PlayStation VR2 is now the ninth most used VR headset on SteamVR.
This knowledge comes from the Steam {Hardware} & Software program Survey, which is obtainable to a random pattern of Steam’s consumer base every month. Should you settle for, it uploads a listing of your PC specs and peripherals to Valve, in addition to any headset used on SteamVR prior to now month.
PlayStation VR2’s official PC adapter and SteamVR driver launched in August, which means many adapter consumers may have been surveyed whereas they had been nonetheless ready for it to ship, or earlier than they set it up.
In August’s knowledge PlayStation VR2 was utilized by simply 0.05% of SteamVR customers. In September’s knowledge this determine has surged to 2.39%. This equates to round 50,000 individuals, and means Sony’s headset is now used on PC greater than the unique Oculus Quest, Vive Professional, and Quest Professional.
PlayStation VR2 is in some ways a singular VR headset, the one one available on the market that also makes use of common OLED panels. This offers it beautiful coloration and distinction at a fraction of the price of micro-OLED headsets, however comes with the tradeoff of a softer and noisy picture.
PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter Overview: Naked Minimal OLED
PlayStation VR2’s PC adapter is out in the present day, and we’ve been testing it for the previous few days. Right here’s what we consider PSVR 2 as a PC VR headset.
Slightly below three weeks in the past Sony launched a firmware replace for PSVR 2 fixing the rotational distortion difficulty on PC that we famous in our assessment of the adapter. The replace additionally added refresh fee toggling for AMD playing cards. Individually, TP-Hyperlink launched a firmware replace for its fashionable UB500/UB5A Bluetooth USB adapter which ought to repair the PSVR 2 Sense controller lag points some individuals had been experiencing with it.
With these main launch bugs now solved, PlayStation VR2 turns into rather a lot simpler to suggest as a PC VR headset. However as I famous in our assessment, it is going to rely on private choice: do you favor the wealthy and deep however comfortable and noisy picture of PSVR 2’s OLED, or the sharp and clear however boring and muted providing of its LCD opponents?
