PSVR PS5 leaked details look impressive and point to early 2022

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A bunch of new PSVR PS5 details seem to have leaked after Sony’s recent developer summit, and they paint a great picture.

Details were shared by YouTube channel PSVR without parole, citing a “massive closed summit of potential PSVR2 developers” earlier this week which UploadVR says it has also confirmed through its own sources. First, the bad news: the leaked information doesn’t include a price or release date, but it does indicate that Sony plans to release all major launch details in early 2022.

According to the leak, the headset – currently referred to as Next-Gen VR or NGVR – will use Fresnel OLED displays with a resolution of 2000 x 2042 per eye. This is a great way to say that it will provide a true 4K HDR virtual reality experience. A 110° field of view will provide 10° more overall image than the original PSVR, and 20° more than the Oculus Quest 2.

Without getting too deep into the tech weeds, the built-in technologies for flexible scaling and subtle rendering mean NGVR will be better than ever at directing graphics processing power exactly where it’s looking, helping to reduce the typical resolution gap between standard flat-screen games and VR games. Haptic feedback (yes, your head) will also be supported via a roaring rotating motor.

The controllers have equally big new features, with adaptive triggers and capacitive touch sensors that can detect how far your thumb, index and middle fingers are from the grip – and this time a pair will be included with every headset.

Finally, while the leak doesn’t include information on any new games specifically, Sony is said to be planning to “step away from virtual reality experiences” by focusing on AAA-quality, flat-screen/VR hybrid games. These games will reportedly only let you download and install one version or the other, depending on what you want to play, with Sony apparently making a “big push” to rework the original PSVR games for the PS5 and the new headset.

We hope these remastered titles include many of our favorites from our guide to the best PSVR games.

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