Excited for PSVR 2? Learn whether or not your old PSVR library will work with the new headset.
Sony’s new VR headset, the PSVR 2, is launching very soon. And if you regularly played games on the original PSVR headset, you might be wondering: is PSVR 2 backwards compatible?
PSVR 2 is the successor to Sony’s well-received PSVR headset, which originally launched back in 2016 for PS4 consoles. The PSVR 2 has been developed with the current-gen PS5 in mind, and that means there’ll be a litany of new VR exclusives we’ll be considering for our best VR games list.
Naturally, experiences like Horizon: Call of the Mountain and Resident Evil 4’s VR component will dominate much of the conversation when it comes to PSVR 2’s software lineup. But you may find yourself wondering what’s to become of your existing PSVR game library? Read on to find out if the new PSVR 2 headset is backwards compatible.
The unfortunate truth is that if you own the original PSVR headset, you’ll probably want to keep a hold of it if you’re ever planning on revisiting older VR games. That’s right: PSVR games cannot be played on the PSVR 2 headset. This also means that, unsurprisingly, PSVR 2 exclusive games can’t be played with the first iteration of Sony’s VR hardware.
It’s worth noting, though, that PSVR games are themselves backwards compatible on PS5, and can be downloaded and played on the current-gen machine. You’ll just need to make sure that you have the original headset hooked up to the PS5 in order to play them.
