PlayStation VR: Difference between revisions

Sony announced the [[PlayStation VR2]] for the PlayStation 5 at the 2022 [[Consumer Electronics Show]].<ref name="PS VR2">{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2021|title=Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=PlayStation.Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008234954/https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-vr2-detailed-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-announced/1100-6499345/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f | title = PlayStation VR2 Detailed, Horizon: Call Of The Mountain Announced | first = Tamoor | last = Hussain | date = January 4, 2022 | accessdate = January 4, 2022 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = January 5, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220105014732/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-vr2-detailed-horizon-call-of-the-mountain-announced/1100-6499345/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f | url-status = live }}</ref> It was released on February 22, 2023.

[[File:Sony-PlayStation-4-PSVR-Cables.jpg|thumb|right|All of the cables required to hook upconnect the first model of the PS VR]]

The Aim Controller is an optional, abstractly-shaped [[light gun]]-like peripheral that was bundled with ''[[Farpoint (video game)|Farpoint]]'' and also sold separately for US$59.99. It is also compatible with a limited selection of VR shooter games, and mimics the feel of a gun more closely than a traditional gamepad. It has all the functions of a Dualshock controller, and, unlike the PS3-era Sharp Shooter accessory, does not require a PlayStation Move controller to be slotted in. It was praised by ''[[IGN]]'' as "a must-have for VR shooter fans on PlayStation".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rougeau|first=Mike|date=2017-05-25|title=PlayStation VR Aim Controller Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/25/playstation-vr-aim-controller-review|access-date=2022-02-06|website=IGN|language=en|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206014721/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/25/playstation-vr-aim-controller-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of February 19, 20172018, PlayStation VR had sold over 915,000 units. [[Andrew House]], the President and Global CEO of [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] (SIE), the company behind the PlayStation VR, stated that the sales of the VR were far beyond expectations.<ref name="salesFebruary2017"/><ref name="sie.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2017/170227.html|title=Playstation®VR Sells Through 915,000 Units Worldwide|access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024526/https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2017/170227.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 5, 2017, the number of PlayStation VR units sold had passed 1 million.<ref name = "sales-June-5-2017">{{Cite web|url = https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/5/15719382/playstation-vr-sony-sales-one-million|title = PlayStation VR surpasses 1 million units sold|date = June 5, 2017|access-date = April 2, 2020|archive-date = December 13, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201213213300/https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/5/15719382/playstation-vr-sony-sales-one-million|url-status = live}}</ref> Sony announced that the PlayStation VR had sold over 2 million units and 12.2 million games on December 3, 2017.<ref name="salesDecember2017">{{cite web |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/12/07/ps4-hits-70-million-sales-psvr-hits-2-million |title=PS4 hits 70 million sales, PSVR hits 2 million |date=December 7, 2017 |website=IGN |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113174347/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/12/07/ps4-hits-70-million-sales-psvr-hits-2-million |url-status=live }}</ref> Sony announced that PlayStation VR had sold-through more than 3 million units and 21.9 million games worldwide as of August 16, 2018,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/08/16/celebrating-3-million-ps-vr-systems-sold/|title=Celebrating 3 Million PS VR Systems Sold|website=[[PlayStation.Blog]]|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=August 16, 2018|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407013746/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/08/16/celebrating-3-million-ps-vr-systems-sold/|url-status=live}}</ref> with the PlayStation VR sold-through number increasing to 4.2 million as of March 3, 2019.<ref name="4.2">{{cite web|url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/03/25/playstation-vr-the-next-wave-of-games-coming-in-spring-and-summer-2019/|title=PlayStation VR: The Next Wave of Games Coming in Spring and Summer 2019|website=[[PlayStation.Blog]]|date=March 25, 2019|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518105625/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/03/25/playstation-vr-the-next-wave-of-games-coming-in-spring-and-summer-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2019|12|31|df=US}}, PlayStation VR has sold-through 5 million units.<ref name="6.0">{{cite press release |title=PLAYSTATION™NETWORK MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS REACHES 103 MILLION |publisher=Sony |date=January 6, 2020 |url=https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2020/200107.html |access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>

* Jamie Feltham, ''[http://vrfocus.com/archives/15791/project-morpheus-the-story-so-far/ Project Morpheus: The Story So Far] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218054837/http://vrfocus.com/archives/15791/project-morpheus-the-story-so-far/ |date=February 18, 2016 }}'' by VR Focus