Astro Bot’s upcoming PS5 sequel was “by no means designed” for VR, and a future PSVR 2 replace appears unlikely.
Revealed in Could’s State of Play presentation, it is no secret that many PlayStation VR2 homeowners had been dissatisfied that the upcoming Astro Bot sequel could be flatscreen solely after 2018’s VR-only Astro Bot Rescue Mission, which hasn’t been ported to PSVR 2. Addressing this in a brand new interview, inventive director Nicolas Doucet advised Push Square the sequel was “by no means designed” for PSVR 2. As a substitute, Group Asobi at all times supposed to easily make a much bigger model of 2020’s Astro’s Playroom – which was additionally flatscreen solely.
Elaborating additional, Doucet states {that a} VR sport “needs to be totally designed for that medium.” He claims that whereas sure video games like first-person titles “can afford to be hybrid,” the design philosophy for each are very totally different. In a separate interview, Doucet additionally advised Digital Trends {that a} post-launch VR mode replace is unlikely.
Whereas Doucet’s causes are comprehensible, it is hardly encouraging that PSVR 2 help was by no means thought-about after Astro Bot Rescue Mission – a frankly glorious platformer we beforehand ranked #1 on our best PSVR games listing. Although State of Play provided gameplay trailers for 2 main third-party titles – Skydance’s Behemoth and Alien: Rogue Incursion, it stays unknown if any first-party PSVR 2 video games are in growth.
That mentioned, it isn’t been all doom and gloom for PSVR 2 followers currently. Latest weeks have seen Sony push its VR headset significantly by providing a short lived $100 discount and including multiple PSVR 2 games to its PlayStation Plus Premium subscription catalog – which can quickly embody Kayak VR: Mirage on June 18. The headset can be getting a PC VR adapter in August.