P

 

[crackajack]

Looks like the sale has ended. I was hoping for a permanent price drop.

Where was this sale even. Just UK and States for a limited time?

 

[keefged4]

Most of which unless they have a PC, will finish the 3 games worth playing on PS5 then return it within 30 days to get their money back

Which of course I didn't do. Honestly.

 

[boomcrab]

350 definitely made me jump in. I'm very excited, I've yet to try vr so I'm pretty pumped!

 

[mckmas8808]

Make me wonder if PS5 Digital would sell better if they lower the price to €299?

Of course it would, but Sony doesn't want to lose a dollar per unit anymore. It's not like back in the day.

 

[mckmas8808]

The combo of cutting the price by $200 and pcvr support coming next week has made me go from "this is dead in the water" to "hmmmm im now interested"

Picked up the horizon bundle, G923 with the stick shifter, charging set, and no man's sky today. Will get the pc adaptor next week when it releases.

Let us know how you like it after you get your PC adaptor.

 

[night13x]

Let us know how you like it after you get your PC adaptor.

Will do! My adaptor doesnt arrive until Friday...and to be honest my PSVR2 is still sitting in my living room sealed and unboxed (talk about edging myself). I plan on checking everything out this weekend. To be fair and transparent. The only other VR experience I had was PSVR1 back in the day which wasnt very good. Never tried the quest 3 so my opinion might be a bit biased as I wont have anything to compare the PSVR2 to. I am super excited though!

 

[mckmas8808]

Will do! My adaptor doesnt arrive until Friday...and to be honest my PSVR2 is still sitting in my living room sealed and unboxed (talk about edging myself). I plan on checking everything out this weekend. To be fair and transparent. The only other VR experience I had was PSVR1 back in the day which wasnt very good. Never tried the quest 3 so my opinion might be a bit biased as I wont have anything to compare the PSVR2 to. I am super excited though!

I think your experience or lack there of with VR is the best opinion for some of us on GAF to hear.

 

[Wonko_C]

I just see no point in it. I think Sony should have learnt from the first one. It's too niche and Sony don't have or wont support it enough to make it a hot item. 5 million of the first unit should have been the writing on the wall. Sony are struggling to make games for PS5 never mind PSVR2 as well. Just dilutes resources and wastes developer time.

Still, that 5 million is 2 million more than SteamVR's userbase (estimated to be 3 million users). By that metric Sony considered it a moderate success, but the market shifted to standalone and Sony didn't react accordingly.

 

[Romulus]

I'll reiterate my thoughts on GT7 VR. If you have any desire to want to feel like a kid again and you have fond memories of simcade racers of the past. You absolutely have to play it. Especially for people who don't have much experience with VR.

 

[Bry0]

I'll reiterate my thoughts on GT7 VR. If you have any desire to want to feel like a kid again and you have fond memories of simcade racers of the past. You absolutely have to play it. Especially for people who don't have much experience with VR.

I’m well versed in VR racing sims but GT7 is still my absolute favorite. The car detail, tracks, and being able to literally be inside of hundreds of different cars I customized to my liking is just brilliant. Excellent weather effects, time of day options, the garages, an extensive “campaign”. It’s got it all. I went all out with a seat and Logitech pro wheel, it really feels like I’m somewhere else entirely once I get in the track.

 

[Romulus]

I’m well versed in VR racing sims but GT7 is still my absolute favorite. The car detail, tracks, and being able to literally be inside of hundreds of different cars I customized to my liking is just brilliant. Excellent weather effects, time of day options, the garages, an extensive “campaign”. It’s got it all. I went all out with a seat and Logitech pro wheel, it really feels like I’m somewhere else entirely once I get in the track.

Agreed. I have a friend who was all into the GT games in the early 2000s and I let him tried it months ago and he was absolutely floored. I let him play the non VR version beforehand and he shrugged. "It's a prettier version of the old games," he said. lol. But when he put on the VR helmet he was transported into a new reality. He had a Gear VR years ago, but that was his only experience.

 

[Codes 208]

A bit of a bump (but not un-related, the psvr2 is on sale for $350)

But I was curious, I wanted to use this as a meta replacement. I have a gaming laptop (specifically a msi gl65 leopard with 2070 rtx), the usb-c supports meta quest 2 and 3 just fine, so would i be able to play the psvr2 without the adapter?

 

[cyberheater]

A bit of a bump (but not un-related, the psvr2 is on sale for $350)

But I was curious, I wanted to use this as a meta replacement. I have a gaming laptop (specifically a msi gl65 leopard with 2070 rtx), the usb-c supports meta quest 2 and 3 just fine, so would i be able to play the psvr2 without the adapter?

I did a google search and didn’t find a specific answer. Do you know anyone with a PSVR2 you could try?

 

[bellome]

Products selling more at lower price?

Shocking.

 

[ArtHands]

Remember when ppl thought this means PSVR2 is a success now

Lol

 

[SweetTooth]

Remember when ppl thought this means PSVR2 is a success now

Lol

Still less funny than ppl thinking Xbox will be a success because of gamepass.

Lol

 

[crazyriddler]

I did a google search and didn’t find a specific answer. Do you know anyone with a PSVR2 you could try?

PSVR2 doesn't use USB Standard but VirtualLink, which use a USB connector to transmit a displayport signal, power and data. Quest 2/3 works reciving a lossy video signal with waaay less bandwith through USB 3.0 so no, you need the adapter.

 

[cyberheater]

PSVR2 doesn't use USB Standard but VirtualLink, which use a USB connector to transmit a displayport signal, power and data. Quest 2/3 works reciving a lossy video signal with waaay less bandwith through USB 3.0 so no, you need the adapter.

Some laptops can provide power and data through the display port and on those ones you don't need an adapter. You can connect the PSVR2 directly to the laptop. Unhelpfully it's very hard to know which laptops provide the correct signals unless you try it.

 

[crazyriddler]

Some laptops can provide power and data through the display port and on those ones you don't need an adapter. You can connect the PSVR2 directly to the laptop. Unhelpfully it's very hard to know which laptops provide the correct signals unless you try it.

It needs to specifically support VirtualLink, because this standard also includes 27W of power, which is not capable of providing almost any of the laptops (there might be some) that can use USB-C alt mode to provide displayport output.

 

[Sooner]

I bet it would sell even better at $49.99!

 

[Kilau]

A bit of a bump (but not un-related, the psvr2 is on sale for $350)

But I was curious, I wanted to use this as a meta replacement. I have a gaming laptop (specifically a msi gl65 leopard with 2070 rtx), the usb-c supports meta quest 2 and 3 just fine, so would i be able to play the psvr2 without the adapter?

Every Graphics Card And Laptop With The VirtualLink USB-C Port

VirtualLink is the new USB-C single cable standard for future VR headsets and the GPUs/laptops they connect to. It’s intended to simplify the setup process of VR and ensure compatibility with USB and power requirements of future headsets. It also allows gaming laptops to guarantee support for VR.

www.uploadvr.com

As of this article, there is only one announced laptop confirmed to support VirtualLink: the ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700

 

[Dragon_Rocks]

I got the $350 Horizon bundle from Costco and my wife loves the beat sabre game. Downside is that she is playing that most of the time now and I am losing my gaming time.

 

[Unknown?]

I got the $350 Horizon bundle from Costco and my wife loves the beat sabre game. Downside is that she is playing that most of the time now and I am losing my gaming time.

I too got the $350 deal. Definitely worth it!

 

[fastest finger]

I got the $350 Horizon bundle from Costco and my wife loves the beat sabre game. Downside is that she is playing that most of the time now and I am losing my gaming time.

Simple. Get a divorce.

In the settlement, you get the PS5. She gets the PSVR2.

Problem solved.

 

[Three]

A bit of a bump (but not un-related, the psvr2 is on sale for $350)

But I was curious, I wanted to use this as a meta replacement. I have a gaming laptop (specifically a msi gl65 leopard with 2070 rtx), the usb-c supports meta quest 2 and 3 just fine, so would i be able to play the psvr2 without the adapter?

The laptop would need to support VirtualLink

Not sure how up to date it is but If you can find your laptop here:

Every Graphics Card And Laptop With The VirtualLink USB-C Port

VirtualLink is the new USB-C single cable standard for future VR headsets and the GPUs/laptops they connect to. It’s intended to simplify the setup process of VR and ensure compatibility with USB and power requirements of future headsets. It also allows gaming laptops to guarantee support for VR.

www.uploadvr.com

Then you're in luck.

 

[Dragon_Rocks]

Simple. Get a divorce.

In the settlement, you get the PS5. She gets the PSVR2.

Problem solved.

With my luck, she will get the house, PS5, PSVR2 and court will order me to go set it up for her every time she wants to play.

 

[cyberheater]

It needs to specifically support VirtualLink, because this standard also includes 27W of power, which is not capable of providing almost any of the laptops (there might be some) that can use USB-C alt mode to provide displayport output.

Yes indeed. But there are some.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I bought one because of the sale (few weeks later it’s already collecting dust).

 

[Codes 208]

Damn, I think I would need the adapter after all (and the official one is next to non-existent with the knock-off brands on amazon being too so-so for my liking)

I may just stick with getting a 3s for now