According to the news on February 23, as the competition in the field of virtual reality (VR) continues to heat up, Sony released the new VR helmet Playstation VR2 (PS VR2 for short) on Tuesday local time. The design of PS VR2 adopts a black-and-white color scheme similar to that of Playstation 5, which is the same as the original PS VR in most aspects, but also brings many incremental designs, including lens adjustment dial, new vent design and slight weight reduction. Similar to Playstation 5 and its dualsense controller, PS VR2 hides small Playstation texture icons on the front and rear strap of the helmet. The first generation of PS VR has been available for more than five years. Although users can use it on PS 5, they need to use special adapters, and the experience is obviously outdated. Sony is also taking other VR measures, such as distributing free VR games to Playstation plus members, but without upgrading the equipment, these measures are embarrassing to match with ps5. The new PS VR2 supports tactile feedback, eye tracking, 4K HDR, 90 / 120 Hz frame rate, concave rendering and 110 degree field of view, and can be connected to the ps5 through usb-c data cable. Sony has not announced the pricing of the new device, but it looks very similar to meta Quest 2, and like Facebook's helmet, it is equipped with two controllers that users can use to navigate in VR. "Our goal is to develop new helmets, which can not only become an attractive part of users' living room decoration, but also immerse people in their game world so that they forget they are using helmets or controllers," Sony executive Hideaki Nishino said in a press release The company said the new product will include a lens adjustment dial, so users can match the lens distance between their eyes to optimize their field of vision. The Playstation VR2 is designed to be slimmer than its predecessor. Hideaki Nishino said: "when PS VR2 is released, it will take a big step forward in the way we play games in VR." PS VR is the earliest and affordable VR headset device launched. It does not need expensive Game PC or additional equipment support worth $800. In 2016, it transformed the buyer's existing PS4 game console into a good performance game console for $400 to $500. Since then, its price has become more affordable. However, it is also worth noting that PS VR is one of the first consumer VR helmet devices, keeping pace with the original oculus rift and HTC vive, which have been iterated for several times and have made great improvements in optical quality, field of vision and immersion experience. In the original PS VR, you can only walk directly in a very small space in front of the PS4 and interact with the virtual world with a pair of Wands that can simulate grasping and releasing, which is completely different from the virtual hand that people can play with a single finger with the valve index controller and the modern controller. PS VR's rudimentary single camera tracking system also means that if the user's body is completely away from the display, it may lose tracking the trajectory of your hand. Now, Sony has to compete with devices such as oculus Quest 2, valve index and HP reverb G2 that can be used independently. Since the first generation of PS VR and Playstation move controller, VR hardware has matured a lot. Now Sony must prove that it can still provide a convincing experience (and supporting games). The company has announced that it will develop a game "Horizon call of the mountain" specifically for PS VR2, which "will open the door for players to have a deeper understanding of the horizon world". The competition in VR field is becoming more and more fierce. Meta, Facebook's parent company, has decided to invest $10 billion in the next year and turn its focus to the metauniverse, hoping that people can use its $299 meta Quest 2 helmet for work and entertainment in this digital world. Sony's VR helmet needs Playstation support to run, while the $299 meta Quest 2 can be connected to the computer to support more power consuming game applications or run wirelessly in less power consuming tasks. In addition, apple is expected to launch its own VR device within about a year. (Xinhua News Agency)