PlayStation just killed PC VR

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Published 2023-03-05
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On paper the Sony PlayStation VR2 has specs that exceed a top of the line PC VR headset.. for half the price.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link:    • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monst...  
iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link:    • Sugar High - Approaching Nirvana  
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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0:00 - The PSVR2 is just plain better
1:30 - Our comprable PC
3:25 - The headset
6:58 - Controllers
8:20 - OLED Display
11:07 - Foveated Rendering
13:22 - Inside out Tracking
15:11 - Sound Quality
16:09 - Grand Turismo 7
18:10 - PSVR2 vs. PC
19:30 - Vessi!
20:12 - Outro

All Comments (21)
  • @LinusTechTips
    What do you guys think of the PSVR2? Would you try one out? Let us know below! Check out the Sony PSVR2: lmg.gg/2lOoH Buy a Sony PS5: geni.us/iOGpI0 Buy a Meta Quest 2: geni.us/IjTxrS9 Check out Oculus Rift S Headsets on eBay: lmg.gg/MnnCT Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.
  • @Craig-lk1sp
    A good thing to remember for people that haven't used VR before, is that what you see on your screen when they're showing VR footage is nothing like what it actually looks like in VR. You miss the depth of the image which is what makes it completely immersive. You really have to try VR to understand it
  • I work at a company that makes VR games and the biggest issue we have is trying to explain it to corporate types when they've barely played games at all. The biggest compliment is when they play the final product and smile like a kid 😄
  • @BrianBGeronimo
    PSVR2 PC adapter just announced. Hope you can review it once it comes out.
  • @ayoitsromi
    they don't even got a bot to unlist every video automatically they're doin it manually 💀💀💀
  • It's crazy how the eye tracking in VR can almost create a realistic DoF in certain circumstances as well. If you're looking at something in the foreground, the slight blurring of the background is just normal for human vision
  • @eldibs
    Software availability is definitely going to make or break this thing. It's gonna need some full-fledged games like Boneworks/Bonelab and Half-Life: Alyx. It can't be all glorified tech demos.
  • @BertVisser-es5ev
    Ik heb het toen gekocht en ik moet echt zeggen ik speel bijna niks 2d meer. Het is echt 1 usb-c kabel in je ps5 stoppen, je stelt alles 1 keer in en daarna onthoud de psvr2 je speelruimte. Dus 1 keer instellen, de keren daarna 1 kabel erin bril opzetten en spelen maar. De haptics en de trigger weerstand is perfect net zoals bij de dualsense controller. Er zitten ook haptics in de headset zelf dus als je bijvoorbeeld in gt7 tegen een auto rijd of tegen een muur dan trilt je Hoofd ook mee en is echt een leuke ervaring. De headset is super comfortabel en ook het gewicht word perfect verdeeld. Gt7: is echt geweldig je zit echt in de auto's en het gevoel van snelheid is veel beter. Ook zien alle interieurs er gelikt uit. En de apex is makkelijker te pakken omdat je alles veel beter ziet. Resident evil village: dit spel is niet normaal het is mega vet je loopt echt in het spel en op plekken waar je nooit zou willen komen. Red matter 2: spel met fantastische graphics. Goed verhaal en schitterende omgevingen echt een aanrader. Ik vind dit zelf een van de mooiste psvr2 graphics. Minigolf: leuk spel veel banen, goede besturing en het is net of je echt aan het midgetgolfen bent. Walking dead 1 en 2: Leuk spel goed verhaal. Mooie graphics. Besturing is perfect en je kunt er goed je ei in kwijt ( lekker zombies slachten ) ;) Kayak vr: mooi spel om aan mensen te laten zien hoe vr eruit ziet. Schitterende omgevingen en leuk om relaxt rond te varen en alleen maar kijken naar de omgevingen en de dieren en de vele vissen. No man sky: Het is zo mooi hoe ze de schaling hebben gemaakt in dit spel alles lijkt echt mega groot en na de laatste updat zijn de graphics ook perfect geworden. Mooie landschappen en er is genoeg te ontdekken. Horizon call of the Mountain: spel word verkocht bij de psvr2 terwijl ik zelf vind dat ze beter gt7 erbij hadden kunnen doen of red matter 2. Die graphics zijn veel mooier. Het zijn leuke omgevingen maar het beeld kan scherper en het spel is voor 80% alleen maar klimmen. Na een tijdje zit er geen bloed meer in je armen (lol) Ghostbusters: Super leuk spel, mooie graphics en leuk om het online samen met andere mensen te spelen. Star wars: mooi spel en er zit een leuk verhaal in. Mooie planeten en de besturing werkt perfect. Pavlov: echt een mooi spel je kunt alle wapens echt pakken en gebruiken. Ook kun je alle wapens proberen op de schietbaan. Online spelen is ook leuk alleen dit vergt wel enige oefening 🤪 Ik ben super blij dat ik de stap heb genomen. Ik speel het veel vaker dan gedacht. Vooral omdat het binnen 2 minuten is aangesloten. Mijn advies koop het, probeer het en als je het niets vind stuur je het terug. Als je nieuw bent in vr begin dan met korte sessies te spelen. Je brein moet er echt aan wennen. Zorg dat je je lekker blijft voelen en op tijd stopt. Geef niet op het kan even duren voordat je er gewend aan bent. Probeer eerst zittende spellen ( bijvoorbeeld in gt7 in de vr showroom rondkijken ) of stapvoets rond rijden en kijken hoe het gaat. Je kunt ook een ventilator van een afstandje op je richten dit helpt ook bij veel mensen, ik heb dit zelf nooit nodig gehad. Er komen heel veel nieuwe spellen bij en er komt ook steeds meer bij in vr. Heb je nog vragen stel ze gerust 😃
  • @12fishcake
    I think they've laid some fantastic groundwork. The headset looks great and I've only heard positive things from people who've tried it, especially those OLED displays. It opens VR up to more people and that's great to see. I hope the platform itself takes off though because its good but pretty limited at the moment. As it stands I don't think what the platform offers is enough to justify getting a ps5 just for PSVR2 unless you think you'd get good use out of the PS5 by itself anyway or already have a PS5. I already have a VR capable pc and no PS5, so it's a harder sell in my case. Although admittedly I'm still linking a Quest 2 because I don't have the room for base stations and I'm holding out on upgrading until we see how the Quest 3 turns out compared to the Pico4 and Quest Pro. The quest 2 works, but the display is pretty bad by modern headset standards. Also, part of my reasoning of getting a quest 2 back when it came out was that I get access to both PCVR and portable games. I'm just not a big fan of the closed ecosystem personally. If it got PC compatibility though, suddenly it would become both a PSVR2 and an upgrade for my PCVR headset - I'd pick one up tomorrow and probably look to get a PS5 in the next year or so too.
  • @mattolantern
    Linus is the first person I've heard actually complement the Pvr2's price, since he very familiar with the high price of pc headsets.
  • Lets just hope the people who hacked this channel are just privatizing and not deleting the videos
  • @misterringer
    the eye tracking/resolution scaling is a clever way to get a good experience out of performance-limited hardware. Kudos to Sony. Looks like they really hit the mark here. Now i'm thinking about it just for Gran Turismo.
  • @EricLS
    Linus learning that what he has perceived his whole life as high resolution vision was actually a tiny circle in the middle of his eyes was a giggle. Our brains really do some heavy lifting when it comes to image stitching. Very cool that we have the tech to literally just match the render fidelity to the users focus, such a huge payoff for hardware efficiency to tailor the image to exactly what the user is perceiving.
  • @pmackni
    A side note about the Quest 2 (And presumably future versions): The OOTB strap sucks. It gets the job done, but if you plan on spending any amount of time in the thing, I highly recommend getting the BOBOVR strap with battery slot. Much more adjustable and comfortable, and easier to position the headset itself to ensure clear visuals. While tethered VR is fantastic, I truly believe cordless is the way to go when possible, and with the Oculus software for a wireless PC tether for any Steam VR gaming, it is top notch. I notice very little compression issues in Steam VR with this method. So the BOBOVR strap with battery slot enables pretty darn good performance, and it's only another $50 or so ($80 if you want/need a second battery pack and charging stand for near limitless playtime). All that said, I'm really looking forward to what the tech the PSVR headset will bring to the VR market, and how the devices will evolve as a result.
  • I agree with this in many ways. The experience, most of the time, is awesome. Still the game catalogue is extremely limited right now, but that’s something we VR people are pretty used to. Edit: interesting you didn’t notice Mura at all. I guess it really could be the case that different units have more or less; maybe I just got unlucky.
  • That IR eye tracking is actually incredible. I was getting excited with Linus. Given how much more demanding VR games can be just to match the same fidelity of a mid tier flatscreen game, this will make it possible to boost performance and fidelity without much sacrifices. So it’s literally guaranteeing that games will look much better in VR going forward and a big step forward in VR tech. Love to see it