Sacred Symbols+, Episode 239 | The PlayStation VR2 Gutcheckcast
Added 2022-11-05 16:00:08 +0000 UTCFor a surprisingly long time, PlayStation VR2 lingered at first as a rumor, then as an acknowledged but unannounced and unnamed device, then -- finally! -- we got to see what it actually is. And frankly, it looks awesome. But there's a problem. Multiple issues, actually. Where are the games? Seldom-seen. The price? Understandable, but tonedeaf in this economy. Availability? Through a lottery system that can't even guarantee you day-one shipping for a device you buy months ahead of time! To delve into our hopes and concerns for PSVR2, we welcomed Tom from Moore's Law is Dead and the Broken Silicon podcast (and our very own Tech Analyst) to go through everything we know, and wonder where all of this is going. Is Sony the victim of poor timing and horrible currency and borrowing rates? Or will PSVR (and Sony's virtual reality initiative as a whole) never leave its comfortable niche?
Comments
I'd probably trip and fall. =\
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:35:15 +0000 UTCThe price is fine as a relative thing. It just needs way more games.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:35:09 +0000 UTCI don't know.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:54 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:48 +0000 UTC=\
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:45 +0000 UTCWell, that aside.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:40 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:32 +0000 UTCWe need more game announcements. We shall see.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:28 +0000 UTCBye week blues, but feeling good.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:13 +0000 UTCLOL. I think you'd be surprised how few gaming personalities know anything about taxes and money.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-13 18:34:06 +0000 UTCYou guys should wear cowboy boots on stage. We rarely if ever wear cowboy hats here in Houston. 😂😂
D'Ante Almo
2022-11-09 23:20:53 +0000 UTCAs soon as I saw that price I lost interest, if I was going to invest in a platform with a software selection so small, I wouldn’t invest in a walled garden that’s almost twice the price like the psvr2, especially with Sonys history of censorship! What if I want to play a bloody horror game? Vr chat? What if I’m feeling wild and wanna play a porn game? Can’t do that with psvr 2
Captain Bon Clay
2022-11-09 09:05:56 +0000 UTCWhy mayta? He made me doubt myself so I went to the video of Zuckerberg announcing the name change and...yeah, he says mehta, not mayta.
James
2022-11-08 22:04:02 +0000 UTCAre you limpin with the bizkit?
lazer_josh
2022-11-08 18:39:29 +0000 UTCJust wait until you hear Tom say “forums”!
TheSissyOfFremont
2022-11-08 11:33:26 +0000 UTCYou can’t go live like a king in Japan right now. The country is still closed to foreigners because of Covid.
Taylor kazemba
2022-11-08 08:02:37 +0000 UTCMay-Ta. Such a good conversation thanks guys
Denver Walker
2022-11-07 17:52:52 +0000 UTCPsvr2 is good hardware but tied to closed garden psn store is a deal breaker. Needed either psvr back compt or native Steam VR support. Without either of those it can wither on the shelves and die, imo. Call of the Mountain, looks like novel vr experience, not a reason to buy vr like Half-Life Alyx was on Steam. Alex was a full on AAA release, that just happened to be in VR. Line up looks laughable bad so far. Personally rather wait to see what Pico and Meta (Quest 3) can offer in their newer headsets.
Dale
2022-11-07 11:05:46 +0000 UTCColin! How about our jets😄
Mario Villelli
2022-11-07 04:49:17 +0000 UTCI wonder how many gaming personalities would even talk about this if they weren’t writing it off on their taxes. They need some must play titles before I even think about it. DOA if you ask me, and I’m not talking jiggly physics, although they’d need that too. 😄 Solid ep though.
NeO JD
2022-11-07 02:16:13 +0000 UTCSeems like it's gotta be a thing at Insomniac.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-07 01:12:23 +0000 UTCSony would never drop the price of it for poor sales, horrible optics. They could potentially get away with the move if inflation lessens and they get to a more optimistic profit margin.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-07 01:12:16 +0000 UTCIt's worth trying, if you're able. See if it's for you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-07 01:11:41 +0000 UTCThanks for listening.
Colin Moriarty
2022-11-07 01:11:34 +0000 UTCIt took a few seconds to work out who he was talking about!
Rich Price
2022-11-06 21:22:04 +0000 UTCDustin said something about there not being anything appealing enough on vr2. Obviously that's from his perspective but as a big horizon fan I disagree. I feel like call of the mountain could have a lot of people excited.
Heezy
2022-11-06 20:56:42 +0000 UTCMay-ta?
Have you considered considering considerations considerately considerate
2022-11-06 17:22:06 +0000 UTCSpiderman vr would be the best thing sony could do to bring this into the mainstream
Brandon Young
2022-11-05 21:12:26 +0000 UTCThe first 2 things people will look at is the price & if it’s backwards compatible. I can see this being on sale almost immediately.
Brandon Soto
2022-11-05 19:27:13 +0000 UTCI’ve never tried VR but I really enjoy the discussions around it. Im sure I would like PSVR2 but for the most part I just want to sit down and play my videogames. I think if Sony plays it smart they will find their success like they did with their first VR system.
Mitchell Lundsberg
2022-11-05 19:18:37 +0000 UTCGreat episode. Tom really hit the nail on the head when he said Sony could have a long term advantage via games but the meta you can use for a lot more then just games. That’s a hold off for me personally. I’m more interested in the quest 3 because I know I’ll be able to use steam and use it for other stuff as well.
Kenneth Oms
2022-11-05 16:37:04 +0000 UTC
