We’re at a time when the power of games consoles can deliver proper virtual reality games and experiences without many shortcomings I can live with being tethered to the console for now. And the exploration promised by Starfield would seem perfect for virtual reality. After all, I’d love to play Halo Infinite in VR. I”m also pretty sure Bethesda could great at making VR games, given it’s flirted with VR for the likes of Skyrim.Īll that's not to say I don’t have faith in Sony making more VR games for the PSVR 2, especially as it's said there are more than 100 games in development for the PSVR 2.īut for console-based VR gaming to really grow and let competition fuel even better hardware and experiences, I want to see Microsoft get Xbox involved. So unless Sony and Microsoft were to come to some agreement that sees the latter’s game studios make VR titles for the former’s system, we’d need a dedicated Xbox VR headset to further harness creative talent from the likes of Obsidian, Playground Games, and the aforementioned Arkane. But VR gaming on PC in my experience is nowhere near as simple as getting the PSVR 2 up and running its single-cable setup is an utter joy. Microsoft could find a middle ground and nudge its developers to make VR games for Windows, where one can use a Vive or Valve Index headset, or even tether a Quest 2 to a PC. But unless Microsoft makes an Xbox Series X VR system, then it’s very likely that the creativity and smart design Arkane is great at will never come to a virtual reality system. With the PSVR 2, I found myself thinking “wouldn’t it be great if I could play Deathloop in VR, and get closer to the bizarre island of Blackreef.” But then I remembered that developer Arkane is now owned by Microsoft and seemingly won’t be making new games for the PS5.Īnd its developers like Arkane, who, with the backing of Microsoft’s tech and money, have the scope to be experimental with the games they make.

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