One of the great doubts that the presentation of the PS5 left us was the future of virtual reality. Although the console offers full support for the PS4 helmet, we did not know if Sony I would bet on this technology again.
Now the company has made it official: Sony has announced that it is developing a new virtual reality headset for PS5.
In a post on the PlayStation blog, Sony has announced that it is already developing new virtual reality technology for PS5 and a new helmet that will accompany the console
The company limits itself to pointing out that Next-Gen VR Coming to PlayStation 5 and that “Will allow the best entertainment experience with dramatic leaps in performance and interactivity”.
New helmet and virtual reality controller for PS5
In this sense, Sony has confirmed that the new virtual reality of PlayStation 5 is an evolution of PS VR of PS4. An evolution that reinforces Sony’s technology in terms of resolution and field of view it means. As well will include improvements in tracking and connection system
In fact, Sony wants to make it clear that the times of box PS4’s PS VR Left Behind: The PlayStation 5 VR Helmet will connect to the console with a single cable to simplify setup and improve ease of use.
We will also have new controllers for virtual reality on PS5: the new controller that will accompany the PlayStation helmet will incorporate some of the features of the DualSense
At the moment Sony has not shared more details. However, the company advises that virtual reality for PS5 is still in development, and therefore will not arrive immediately. Nor in 2021.
Be that as it may, all doubts about the future of virtual reality in the new generation console are clear: the PS5 will have its own virtual reality headset and will continue to bet on this technology with new games, both its own and third parties. At least in this new generation.
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