PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter review -- Simplicity personified — GAMINGTREND
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Wed, Jan 8, 2025
The first PlayStation VR headset dodged all of the lighthouse nonsense by utilizing a simple set of lights on the headset. Utilizing the PS4’s optional camera, it was able to see the lights and track it relative to origin, utilizing the same colored light system on the controller or the PS Move wands. It worked fairly well, though it did mean that tracking it from behind was difficult. There were also some accuracy challenges in rooms that weren’t very well lit. Connectivity was a challenge as well, linked to the console with a box with two large cables from the headset which then carried additional cables back to the device. It also needed the aforementioned wired camera, a power plug for the adapter box. Five labeled cables eventually got you there, but to say it was a bit much for folks who had never suffered in the early VR trenches or dealt with cranky lighthouses is an understatement. It’s lucky that the whole thing was a blast to play.
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