Is Sony PSVR, a big show in half a year, worth believing in?

VR, the concept, has once again been pushed to the top of public discussion with the launch of two major mainstream products, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. However, for console players, the specific price and release date of PS VR announced by Sony today is indeed good news worth being excited about.

After all, there have been a lot of news about Sony PS VR since last year. However, for the sales of a piece of hardware, the corresponding software content is indispensable, just like when the PS4 was first released, many players still chose PS3 as their main gaming device because the number of games was not as large as the previous generation. Is this VR device that is about to be built for games worth our faith?

The VR solution with the lowest overall cost?

Compared with the HTC Vive, which costs 6,888 yuan, and the Oculus Rift, which costs 3,800 yuan, the PS VR is priced at 399 US dollars (about 2,600 RMB), which can be said to be quite cost-effective. However, whether such a cheap price can really allow players to enjoy the actual effect of VR, let's take a look at the official PS VR configuration diagram:

From the configuration, it can be seen that the configuration of PSVR can be regarded as the lowest among the three. Sony has previously stated that PSVR can run directly on PS4. This also resulted in the fact that due to the limitations of PS4 functions, the effect of PS VR is also much worse than HTC Vive and Oculus Rift developed based on the PC platform. On the other hand, HTC and Oculus only need to be equipped with a high-end PC to achieve good results, but such a price that exceeds the player's budget does not seem to be within the consideration of everyone.

Hundreds of games are under development and the game lineup is highly anticipated

The problem is that even for a manufacturer like Sony, PSVR is just a decoration without corresponding software support. Sony said that there are currently more than 230 developers and publishers developing software for PS VR, from small independent teams to large studios of the industry's top publishers.

From the list released by Sony, there are many world-renowned game manufacturers, such as 2K Games and Ubisoft. These developers and publishers, as well as Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), are developing more than 160 games, of which more than 50 games are planned to be released this year, and world trailers have been released at the same time.

In addition to "Smash", "Conquer the Block", "Deep Sea", "Galaxy Assault" and "Clean Up Odyssey", the PSVR's flagship game "London Heist" seems to have reached a level above that of PS3 in terms of effects. Of course, major titles such as "Star Wars: Battlefront" and "EVE: Valkyrie" are also stepping up planning to produce VR versions. Previously, Shuhei Yoshida also confirmed that there will be good works such as "Tekken 7" and "Gran Turismo".

VR is coming. Are you a PC fan or a console fan?

Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Global Studios, is very optimistic about virtual reality technology. He once said that virtual reality will inevitably become the development trend of future games. Nowadays, both the already released HTC Vive and the upcoming PS VR are beginning to turn this possibility into reality.

However, whether it is PSVR or the PC-based HTC Vive, in terms of hardware and price, it is still a continuation of the competition between this generation of consoles and PCs. At this stage, compared with the top VR, the configuration of PSVR is not much different, especially when comparing the performance between today's PS4 and top PCs, PSVR is obviously much more conscientious.

At the same time, PSVR has better stability than HTC Vive. After all, it only needs to be plugged into the PS4 to run without the need to install various operating environments. Players who have played games on PC have experienced pop-up prompts during the game. If this is placed on VR, the psychological shadow area of ​​​​the player can be imagined.

In terms of game content, many manufacturers prefer PS VR as their first product launch (Coming First Play Station VR). For developers, there are very few PCs that can meet the VR operating configuration at this stage, and the PCs that can run it are also very expensive. For Sony, which has a global sales volume of 38 million PS4s, the number of potential users of PS VR is the first choice for developers, not to mention that PS VR has better stability.

For users, do you plan to spend 6888 to buy an HTC Vive and then spend another 1000 US dollars to buy a high-end PC, or spend less than the price of an HTC Vive to buy a PS4+PS VR combination? For the VR industry, which does not have rich game content yet, I believe many people already have many answers in their minds.

But for console players, PS VR is a big gift from Sony to players, whether in terms of performance, content or price. If it is necessary to recharge the faith, it seems that Sony only needs to say "everything for the players", then this PS VR is indeed worth it.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.