PSVR 2 Review - is it Worth Buying?

Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this  week's video hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and   this is my full review of the PSVR 2 PlayStation's  a VR headset for the PS5 so I've been using it   over the last week playing games like Horizon  call of the mountain and Gran Turismo 7 which   have looked incredible on this but I wanted to  cover what I like a dislike and most importantly   if it's really worth buying today I'll talk about  using it for gaming watching movies the motion   handling picture quality and comfort as well as  some great features like the Cinematic mode and   that lets you watch and play content that isn't  designed for VR on a massive virtual screen so   I hope this review is helpful today and answer  some questions that you might have had but if I   have missed any just drop those below and I will  try to get back to you now last week I did a full   unboxing on the channel along with the entire  setup process but in summary it comes with the   headset two controllers some stereo earbuds and  a USBC charging cable as for the setup process   is really straightforward PlayStation have done a  great job of making it as effortless as possible   you just need to to plug the USB cable into the  front of the PS5 run through the on-screen prompts   and within a matter of minutes the headset is  up and running but if you want to see the full   setup process and the unboxing I'll have linked to  that video below so let's talk about the picture   quality on this inside we get two OLED displays  that support 4K HDR which means everything that   we see in VR looks sharp and vibrant I've tested  a few different games out over the last week and   the one thing that I keep coming back to for  that wow factor is Horizon call of the mountain   this game looks crazy clear and I've been truly  Blown Away by how nice the visuals are including   the brightness and the clarity as well now I'm  using a capture card today to show you how these   games look which is in fact a lower resolution  to what you see inside the headset so it's one   of those that you have to see it to believe  its scenario but the picture quality really   is impressive unlike with any OLED display there's  no surprise that the black levels and the contrast   are almost perfect there's no blooming or washed  out colors and it's still bright enough that you   probably won't run this at 100 brightness and as  this seal around on the headset is tight there's   no light leaking through and distracting you  then there's the field of view of 110 degrees   it makes playing the games feel immersive and  does a great job of wrapping the content around   your head both vertically and horizontally you do  notice a little bit of darkness in your peripheral   vision but that's only if you go looking for it  and generally speaking you do forget about it once   you're playing when it comes to motion handling  and the frame rate you'll be pleased to know that   it offers up to 120 hertz this means any game that  supports this will be silky smooth and I've not   experienced any screen tearing or stuttering no  matter how fast I move around and that leads me   onto motion sickness and how it can affect you  while gaming for me it's had a zero impact I   can sit or stand move around or stand still it  might sometimes feel a little trippy as you're   looking over the edge of a cliff but I definitely  have not suffered from any motion sickness while   playing however my wife has tried it a few times  and she has experienced it almost immediately   after putting it on now sitting down will vastly  reduce it though where you don't need to worry   about trying to stand up straight as you're moving  your character around but it obviously affects   everybody differently if you are concerned about  motion sickness my advice would be to try one out   before buying now any VR headset will do is you  could try a matter Quest For example it's a good   idea just to make sure you're not wasting your  money on something that you cannot physically   use now when it does come to physically using it  you might be concerned of how much space you need   around you well PlayStation recommends having a  safe area of 2 meters by 2 meters and as it comes   with a 4.5 meter cable that should be no problem  for most rooms but you can either use it sitting   or standing so you don't need a massive room to  run around in just enough to wave your arms and   when you set it up for the first time you'll be  prompted to map out your room this will take a   blueprint of your room and it works out where the  safe areas are that you can walk to while you're   gaming you can then go ahead and edit this safe  area by using the controllers to either add or   remove sections of your room so maybe the corner  of a desk or a coffee table that it might have   failed to pick up now every game that I've tested  I don't tend to walk around too much so as long   as you have a couple of feet around you enough  to spread your arms out at least that should be   fine and if you're in the middle of a game and you  are concerned about walking into something all you   need to do is tap the function button under the  headset and it gives you an instant live feed of   your room this pass-through camera is a brilliant  idea and it means you can check your surroundings   without needing to take the headset off and on  each time then there's the option to sit down   and play so games like gt7 you're more likely to  sit down rather than stand up while you're playing   this means space isn't an issue at all as you're  only moving your head around and not your arms   or your body you could do this with other games  too like the kayak game in fact pretty much every   game is suitable for sitting down if that's what  you would prefer to do so let's talk about games   these are all of the games that PlayStation have  announced that are either new to VR2 or have other   updates to make them compatible with VR I think  this is a pretty decent lineup it's nowhere near   as impressive as the back catalog of games that  we've got for the first gen which unfortunately   are not compatible with this one but it's a really  good start at the moment I only have five games in   my library that are compatible with VR2 and these  include Horizon call of the mountain grow around   Turismo 7 Moss book 1 and 2 and Star Wars Tales  from the Galaxy's Edge now all of these games are   completely different from one another in terms  of the genre and what they offer but they all   have one thing in common they look incredible  on this headset Horizon call of the mountain   gives you that awesome first person experience  of walking around and exploring climbing rocks   shooting arrows and warming your hands next to  the fire and when you factor in the 3D audio   whether you're using the provided earbuds or  your own headphones this game feels incredibly   immersive obviously some of this is novelty  like eating an apple that you just picked up playing with a tambourine  that you found on the bench   maybe even smashing plates  just because well you can but it still brings an awesome immersive  experience it is hard to show you through   this flat image then there's Moss book one and  two which are fun little games and probably one   of the most popular games we've seen on VR so  it was great to see that we've got an update   for PSVR 2 as this will be a brilliant game for  many first-time VR users to try out but the game   that got me the most excited about testing out and  one of the reasons I held off making this review   in the first week is Gran Turismo 7. so this game  isn't new I mean it's been out for nearly a year   now but the new VR update went live last week and  wow it's hard to put into words how realistic and   scary and fast this game feels when playing  it in VR being able to look around the cabin   while driving looking over your shoulder or just  seeing where the other cars are on the road it   feels strange yet kind of natural I've always  enjoyed gt7 but this brings a whole new level   to racing I think this is the game that I would  recommend everyone trying out for this headset   they've even added a virtual showroom where you  can move walk and look around the cars in your   garage both inside and outside the car now there  are other VR headsets out there which you can play   most of these non-exclusive games on but there's  one thing that makes me want to play the VR2 over   say the matter Quest 2 and that's the trophies it  might only seem like a small point but if you're   like me and you enjoy collecting trophies I will  always pick up the PS5 game over the metacrust   game every single time plus with that 4K HDR  it will look better on this headset so the VR2   doesn't come with speakers built in but it does  have a 3.5 mil headphone jack on the back as well   as a pair of stereo earbuds included in the box  and once you've plugged these into the headset   you can wear the earbuds and you'll get that 3D  audio sound without any extra cables and you know   what these aren't bad at all now you can go ahead  and wear your own headphones over the top of the   headset if you would prefer and I've tested out  the pulse 3DS the Nova pros and the inzone h9s and   they all fit over the VR headset with no issues  you can either use the 3.5 more headphone jack on   the headset or you can set the audio on your PS5  out to those headphones instead or you could use   your TV or monitor speakers as well but you're  not going to get the full immersive experience   doing it this way although that is how I've been  playing gt7 on my TV setup so we've talked about   how good these games look and sound but how do  they feel well outside of turning your head to see   where you want to go you'll be controlling your  gameplay with these two controllers these are the   sense controllers essentially they offer a similar  experience to the Dual sense controller with the   same buttons thumb 6 and color theme but they've  split them into two ergonomic handles instead   for me these fit perfectly well in my hands and  make controlling and playing the games effortless   whether I'm moving around pointing at things  shooting or just trying to interact with the   environment I found these two really easy to use  they aren't heavy the buttons are in an obvious   and easy to reach spot and the added features make  the gameplay even more immersive we get things   like adaptive triggers so when pulling the L2 or  R2 triggers you will feel that slight resistance   depending on the game or the action that you're  doing and we also get haptic feedback so as you're   moving around or picking things up you get a  slight rumble or vibration in the controllers   which change and respond to the situation and  something else it has finger detection sensors   built in so even before you press the buttons it  will recognize if your fingers are resting on them   in turn changing the way that your hand is shown  in the game another cool feature is if you place   the controllers down on a desk and you're not  sure which is which well the controllers will   be labeled for you as for the battery I estimate  I get around four to five hours out of them before   needing a charge which isn't great but also five  hours is enough time that I need a break anyway   in the box we have one USBC cable to charge One  controller but then you do have another USBC cable   that came with the PS5 So in theory you should  have two cables knocking around that you can use   failing that as it's a normal USBC Port any cable  will do the job or you could do as I've done and   just buy the Dual charging dock this will not only  make it easier to store them away you also know   that they're being charged every single time you  put them down and it looks pretty neat I also try   charging these two controllers as I was playing  and to my surprise it worked I've seen others   saying that you cannot charge the controllers  while you play but it definitely worked for me   now you would need a pretty long USB cable just to  ensure you don't get tangled up at least in games   like Horizon call of the mountain but it's still  great to know that you can technically use these   controllers while you're charging so we know VR  games look great but what about games and content   that are not optimized for VR how do they look  and play well fortunately there's an option called   cinematic mode and what this does is create a  virtual cinema screen inside your head that allows   you to view the content on a sort of static screen  you don't need to do anything special or fancy   basically any content that is not VR optimized  will default to this view so for example the   ps5's home screen is still a flat image it doesn't  wrap around your head while you're viewing it you   can then resize it by pressing the PlayStation  button on the controller and you get to see this   menu you can either have it as a small monitor  or pretend you're sitting in the front row at the   cinema I've played a few different games this way  including Spider-Man and even Call of Duty just to   see how it works and how it plays and you know  what surprisingly it works really well it kind   of feels like you're sitting in a dark room at  the cinema with a massive projector screen it's   not as sharp as they're full of VR effects but  I would say it was slightly better than 1080P   and you obviously don't feel as immersed as  you're watching a screen Insider screen now   for those games that are not VR optimized you can  still use the Dual sense controller just like you   would before essentially the PS5 is treating  the VR headset like an external monitor or TV   so controls and gameplay feel exactly the same as  normal I did the same with movies and TV shows and   this is where I was really impressed it literally  felt like I was at the cinema I can imagine a lot   of people watching movies this way as it gives  the impression you've got a massive screen in   your room although I would still choose to watch  movies on my TV rather than this it's still an   incredibly impressive setup now while you're  using the headset you can if you wish share your   gameplay to your TV or monitor at the same time  this is useful if you've got other people in the   room and you want to show them what you're seeing  now if you're using the advanced tracking option   on the headset it will reduce how much they see on  the screen as it has a PlayStation border around   the entire image but if for any reason you would  rather they see the entire screen instead just   disable this option and they get to see it all  and you can also live stream straight from the   PS5 to YouTube or Twitch in the same way as you  can with any other game on the PS5 just tap the   share button on the sense controller hit broadcast  and you are now live on your streaming platform   as for Comfort well it's as comfortable as you  need it to be it's got a hard plastic frame on   the outside but on the inside it's coated with a  nice soft flexible rubber this molds around your   face quite nicely but it also means it can get  quite grubby especially if you've got multiple   people using it and when it comes to wearing it  you simply pull it open slide it over your head   and twist the dial on the back to tighten it  there's also a button on the front which allows   you to adjust the distance of the screen from  your eyes and this is ideal if you wear glasses   and finally you can tweak the width of the lenses  by spinning this style and you keep spinning this   until everything is in focus on the screen or  it prompts you that your eyes are now in the   correct position and if you wondered whether you  can wear a hat with it well yes you can I doubt   a baseball or snap back will work but a beanie or  woolly hat is absolutely fine I've had no issues   with Comfort even after hours of gaming and with  the different adjustments means it fits snug on   my head and doesn't feel like it's going to fall  off or apply unnecessary pressure this helps with   reducing headaches and fatigue so overall is a  nice headset to wear I also wanted to quickly   go over some of the settings so if you press the  PlayStation icon on the controller you get this   quick settings menu in here you can adjust the  screen brightness size and turn the vibrations   on or off you can also quickly set the play area  adjust the visibility or enable eye tracking or   you can go into the main settings area and then  go to accessories and then under PlayStation VR2   you'll see the entire list of options the only  settings that I've changed so far have been   decreasing the boundary display sensitivity to  low and this is where the virtual wall shows up   as you're moving around your room and I've also  disabled the tracking support option I've not   had any issues with the tracking but it means the  big black box around the image is removed from the   TV or monitor while I'm sharing my screen other  than that this is a simple Plug and Play headset   so the ultimate question is is the PSVR 2 worth  buying well for me the short answer is yes even at   the price tag of 550 or 530 pounds it feels well  made it integrates nicely with the PlayStation 5   and the launch lineup of games are decent and  the experience that you get from some of these   games are incredible but for that kind of money  you need to know you're gonna make the most of   this it cannot be an accessory that just sits in  the box and only comes out a few times a year so   it will come down to whether you see value in it  do you want to play Horizon call of the mountain   or gt7 in VR and do you like the idea of exploring  games and World in a whole new way my advice would   be to look around at the games that are either out  already or that are due to come out over the next   six months and decide if those are the games that  you wish to play and if you can get Hands-On with   a VR headset before you buy one I would definitely  go ahead and do that whether that's in a shop or   if a friend has one because it's a lot of money to  spend on a headset that you might not use now let   me know what you thought about today's review  and whether you will be buying a PSVR 2 for   your yourself and if there are any games that you  would recommend playing first and if you did enjoy   today's video check out my dual sense Edge video  next as it covers the new Pro controller for the   PS5 and I also wanted to say a massive thank you  to Squarespace for sponsoring this week's video so   Squarespace allows you to create amazing websites  and gives you the tools to connect with your   audience you can also generate Revenue through  gated members only content you can manage your   members send emails and leverage audience 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Length: 15min 40sec (940 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 25 2023