{"id":1044,"date":"2021-08-16T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T23:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T23:46:46","slug":"psvr-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/psvr-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"PSVR: The Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sony may only be letting loose small pieces of information about its forthcoming follow-up to the highly successful and widely acclaimed PlayStation VR (PSVR), but more detailed information is nonetheless getting free. Tidbits leaked from a Sony developer conference and published by popular YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnsAq8DF3xfWjC9sm_r_h2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PSVR Without Parole<\/a> are giving fans much to salivate over. And it\u2019s all pointing to a very bright future for PSVR fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After revealing its next-gen PSVR controller design back in March, Sony stopped well short of revealing all that\u2019s exciting about this latest unofficial info leak. PSVR fans are getting giddy over the promise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/sony-reportedly-showed-off-its-next-generation-psvr-at-a-developers-conference-035843223.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">of a significant upgrade<\/a> to their favorite VR device, and with specs like these they have good reason to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs.jpg\" alt=\"What to expect from the PSVR2\" class=\"wp-image-1046 lazyload\" width=\"667\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs-768x384.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 667px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 667\/334;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs.jpg\" alt=\"What to expect from the PSVR2\" class=\"wp-image-1046\" width=\"667\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_specs-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laying in Wait<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx.jpg\" alt=\"Half-Life: Alyx\" class=\"wp-image-1047 lazyload\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx.jpg 640w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/248;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx.jpg\" alt=\"Half-Life: Alyx\" class=\"wp-image-1047\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx.jpg 640w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vro_sonyngvr_alyx-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Breakthrough successes like Half-Life: Alyx are putting increasing pressure on the VR gaming industry to improve and expand. [Image: Valve]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Word about Internet town says that Sony aims to leave behind the elementary VR experiences we\u2019ve grown tired of and focus intently on \u201cAAA-level gaming\u201d for niche and mainstream gamers. Lining up to compete directly with Oculus Quest 2, the forthcoming PSVR2 \u2013 currently internally codenamed NGVR (Next-Gen Virtual Reality) \u2013 could cement Sony as VR\u2019s premiere gaming hardware manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no official release date yet revealed, PSVR2 is nevertheless expected to land during the 2022 holiday shopping season. As VR gaming improves with every passing month, opening up new expanses of virtuality in which to play, so too will the anticipation for Sony\u2019s next-generation contribution. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony may only be letting loose small pieces of information about its forthcoming follow-up to the highly successful and widely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology","post_format-post-format-status"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PSVR: The Next Generation - Virtual Reality (VR) News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tidbits leaked from a Sony developer conference about what we can expect from the PSVR2. 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