Well, the day has finally arrived as Sony has officially confirmed PlayStation VR2 PC support. After leaks detailing some sort of adapter to enable the long-awaited feature surfaced, Sony has now officially unveiled a new add-on allowing gamers to “expand their game library with thousands of SteamVR titles,” albeit for an extra fee and with a limited feature set. Hit the jump for more details.
PS VR2 PC support goes live starting in August
Taking to its official PlayStation Blog today, Sony has now unveiled the new PlayStation VR2 PC adapter. It promised it was coming, and it has now delivered.
The new adapter will be available for purchase starting on August 7, 2024 with a suggested retail price of $59.99. Note that users will have to supply their own commercially available DisplayPort cable that is compatible with DisplayPort 1.4, as well as a Steam account and a PC that meets minimum requirements (detailed below).
Here’s the minimum requirements chart from Sony:
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (Zen 2 or later architecture is required) |
| RAM / memory | 8 GB or more |
| GPU / graphics card | -NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or later (Turing or later architecture is required) -NVIDIA RTX series -AMD Radeon RX 5500XT or later / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT or later (For the best performance, we recommend that you use an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or later or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or latergraphics card) |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4 (must have a standard DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort output port) |
| USB | Direct connection only |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 or later** |
According to Sony, setup is an easy one:
…simply connect PlayStation VR2 to your PC using the PS VR2 PC adapter and the DisplayPort 1.4 cable. Then, download the PlayStation VR2 App and the SteamVR App from Steam. This will allow you to set up PS VR2 on your PC, customize your settings and play area, and start purchasing and playing games in SteamVR.
We all know the PS VR2 system was specifically made to run via PS5, so the performance of select titles is going to vary depending on your personal PC rig here.
There are also some limitations to the PS VR2 experience when linking up with a PC, and, as far as I can tell, they aren’t minor.
Sony says “HDR, headset feedback, eye tracking, adaptive triggers, and haptic feedback (other than rumble), are not available when playing on PC.” Glilng on to day that 4K visuals (2000 x 2040 per eye), 110-degree field of view, finger touch detection, and see-through view, as well as foveated rendering (without eye tracking) and 3D Audio (in supported games) is.
Either way, the feature many have been asking for is here, albeit at an extra fee, but it is here nonetheless. Some folks certainly aren’t going to love the extra spend and the somewhat limited feature set, but your PS VR2 can play Steam games now.
Whether this announcements was pushed because of the previous leak, timed with the ongoing $100 price drops on PlayStation VR2 systems, or planned all along, PS VR2 support is coming is just over 2 months.
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