After
announcing
plans
to
make
the
PS
VR2
headset
compatible
with
PlayStation
last
year,
Sony
has
announced
that
a
new
adapter
which
does
exactly
that
will
be
available
on
August
7.

The
new
device,
which
appears
to
be
a
small
box
that
the
PS
VR2
headset
plugs
into,
will
retail
at
f
$59.99
/
€59.99
/
£49.99,
though
the

Sony
blog
post
states
this
is
an
“estimated”
retail
price.

Sony
describes
setting
up
the
adapter
as
simply
plugging
the
headset
into
the
box,
then
running
a
DisplayPort
1.4
cable
from
the
box
to
your
PC.
Voila!
You
can
now
access
all
your
VR
games
via
Steam
using
the
SteamVR
app.
Interestingly,
the
image
Sony
uses
on
its
blog
post
is
of
the
PS
VR2
hooked
up
and
playing
Half-Life:
Alyx,
one
of
the
best
VR
games
ever
released.

It
could
mean
nothing,
but
the
fact
that
they
specifically
reference
Half-Life:
Alyx
and
also
directly
link
to
Steam’s
VR
section
makes
me
wonder
if
we’ll
see
PlayStation
VR
“exclusive”
games
coming
to
Steam
in
the
future,
just
like
how
regular
PlayStation
games
come
to
the
platform
a
year
or
two
after
releasing
on
console.

Sony
does
note
that
due
to
the
PS
VR2
being
“designed
from
the
ground
up
specifically
for
PS5”
there
may
be
some
features
that
don’t
work.
They
list
HDR,
headset
feedback,
eye
tracking,
adaptive
triggers
and
haptic
feedback
as
not
working
on
PC. 

“While
the
most
immersive
way
to
experience
PS
VR2
gaming
remains
on
PS5,”
said
Sony,
“we
hope
players
will
enjoy
the
ability
to
play
an
expanded
lineup
of
VR
games
on
PC
using
the
same
headset.
You
can
check
out
Steam’s
huge
library
of
multiplayer
open
worlds,
survival
horror
and
stealth
action
games,
sports
sims,
puzzlers,
and
free-to-play
fan
favorites
on
the Steam
Store.”

The
PS
VR2
has
been
a
difficult
proposition
since
it
launched.
While
the
quality
of
the
headset
was
never
in
question,
it’s
an
expensive
piece
of
kit
that
could
only
be
used
with
an
expensive
console,
limiting
its
potential
audience
compared
to
the
likes
of
the
Meta
Quest
2
or
3.
This
adapter
will
help
open
it
up
to
a
wider
audience,
although
whether
the
PC
crowd
will
be
interested
is
hard
to
say.
After
all,
the
Quest
can
also
be
hooked
up
to
PC
via
a
cheap
cable,
meaning
its
still
the
product
of
choice
for
anyone
looking
to
get
into
VR
without
completely
breaking
the
bank.
The
PS
VR2
offers
a
lot
more
in
terms
of
visuals
etc
but
costs
a
lot
more
too.

There’s
also
Sony’s
own
lack
of
support
for
the
device.
Very
few
first-party
games
have
come
out
for
the
headset,
and
a
lot
of
people
are
feeling
like
Sony
has
already
abandoned
them.
Hopefully,
the
development
of
this
adapter
means
Sony
still
wants
to
invest
in
VR
rather
than
just
using
it
as
a
way
of
bolstering
the
headsets
library
without
having
to
put
the
time
and
effort
in
themselves.