Paint PSVR’s Future Bright
PlayStation VR has been a big boon for Sony thanks to a handy price point and an already massive install base of over 40 million consoles. Of all the VR units, PSVR is the most accessible and best supported, which has meant that its appeal extends beyond just the hardcore gamer.
Yet, PSVR still isn’t mainstream by any stretch of the imagination, and that’s largely because it has no true killer apps, no concrete reason to suggest that VR is the future of video games. And for that reason, it’s absolutely vital that Sony comes out at PSX and make a big deal of the peripheral’s future. We want to see a host of upcoming software that’s more than just VR tech demos. We want proper games that confirm Sony is committed to supporting PSVR.
More Farpoint footage would be a good start, the PSVR shooter set on an alien planet that looks as though it’s the closest to nailing FPS gameplay in VR. Resident Evil 7, too, which, despite its many supporters, still hasn’t actually given us much to work with beyond the demo.
Just like a console, it’s software that will make or break PSVR’s success, and Sony has a prime opportunity here to forecast a compelling schedule of proper VR games for 2017.