PlayStation VR2 launch games for PS5 release dates announced

Sony announced 11 more games for the new PlayStation VR2 on Wednesday, along with the unit’s launch date and (hefty) price. As the PlayStation VR2 will not be compatible with games for the original PlayStation VR, the newer system’s launch library is of particular importance to potential buyers.

Some names have been recognized by some of the eleven games being announced on Wednesday. Horizon Call of the MountainOr Resident Evil Village. And if neither of those can move a PS VR2 off shelves at $549.99, it’s a good bet that The Dark Pictures: Switchback, the best looking title among the new-for-PS VR2 games revealed Wednesday, won’t do the trick either.

However, the latest announcement didn’t mention the cost for a single copy of any new PSVR2 titles. A base edition for a brand new PlayStation 5 game can be purchased at $69.99. This is the only PlayStation VR2 bundle which includes one of our game packs. Horizon Call of the Mountain for a total price of $599.99 — which means we can expect that game to go for at least $50.

Here are the five launch titles for PlayStation VR2 that we knew about before Wednesday, coming from a comment Sony Interactive Entertainment boss made in May, when he said PS VR2 would have 20 “major” games at launch.

• Horizon Call of the Mountain — Obviously, SIE is looking at this adaptation of Guerrilla Games’ Horizon franchise to be the table-setter for PlayStation VR2. At a September hands-on, developers said that the game would tell a new story within a 6- or 7-hour experience. “Compared to the other games on display, Call of the Mountain seemed like the one most custom-built for the new headset,” we said at the time.
• Resident Evil Village — Capcom announced at June’s State of Play event that the 2021 survival horror hit would get PlayStation VR2 support through the PlayStation 5 version of the game. Although a release date was not announced for the package, it is good news that those who have the PS5 game already have VR2 support.
• No Man’s Sky — Also in June, Hello Games announced that No Man’s Sky, the studio’s six-year-old live-service sci-fi adventure, was “in development for PlayStation VR2.” It sounds like that will be a support update for the existing PlayStation 5 version, which launched in November 2020. That’s how Hello rolled when it brought No Man’s Sky The original PSVR will be available in 2019
• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners — Chapter 2: RetributionThis game is completely new and will launch for Metaquest on December 1st. It’s the sequel to The Walking Dead: Saints & SinnersOn the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive platforms, it was released in April 2020. The PS4/PSVR version of the game will be available along with the PS VR2 edition.
• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge — Enhanced Edition: This VR-only original adventure was launched at the end 2020 for Quest headsets. Only PlayStation VR2 will be ported.

Out of 11 new games, three were announced on Wednesday:

• The Dark Pictures: Switchback — From Supermassive Games, this is a spinoff of the first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology, which premiered in 2019 with The Man of Medan It ends on November 18 Me and the Devil. While this is not an exclusive IP, it’s still a game that PlayStation VR can only play. Although none of the Dark Pictures games were adapted for VR, Supermassive did deliver a VR-themed version of one of its horror games. Up to DawnIt is also known as Rush of Blood: Until Dawn.
• Crossfire: Sierra Squad — Smilegate’s multiplayer shooter, very popular in Asia, came west to consoles with CrossfireX In February, Xbox One and Xbox Series X were available. “Play as the leader of an elite fireteam in the middle of a war over a top-secret biochemical weapon that has recently been discovered,” Smilegate says on PlayStation Blog.
• Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue — Although critically panned, 2017’s Hello Neighbor TinyBuild, the publisher of TinyBuild, nevertheless spawned a strong franchise. The sequel will be released by 2022. A prequel was launched December 2018 and is currently in development. Search and Rescue It is the first VR version. This version will launch on the original PlayStation VR.

Four of the four video games below are adaptations to existing virtual reality gaming, regardless of whether they’re for PlayStation VR or another headset.

• Following the Fall
• Cities VR — Enhanced Edition
• Jurassic World Aftermath Collection
• Zenith, The Last City

Four more VR games are brand new from independent smaller developers.

• The Light Brigade
• Cosmonious High
• Pistol whip
• Tentacular

PlayStation VR2 will be launched February 22, 2023. Pre-orders start Nov. 15, beginning through PlayStation’s online store. Register for a virtual space in the queue to get that.