Sony's PlayStation VR 2 headset, initially designed exclusively for the PlayStation 5, is soon to become a PC accessory as well. Sony has announced a $60 adapter, available on August 7, which will allow the $550 headset (currently on sale for $450 through Sony's Days of Play) to work with Steam VR games on PCs.


This news, anticipated for months based on online reports, brings into question Sony's long-term commitment to its tethered VR headset. However, it undeniably expands the potential user base for the device.


Will this move have a significant impact? Meta's Quest headsets already function well with PCs and offer wireless connectivity. The Meta Quest 3, priced similarly to the PSVR 2, is currently regarded as the top PC VR headset for this reason. The PSVR 2 boasts impressive features like excellent controllers, an OLED display, eye tracking, and a comfortable fit over glasses. However, many of its unique features—such as HDR, eye tracking, advanced controller haptics, and force-feedback triggers—won't be supported when connected to a PC.


The $60 adapter, which requires a DisplayPort 1.4 cable to connect directly to a PC, aims to bridge this gap. The PSVR 2 headset offers a 2,000x2,040-pixel resolution per eye, a 110-degree field of view, fixed foveated rendering, and finger placement recognition near the controller. Despite these features, it lacks several of the Quest 3's advantages, such as ambient off-ear positional audio, hand tracking, and mixed reality capabilities. Additionally, it must be tethered to the PC via a DisplayPort cable connected to the PlayStation adapter. Sony is also releasing a PSVR 2 app for PCs to run alongside SteamVR.


Sony's blog post lists the PC compatibility specs for the PSVR 2, including DisplayPort 1.4, 8GB or more of RAM, and a recommendation for Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (or later) or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT (or later) graphics.


This means that games like "Half-Life: Alyx," one of the best VR games available, can be played on a PSVR 2 when connected to a PC. However, Sony's own library of PSVR 2 games for the PS5 has seen few major additions recently, with no titles like "Half-Life: Alyx" or revamped older PSVR games, leaving questions about Sony's future commitment to this expensive PS5 peripheral.