The all-new headset features new tricks, enhanced visual capabilities, and a revamped single-cable connection.
Sony revealed its first images of the long-awaited follow up to the original PlayStation VR released in 2016. The updated PlayStation VR2 mirrors the PlayStation 5’s aesthetics, leaning on the same black-and-white colorway across its headset and new Sense controllers, while reflecting a new „orb“ aesthetic with its round shape and streamlined curves. Sony once again opted for a halo-style headband, which distributes the weight of its included display hardware around the periphery of the user’s head, suspending the actual head-mounted display (HMD) from this ring. This differs from the head strap used in Meta’s Meta Quest 2 (formerly Oculus Quest 2) headset, which relies on a pair of elastic bands that wrap around and over the user’s head, holding the HMD against their face. The halo band on the PlayStation VR2 also includes triangular openings at each adjustment point on its sides. These indents look suspiciously like the earbud holders that have shown up on some aftermarket replacement bands for competing VR headsets. However, Sony has yet to detail the audio output hardware or capabilities of this new unit.
