PlayStation VR Retrospective: 5 Years Later, How Did Sony Do?

With PS VR2 on the way, we're due for a look back on the last five years of the original PS VR. This was after all Sony's first major attempt at a mass market virtual reality headset, so just how good was it? Let's talk about it all. The incredibly unique and interesting games, the disappointingly unreliably tracking, and the oh-so-fun motion sickness. I'm here for a good time, and I think I got it?.. No I did. I got it. Did you? I dunno, fire off in the comments. All I know is, I can't wait for Moss Book II. Because again, I would die for that mouse.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - PlayStation VR Development & Success
3:41 - The Games & Experiences
8:01 - Problems: Tracking, Camera, Wires
10:44 - Motion Sickness & Comfort Settings
12:48 - Key Takeaways After 5 Years
14:29 - PlayStation VR2, A Bright Future

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[MrT]

Experiencing Astro Bot made the entire VR thing worth it for me. It was so transformative. Like playing Mario 64 for the first time.

[The_Wailing_Doom]

I think PSVR certainly helped make VR more mainstream. It was the lowest price of entry for VR gaming. It certainly wasn't the best option, but it was the most affordable and easiest to get into. I think it's great they are doubling down on VR with PSVR2.

[tallguy]

Another issue you didn't mention that is my biggest problem was it getting hot in the set. The lens fogging up and higher activity games I could get sweaty in there. I found myself using it more in the cooler months and very rarely used it in the summer. I would say experience was overall positive!

[jdc]

As a person that sold my psvr for an Oculus quest 2, the move controllers were the biggest downfall for me. I didn't realize how much Analog sticks would really improve the experience.

[raymorin]

That until dawn vr rollercoaster had the best sence of being on a real rollercoaster, the butterflies in your stomach when the track drops needs to be experienced

[pfcokelly]

Psvr was my gateway drug, I was interested in VR but couldn't afford a powerful enough pc at the time and it held me over for years. After over a few hundred hours of gameplay the small issues don't stop being annoying, you get good at fixing them tho.I Loved my psvr for what it was affordable VR in 2016.

[emilkharisov]

PSVR was an experiment, and we all are early adopters. It was exciting for me to experience RE7 in VR as a first console VR game but I just couldn’t imagine what it’ll be like to try RE8 in PSVR2 for the first time (let’s hope village gets VR treatment)

[HotSizzleTV_]

I just bought a psvr last week OMG I absolutely love it! I am addicted to firewall zero hour, walking dead games and a ton more. I love VR but boy o boy it makes me a little woozy after playing.

[bradl]

I agree with just about everything you pointed out. I loved my PSVR but haven’t taken it out of the box since I moved into my new house back in September. I’ll be first in line to preorder the PSVR2. Looking forward to the one cord hookup and a proper resolution. Can’t wait to crank up the surround sound and watch a movie on it. Loved that feature of the original one, made you feel like you were in a theater all alone but the resolution wasn’t up to snuff.

[KennyFrierson]

Didn't realize PSVR was 5 years old time flies

[coleburton]

Firewall: Zero Hour definitely provided the bulk of my PSVR enjoyment. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one that just finds PSVR to be too much work to play, despite loving it when I do. I look forward to the quality of life improvements with PSVR2 and can’t wait to pre order.

[captainzib]

I really, reeeally hope PSVR2 is backwards compatible somehow. I won’t pretend to understand the technical aspects of it, but I have a lot of games with VR modes and even fully VR games through PS+ I’d love to try.

[paulgibson]

I think you got this spot on, I didn't find one major thing badly wrong with PSVR but lots of small things added up to stop it being outstanding. Of all the small issues, the biggest gripe has to be the move controllers and the inherent tracking issues with those. It's still very good as a whole, I still play lots but it's never my default go to, I sometimes feel I have to convince myself to play PSVR now even though when I do I have a great time. When we were locked down, my work gave all staff a bonus half-day off each week as a thank you and decompress time, so back then PSVR was the perfect tonic to being stuck in the house for weeks/months. Every Wednesday afternoon you could guarantee I'd be in VR, usually Skyrim. What better way to get over not being able to go anywhere than virtually going to other worlds in such an immersive way? In that circumstance I started playing Skyrim VR even more, sometimes every day, the only thing I couldn't do was persevere with the move controllers, I just did not find the game fun with those. Still, playing regularly was the key with PSVR and I enjoyed it so much during that period, when I platinumed Skyrim in PSVR that took away some of my motivation and I fell out of the regular VR habit. It's odd, I miss that but I'm not desperately craving jumping back in right now and I think that speaks to how PSVR is just on the wrong side of the line between very good and outstanding.

[McRazzler]

Wipeout Omega Collection in VR is hands down one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. Playing the original game on the original PS, then that, mental

[FXCartel]

Thank you mystic for being so consistent in producing great content. No one else out there like you

[Marcus_K]

Astro Bot, Wipeout, Tetris Effect, Resi 7, Skyrim VR, Rez Infinite... there are some unmissable games on PSVR, which I think is what ultimately counts.

[a_nervous_wreck]

This channel is criminally underrated. Best PlayStation channel on YouTube.

[johnnymoles]

I am still in love with my psvr1 system. Great video man!

[TheFennerPSVR]

Day 1 buyer. Can't get enough of psvr

[dottyduke]

I like the PSVR and I don't regret purchasing it. It's just the abundance of wire hookups that ruin it for me. It takes time to hook everything up. I can't simply jump into a game and play.