Feature: PSVR2 Review: Is It Worth It?

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Back when Sony originally released PSVR in 2016, it felt like magic. The headset – which also repurposed the existing PS Camera and PS Move controllers in order to operate – enabled you to exist within virtual worlds, unlocking innovative new gameplay opportunities, as observed in some of the device’s biggest hits, like Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth.

But as the years wore on, the cracks in the company’s inaugural attempt at virtual reality slowly started to show. Setup was complicated, requiring a spaghetti of cables to be managed, and launch models lacked HDR passthrough – which unforgivably was one of the selling points of the PS4 Pro, an upgraded console model released mere months after the headset itself.