PSVR 2

Why is Alyx unlikely?

My guess is everyone’s waiting to see how VR2 does. It’s probably not the sort of thing Valve would allow someone else to develop a port of, so they’ll need to be sure it’s worth their while. But it would seem to be a win/win if there’s enough demand to justify it.

It isn’t inconceivable they just let someone else port it. They did it with the Orange Box.

It’s kind of rare these days for incredible games to exist only on one super niche platform. It used to happen more but these days demand will usually lead to someone supplying. Again I think if VR2 is a moderate success then it’ll somehow happen.

Valve aren’t exactly known for letting anyone know what they’re doing, especially with Half-Life IP.

There was talk of a Quest-like device with the Steam Deck chip in it, but haven't heard anything in a while.
Meanwhile the Index sits firmly at it's launch price, and it's mostly out of stock according to Reddit.

I'm ready to upgrade though, the Index is a bit lo-res for flight sim.

If those sales figures are anything near accurate then I wouldnt expect valve to be rushing to port it over.

Sony will need to be looking towards lowering the price in the not too distant future, it was the thing that boosted the original psvr sales. They might not be able to yet though as it's a really nice bit of kit and I doubt they have much margin to play with.

It can but that relies on good attach rates, the PS4 attach rate was 8.76 for the whole console which is pretty good but I can't find any for psvr. They probably should have gone with a stronger launch line up as they have put themselves in an awkward position now as people want games but publisher's are quite risk adverse and the install base is around 300k. Even if every current psvr owner buys it that's still not great numbers.

That's exactly where I' m standing. An improved system that's easier to set up? Yes please. Not being able to play the games you already have? Fuck no.

I had a feeling that if I just stayed strong and didn't give in to the lure of Yet Another VR Headset it would be for the best, and it seems that's the case since the temptation appears to have passed. I'd only be buying it for GT7, and clearly that's not a sensible purchase.

If they knock the price down a bit and/or bundle in some content to take the edge off I can see me giving in after a few drinks, mind you.

Horizon is good but it’s also one of my least played so far. Most played are Pistol Whip and Pavlov.

Pavlov has dominated the psvr Reddit since release so worth having a look there, it’s very good and everyone playing seems surprisingly friendly so far. I’ve mainly played against bots as sniping them across the map is fun.

Creed is also good for some fitness.

Damn, Pistol Whip is good. The tracking is brilliant. It's very addictive - decent work out too. Kayaking made me a bit seasick. Although I also have a weird bug at the moment,.so hard to tell.

Played a couple on hard dual pistol, without being invulnerable. I did not last long!

Day 1 with it today. It is definitely an expensive niche toy at the moment, but the potential is incredible. Not played GT7 yet though. All about Pistol Whip. Firewall may be an absolute game changer.