How does Sony’s new Playstation VR2 headset stack up against its predecessor? We took a look at both and broke down the differences.
Sony jumped in fairly early to the virtual reality market with its first PSVR unit in 2017. It was, and still is, the only console manufacturer to have dedicated VR hardware that uses the power of its systems to power its headsets. The PSVR, at the time, was the bestselling headset on the market, but this was many years ago.
Now that the PSVR 2 is on the market and promises to be an improvement over the first model in every way, many people might wonder just how much better it is. If you’re curious how the original PSVR stacks up to the PSVR 2, here’s a full breakdown.PSVR vs. PSVR 2: Specifications
With any VR headset, the technical specs are going to be a very important factor. Things like resolution and frame rates are even more important in VR, when a dip in performance will at best break immersion, and at worst cause physical side effects like motion sickness and nausea. Here’s how the two units compare in terms of their hardware capabilities.PSVR
The PSVR is powered by the PlayStation 4, and the headset itself comes with a 5.7- inch OLED display that can output up to a 960 x 1080 screen resolution per eye. It has a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz, with a field of view of about 100 degrees. It uses the PlayStation camera for tracking via lights on the front of the headset and the Move controllers.PSVR 2
The PSVR 2 uses the new PlayStation 5 hardware, which allows the OLED screen to output a massive 2000 x 2040 resolution per eye at a maximum 120Hz refresh rate. It’s also HDR capable. The field of view has been slightly expanded to about 110 degrees, but the real improvements are in the tracking. Instead of using external camera tracking lights, the PSVR 2 has four built-in cameras for a far more accurate inside-out tracking system.
