Sony says PS VR2 will not be backward compatible with the original PS VR games, which is "true next generation"

CTOnews.com September 17 news, Sony's new generation of PlayStation VR2 is not far away from us. Sony has also announced on several social media that the virtual reality headset "PlayStation VR2" will be released early next year.

At present, the new generation of PS VR2 can offer about 10 games, including "biochemical Evil: the Village" and "the call of Horizon Mountain" and so on. However, some users think they can play some old PSVR games on the new machine and experience better game quality. But in fact, on this point. Players may be disappointed.

In the latest official PlayStation podcast, Hideaki Nisano, senior vice president of PlayStation VR2 platform experience, confirmed that PS VR2 headers do not support backward compatibility. In other words, you can't play your old PS VR games on the new platform.

"PSVR games are not compatible with PS VR2 because PS VR2 is designed to provide a true next-generation VR experience. PS VR2 has more advanced features, such as a new controller that supports tactile feedback and adaptive triggers, as well as inward and outward tracking, eye tracking, 3D audio and, of course, HDR. This means that developing games for PS VR2 requires a completely different approach from the original PSVR."

Sony announces that PS VR2 virtual reality devices will be available in early 2023 and only support PS5.