PlayStation VR2 name official, Horizon: Call of the Mountain coming 18 February

LAS VEGAS (Pocket-lint) - At Sony's CES 2022 property conference, PlayStation CEO, Jim Ryan, took to the signifier to officially corroborate the sanction of its second-generation virtual world headset for PS5: PlayStation VR2 (or PS VR2 for short).

To showcase the forthcoming headset's capabilities there's a full caller AAA game, a VR circumstantial rubric called Horizon: Call of the Mountain, developed by Guerrilla Games and Firesprite. We're definite that Aloy fans volition beryllium other excited astir this virtual world specific. Check retired the authoritative trailer below:

Ryan didn't spell arsenic acold arsenic revealing the headset itself, but did corroborate a fig of PS VR2's features. It volition connection eye-tracking and foveated rendering, connection a 110-degree tract of view, and see haptic feedback for subtle vibrations to adhd to idiosyncratic immersion.

In presumption of ocular fidelity, Ryan described it arsenic "best successful class", confirming "4K HDR" capability. That's a batch of resolution, and a spot of an oversell: arsenic an official PlayStation blog reveals,the headset volition connection 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye. Refresh rates of 90Hz and 120Hz are possible. 

There's a six-axis question sensing strategy (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer)​, 4 cameras integrated for headset and controller tracking​, an IR camera for oculus tracking per eye, and some a built-in microphone and headset.

The included controllers, called PlayStation VR Sense controllers, volition besides connection haptic feedback, with Ryan commenting that players volition beryllium capable to "feel and interact with games successful a overmuch much visceral way".

The large question connected our lips, however, is erstwhile the headset volition launch. Guerilla Games is presently engaged putting the finishing touches to Horizon: Forbidden West, owed February 18. Exciting virtual world times for PlayStation 5 users is coming, based connected this large portion of CES 2022 news, but we wonderment conscionable however agelong we'll person to wait.

Corrections - [05/01/2022] An earlier mentation of this study suggested a 18 February motorboat date, we regret this mistake - that day is erstwhile Horizon: Forbidden West volition launch, not Call of the Mountain oregon PSVR2.

Writing by Mike Lowe. Originally published connected 5 January 2022.