![]() Here, you begin in a canoe as a male prisoner called Ryas who’s sent on a mission to discover why Machines, animal-like robots, are attacking humans. It’s based in the world of the popular Guerilla Games’ sci-fi series that features a red-haired woman named Aloy as the protagonist. This one is for peace and quiet.Įven more tantalizing is the essential app for PS VR2, Horizon Call of the Mountain. I avoided the multiplayer mode that would have me racing against someone else. And yes, I moved around and explored beaches, ice floes or canyon rivers. Kayak VR: Mirage is a perfect diversion after the sometimes-stressful days I have running a journalism non-profit. Tropical fish swam nearby, solo, and in schools. That endeavor was made more relaxing because the soundtrack’s music was chill and lulling. (The haptics can be turned off, but the shaking when the heat of action rises was not too strong.) Instead of always paddling, I began to just sit in the kayak, bobbing around on the small waves, breathing slowly in accidental meditation. The light controllers, one for each hand, have the same intricate haptics as the PS5’s larger controller. Better Than Life B.V./Sony Interactive Entertainment Kayak VR: Mirage lets you explored beaches, ice floes or canyon rivers. I want to be clear: the shimmering brightness of everything on the water and under the water was like moving about the ocean on the sunniest of days. With a controller click or three, I could move quickly to warmer climes like a deserted Costa Rican harbor, and see tropical angel fish around me. I’m probably never going to kayak in Antarctica, but this allowed that voyage, zippy penguins included. Yet quickly downloading and indulging in Kayak VR: Mirage, the first game I played, was like traveling around the world. When the headset arrived, it was indeed bulky to wear at 20 ounces. Especially after a recent concussion, I wondered if vibrations within could be turned off if they felt too strong.) Sony is pinning a lot of its own hopes on PS VR2, betting large with over 100 games in the pipeline and an expensive $599 purchase price, which includes a game. (I was less sure about the new headset’s haptic effects. And the machine’s technical specs looked good: a 4K OLED display and cameras inside the headset to follow the eyes you look around a virtual world, especially the lush environments for which the best VR is well known. The graphics were so detailed, even in 2D YouTube videos. Yet what I’d seen of PS VR2 for PlayStation 5 in videos gave me hope. So, like other VR headsets under the entertainment center, I played occasionally only. But there were too many cables, a separate power plug, and the headset was on the heavy side. Sure, I recalled enjoying the first virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4, released in 2016, especially Moss, a 2018 game about a young female mouse warrior and her puzzle-filled world. ![]() My excitement abounded as the date for receiving Sony’s new PS VR2 headset approached, though I wasn’t sure exactly why. The new PS VR2 headset weighs in at 20 ounces. ![]()
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