Sony’s next-gen PSVR 2 headset appears to have OLED HDR displays

Sony already has revealed some details on its next-gen sequel to the PlayStation VR headset, but a new report from a closed-door developer meeting confirmed by Upload VR makes the hardware sound even more impressive.

According to a YouTube report by Bryan Paul of PSVR Without Parole, the PSVR 2 headset will have an OLED display capable of HDR. The 2,000 x 2,040-pixel-per-eye display will also feature eye tracking and technology to deliver higher resolution graphics on the screen with less CPU demand. A technology called fovea rendering uses eye tracking to deliver higher resolutions right where your fovea is focused; the other, flexible scaling, should help on the PS5 hardware side as well. Kotaku also detailed some of the features that this new headset could enable, based on the new reports.

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Sony has already previewed its new VR controllers for the next generation PSVR 2, which features adaptive force feedback triggers like the DualSense controller. Sony will also apparently have a vibrating haptic inside the headset as well as on the controllers, as well as finger sensing via capacitive touch, similar to how the Oculus Touch controllers on the Oculus Quest 2 and Rift S can detect finger placement on analog sticks, triggers, and buttons. We already know that the PSVR 2 will connect via a single USB-C cable to the PS5 when gaming.

While the PSVR 2 is expected to work with existing PSVR games, it looks like there is also a strong push for a new wave of deeper VR games, similar to how Valve has developed. Half-life: Alyx. According to the report, developers are also being encouraged to make hybrid games that work on PS5 and the PSVR 2 headset, much like Capcom’s. Resident Evil 7.

The PSVR 2 isn’t expected to be officially announced until next year, but it appears to be significantly more advanced than its 2016 predecessor.