There are still some great original PSVR games that work on the PlayStation 5, if you have the right gear. We hope these get PSVR 2 updates soon.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2023
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Sony pretty much dominates the market when it comes to VR headsets. In fact, the company currently makes some of our favorite VR headsets out right now. However, the landscape for these systems is a little confusing at the moment. The PlayStation VR 2 hit shelves earlier this year and can instantly turn your PS5 console into a powerful virtual reality gaming rig. Unfortunately, there are a ton of great VR games that this new headset can’t run.
The reason is that the new PSVR 2 isn’t backward-compatible with the original PSVR game library, which means a lot of older, but still excellent, PS4 and PS5 VR games are stranded on the PlayStation platform. Oddly enough, the original 2016 PlayStation VR does work on the next-gen PlayStation 5, and those games will play. Hopefully, they’ll all be updated for PSVR 2 support over time, but there are no guarantees this will ever happen.
This means that yes, you can skip the PSVR 2 and use the original PSVR, hook it up to the PS5 and enjoy VR games. Some of them even benefit from better load times and graphics too. And frankly, if you have an older PSVR lying around and don’t want to spend more money for a PSVR 2, this is a valid way to go.
