Team Asobi
PlayStation VR2 has been murdered . The perpetrator : Astro Bot .
My favorite annunciation of Sony’sMay 30 State of PlaywasAstro Bot , a new 3D platformer from Team Asobi that celebrate PlayStation story . It see incredibly charming and stands out from the typical narration - legal action game likeStellar Bladethat Sony tends to release these days . That said , my excitement also come in with disappointment as it does not come along that the game will support PlayStation VR2 . ( Digital Trends reached out to Sony to sustain that was the case but has not gotten a response at the meter of publishing this story . )
Team Asobi
That ’s a potential letdown because games star Astro Bot typically show the ability and beauty of PlayStation hardware . Astro Bot : RescueMission has a report for being one of the ripe original PlayStation VR games , whileAstro ’s Playroomis still my favorite PS5 game because of how it creatively employ the computer hardware . I had hop the next Team Asobi secret plan could do that forPSVR2 , but that does n’t appear to be the guinea pig . It feel like the final nail in the casket for Sony ’s VR headset .
PSVR2’s persistent problem
PSVR2 brag some telling glasses for a VR headset , and I ’ve had a good time playing game likeRez InfiniteandZombieland Headshot Fever Reloadedon it . That said , it ’s no mystery that the headset has not met expectation and that Sony has failed to put out games for it . The headset did set up with Firesprite ’s impressiveHorizon Call of the Mountain , but first - party support has been completely quiet since then .
Sony does acknowledge the headset ’s beingness at showcases , but all the titles bear witness are always multiplatform . I thoughtBehemothwas a wild exclusive to nab after see its poke at the latest State of Play , but looking into the game further , I discovered that it will also be released on Meta Quest 3 . I ’ll probably pluck it up there rather . before this twelvemonth , I explained how I began toprefer my Meta Quest 3to my PSVR2 . That has continued to be the case , as I have not put on my PSVR2 headset since writing that article .
That ’s a pity because I ’m appear for Sony to give me a rationality to put it on again , but it just is n’t happening . I ’m not alone in that view . According to market research firms likeOmdia , the VR industry is generally struggling , and PSVR2 has feel the shock in particular hard due to a want of interesting content . After the announcement ofAstro Bot , I no longer conceive Sony can turn this around .
Astro Bot … on PS5
None of Sony ’s plot studios appear to be VR - concenter anymore . PlayStation ’s London Studio , which had been , pivoted to a bouncy - inspection and repair gamebefore being shut down . Rumors suggest Firesprite ’s next game wo n’t be VR either . I thought that if Sony would give any developer the chance to make a plot specifically for PSVR2 , it ’d be Team Asobi . WithRescue MissionandAstro ’s Playroom , the Japanese developer show itself as one willing to research ironware ’s capabilities in secret plan design .
PSVR2 desperately want a game like that , and Team Asobi seemed perfect for the job . If Sony does n’t want to give that to them , I doubt it wants to give any game studio that task . If Sony had an ace in the pickle for PSVR2 , it felt like that would come from Team Asobi . alternatively , Astro Botis a PS5 - first game rather than a PSVR2 showpiece . Even if Sony reveals VR livelihood for the plot before launching , the declaration indicates that whatever could come would be supplementary .
I have faith that Team Asobi will do a great job withAstro Bot , but its existence seems to corroborate that Sony has abandoned first - political party support for PSVR2 . The only glimmer of promise I still have is for PSVR2 to gainPC compatibility . Sony has say it ’s looking into this , and late escape suggest it plan torelease an adapterto make it shape for PC VR . If that happens , I ’ll at least be able to use my PSVR2 to play games likeHalf - living : AlyxandBoneworksthrough Steam — then again , I could technically already do this with my Meta Quest 3 if I wanted .
If you are still on the fence about picking up a PSVR2 , do n’t . And if you ’re look for a more specific cause why not to do so , Astro Botjust gave you one .
