Gorilla Tag on PS VR2 is not going to assist cross-platform multiplayer at launch, and the preliminary launch is US-only.
Following final week’s information that Gorilla Tag is heading to PlayStation VR2 after a PlayStation Retailer itemizing appeared, we have been ready to study extra about what to anticipate. Whereas One other Axiom beforehand knowledgeable UploadVR that the VR hit might be free-to-play on Sony’s headsets, identical to the Quest model, the studio’s now knowledgeable us that “at launch, Gorilla Tag for PS VR2 is not going to assist cross-platform [multiplayer].”
Whereas specifying “at launch” suggests cross-platform multiplayer may very well be added afterward, it is a shocking transfer contemplating Gorilla Tag’s userbase on different platforms have over 1 million every day energetic customers, over 3 million month-to-month energetic customers, and over 10 million lifetime gamers. The studio additionally confirmed this preliminary PS VR2 launch is US-only, and no launch window was supplied for different areas.
Elsewhere, do not anticipate any enhancements or different main modifications on PlayStation VR2. In the identical electronic mail, One other Axiom’s consultant confirmed that “the sport is not going to be optimized for PS VR2 graphics or options like eye-tracking, haptic triggers, or head rumble.”
We have additionally obtained further clarification concerning the PlayStation Plus requirement. Whereas final week’s assertion confirmed that Gorilla Tag is not going to require a PlayStation Plus subscription to play, we have since been knowledgeable that participating with the web multiplayer modes will want a PlayStation Plus Important subscription.
Gorilla Tag arrives on November 7 on PlayStation VR2. Elsewhere, it is accessible without spending a dime on Quest and $20 on Steam.
A PR consultant knowledgeable UploadVR post-publication that the sport would require PlayStation Plus to play on-line. We have up to date this text with the revised data.