Mojang, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Minecraft, introduced it’s dropping assist for the unique PSVR subsequent yr, leaving any hope for PSVR 2 assist firmly at (mattress)all-time low.
As talked about within the latest 1.21.30 (Bedrock) launch notes, Mojang says that beginning March 2025, PSVR customers will now not have the ability to play Minecraft with PSVR. Not on-line or in single participant.
“After you obtain the ultimate replace, you’ll nonetheless obtain updates in your PlayStation and have the ability to play with out PlayStationVR,” the studio says.
PSVR assist for Minecraft got here as a free replace to the PS4 model in September 2020, permitting customers to play the complete recreation, albeit with the DualShock controllers and never PS Transfer.
Because the best-selling recreation in historical past, PSVR was basically the one VR headset to boast actual first-class assist from Mojang; the Meta PC model was delisted after abandoning assist in 2021, and the one advisable method to play on PC VR is the Vivecraft Java Version mod.
What’s extra, Minecraft is now in beta on PS5, nevertheless Mojang hasn’t talked about whether or not PSVR 2 assist is on the horizon, additional curbing any hopes it could ever come given immediately’s information.
Whereas Mojang hasn’t stated as a lot—and that is merely my opinion—it’s unlikely PSVR 2 assist will ever come primarily because of the headset’s comparatively small userbase, and some different elements at play.
Sony’s wavering confidence in PSVR 2 has additionally led it to launch a tethered PC VR adapter for in August, severing its exclusivity to the PS5 recreation ecosystem. This occurred solely a yr and a half after PSVR 2’s launch, main some to consider the corporate is partially divesting itself of its newest VR headset.
Notably, the corporate didn’t throw fuel behind PSVR 2 prefer it did with the 2016 authentic. Sony has launched solely a handful of exclusives, together with Horizon Name of the Mountain, and VR assist for Resident Evil Village, Gran Turismo 7 and the Resident Evil 4 remake.
Then, there’s Mojang’s dad or mum firm Microsoft, which has been pretty cautious of VR gaming typically through the years. In 2023, the corporate not solely pulled the plug on its social VR platform Altspace VR, but additionally dropped assist for its total WMR platform on Home windows.
Granted, Mojang hasn’t outright denied PSVR 2 assist, though it merely doesn’t look like it can ever occur on PS5.
