Sony PlayStation VR 2 Rumors – November 2021

Virtual reality headsets have never been more popular among gamers than they are right now. One example is Sony’s PS VR. However, launched way back in 2016, it’s now half a decade since it first appeared on the scene. As such, it’s started to struggle as far as keeping up with the likes of the cutting-edge Oculus Quest 2 and HTC’s Vive Pro 2.

Recently, rumors have increasingly begun to circulate about a second-generation PS VR – short for PlayStation Virtual Reality. For a few years now, there’s been talk of a follow-up device. Chatter surrounding the so-called PS VR 2, as it’s long been nicknamed, has only intensified further with the launch of the PlayStation 5.

Thankfully, speculation may no longer be necessary. That’s because official news of a replacement for the five-year-old PS VR could, it seems, now be imminent.

In February, Sony announced that it had started work on a new virtual reality product, seemingly exclusively for the PlayStation 5. Back at the start of the year, whether or not this would prove to be a true PlayStation VR successor remained to be seen. Fast-forward to today, however, and there’s further news coming to light via official channels.

In fact, Sony has now confirmed that a likely replacement for the PS VR is coming. This latest-generation virtual reality headset will no doubt be aimed squarely at PlayStation 5 owners. Beyond that, official details are limited. Rest assured, though, that’s not to say that we don’t know more, as various leaks and other pieces of information demonstrate.

A recently filed patent from Sony offers the best look yet at what the upcoming PlayStation VR 2 for the PS5 may represent. Among the highlights are apparent plans for a seemingly wireless head-mounted display. The original PS VR relied on wires – something that PlayStation 5 owners probably won’t wish to contend with in 2021 and beyond.

On which note, Sony has already ruled out a release date before the end of the year. Accordingly, the first PS VR 2s will come out sometime in 2022 at the earliest. So, with up to a year—or more—to go until the next-generation virtual reality headset from Sony arrives, what else can prospective buyers look forward to?

Significantly revised controllers are rumored, for a start. They’re said to massively improve upon those featured with the original PS VR, both in terms of design and performance. It’s also been suggested that the upcoming PS VR 2 could be backward compatible. Great news for those still running a PS4, if true!

Looking more closely at the supposed PS VR 2 patent filed by Sony on October 21, design-wise, there’s definitely a degree of similarity with another innovation that has already been shown off. Essentially, the design appears extremely similar to the augmented reality viewer that Sony presented for the 35th anniversary of the movie Ghostbusters back in 2019.

Despite now being five years old, the original PlayStation VR is still something of a gem. Loved by many PlayStation 4 owners, it’s also forward compatible with the PlayStation 5. That said, there are no new PlayStation 5 games that support the existing PS VR headset of which to speak.

Still, for PS4 owners, or those who own a PS5 and continue to play last-generation titles on their highly coveted replacement, the original PS VR, as launched in the mid-2010s, remains an impressive piece of hardware. With that, it’ll be exciting to see what Sony eventually unveils as far as its PS VR 2 offering. Will it stand up against the cutting-edge Oculus Quest 2 or HTC’s Vive Pro 2? Only time will tell.

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