Sony has formally confirmed the checklist of PSVR 2 specs at CES 2022 this week, however there’s lots of folks little doubt questioning how the brand new headset compares to competing VR units akin to Valve Index and Quest 2.
Happily, ResetEra consumer Primal Sage has put collectively a useful PSVR 2 specs vs. Valve Index, Quest 2 comparability showcasing simply how properly Sony’s new machine stacks up in opposition to its competitors. The excellent news? It appears to return out fairly favourably!
Screens
PSVR2 (Winner): 2000 x 2040 per eye. OLED with HDR. As much as 120hz refresh price
Valve Index: 1600 x 1440 per eye. LCD. As much as 120hz refresh price (144hz experimental)
Quest 2: 1832 x 1920 per eye. LCD. As much as 120Hz refresh price.
Lenses
PSVR2: 110 levels area of view. Fresnel lenses. IPD settings Unknown.
Valve Index (Winner): 130 levels area of view. Fresnel lenses. IPD settings 58-70.
Quest 2: 100 levels area of view. Fresnel lenses. IPD settings 58, 63 or 68.
Monitoring
PSVR2: Inside out monitoring by way of 4 cameras within the headset. No exterior sensors wanted. Controllers solely tracked when in view of headset cameras.
Valve Index (Winner, though it will depend on your devoted gaming area): 2 exterior sensors wanted for monitoring of headset and controllers. Can monitor controllers behind your again.
Quest 2: Inside out monitoring by way of 4 cameras within the headset. No exterior sensors wanted. Controllers solely tracked when in view of headset cameras.
Eye Monitoring
PSVR2 (Winner): Cameras contained in the headset monitoring your eye motion. This makes it doable to render at full decision the place your eye is focusing and decrease res within the periphery. Thus liberating up sources. Basically making it doable to have VR video games at PS5 constancy.
Valve Index: None.
Quest 2: None.
Controllers
PSVR2 (Potential Winner, laborious to find out at the moment): Haptics within the controller – it is aware of which buttons you’re touching and thereby semi finger monitoring. Twin sense options, which implies improved rumble and resistive triggers. May be simpler to trace than the others because of the orb design of the monitoring rings.
Valve Index: Haptics within the controller – it is aware of which buttons you’re touching and thereby semi finger monitoring. Particular person finger monitoring.
Quest 2: Haptics in controller – it is aware of which buttons you’re touching and thereby semi finger monitoring.
Haptics In Headset
PSVR2 (Winner): Precise suggestions within the headset. Crashing a automobile in VR will be jarring as a result of the view shakes, however you’re feeling nothing. Headset haptics will assist with immersion and scale back discomfort. Additionally, cool gameplay alternatives. Really feel the raindrops in your head. Sense one thing whizzing previous your head.
Valve Index: None.
Quest 2: None.
Sound
PSVR2: You join your personal headphones.
Valve Index (Winner): Constructed-in prime quality headphones.
Quest 2: Constructed-in low high quality headphones and the choice to make use of your personal.
Wi-fi/Corded
PSVR2: Makes use of a single USB-C wire linked to the PS5.
Valve Index: Makes use of a cumbersome proprietary cable to the PC.
Quest 2 (Winner): Makes use of a single USB-C wire linked to the PC. Additionally in a position to join wirelessly to a PC however this doesn’t work stably in all setups. Standalone/native apps run on the headset do run completely properly wi-fi.
