PlayStation VR2 is the next generation of VR on PS5. Details on the #PSVR2 Sense controller, 4K OLED display, single-cord setup, and more: https://t.co/Ik5EI6nlfQ pic.twitter.com/d8by0QhOfn— PlayStation (@PlayStation) January 5, 2022
Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Sony's PlayStation brand has announced a new virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 5 console named PlayStation VR2.
PlayStation VR2 will use a new virtual reality controller known as the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller. The gaming giant previously released its first PlayStation VR headset for the PlayStation 4 in 2016.
Improvements coming to the headset include better visual fidelity and an OLED display.
PlayStation VR2 will also have headset-based controller tracking, new sensory features that utilizes headset feedback and 3D audio, eye tracking and a simple setup process with only a single cable needing to be connected to the PlayStation 5 console.
Sony did not announce a release window for the hardware but introduced a new virtual reality game set in the world of Horizon titled Horizon: Call of the Mountain.
A brief teaser trailer was released for Horizon: Call of the Mountain, which presented a first-person view of a giant, robot dinosaur walking.
Guerrilla Games is developing the title along with Firesprite. Guerrilla Games is also set to release sequel Horizon: Forbidden West for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on Feb. 18.
