Tuesday, January 10th 2023
PlayStation at CES: VR2, DualSense Edge, Grey Camouflage Collection, and GoW Ragnarok Collection
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) at the 2023 International CES set up a small but popular booth, drawing crowds to go hands-on with the new DualSense Edge wireless controllers for the PlayStation 5, and the PlayStation VR2 virtual-reality system, besides a few more interesting bits of gaming gear. The new DualSense Edge goes on sale from January 26, and is a feature-packed new wireless controller that offers advanced new-generation haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, the ability to fine-tune stick sensitivity, user-replaceable stick caps and back button, and button-remapping. The premium controller is expected to be priced at USD $200.
The PlayStation VR2 headset launches in February 2023, and works exclusively with the PlayStation 5, for a new selection of VR2-optimized games. The VR2 packs much faster hardware than the original PSVR from 2016, a higher resolution display with a native resolution of 4000 x 2040 pixels, HDR, a 110° FOV, and refresh-rate of at least 90 Hz, that can be pushed up to 120 Hz in certain high-motion scenarios. The VR2 headset features "inside-out" tracking of the user with cameras embedded in the headset determining your body movements, augmenting the inertial sensors. The headset also features eye-tracking, advanced haptic feedback, and improved 3D spatial audio. We also got to see new gray camouflage body scheme for the PlayStation 5, its stock DualSense wireless controller, and Pulse 3D headset, and "God of War: Ragnarok" themed DualSense wireless controllers.
The PlayStation VR2 headset launches in February 2023, and works exclusively with the PlayStation 5, for a new selection of VR2-optimized games. The VR2 packs much faster hardware than the original PSVR from 2016, a higher resolution display with a native resolution of 4000 x 2040 pixels, HDR, a 110° FOV, and refresh-rate of at least 90 Hz, that can be pushed up to 120 Hz in certain high-motion scenarios. The VR2 headset features "inside-out" tracking of the user with cameras embedded in the headset determining your body movements, augmenting the inertial sensors. The headset also features eye-tracking, advanced haptic feedback, and improved 3D spatial audio. We also got to see new gray camouflage body scheme for the PlayStation 5, its stock DualSense wireless controller, and Pulse 3D headset, and "God of War: Ragnarok" themed DualSense wireless controllers.
12 Comments on PlayStation at CES: VR2, DualSense Edge, Grey Camouflage Collection, and GoW Ragnarok Collection
Both are terrible value but I think the dualsense can justify the price tag better than the xbox controller with the much better haptics. As bad as the price is it's a closed ecosystem, if you like to play either console (and don't want to wait on the remote hope the exclusives come to pc eventually) and are tired of the limitations of the basic controller you don't have many choices.
I fully know the price is horrific but as soon as there's a black version (or a "not white" version at least) i'm buying one. The deadzone callibration alone almost sells it for me (as painfully aware as I am they could give the option to callibrate the regular controllers very easily)
Not mentioned in the article, but Sony also unveiled a new accessibility controller to rival a similar solution from Microsoft
FWIW the PS ecosystem is pretty good. And these roided up controllers do deliver on what they claim.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/xbox-elite-wireless-controller-series-2/8rsn7j6375gg
I have the PSVR1 and it is straight balls. This time around it appears they fixed all the problems with the first one and then some. I can't wait for the reviews to drop for this and I hope someone hacks it so I can use it between my PS5s and PC.