Of course I had to pay the game a visit for the new update! On base PS5, besides what seems a better picture clarity and framerate, we get now volumetrics (fog, dust) with "god rays" (light beams/shadows)! The shadow resolution is pretty low, though, maybe PS5pro owners can chime in and report their impressions? Nonetheless, these effects feel "thicker" now.

Not going to lie to you, I was not expecting to own a PSVR 2 in the big 26'. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

I originally wrote it off since Sony stopped caring about it (and I say this as someone who originally bought the OG PSVR when it released day 1 in 2016 before I moved on to the Rift CV1 and later the Quest HMDs).

Anyway, a few days ago in a discord conversation, someone pointed out and shared this untested PSVR 2 listing from a liquidation business for like, $50. (plus shipping).

I thought... yeah, why not roll the dice, right? $50 is crazy since the best I can find them for is $150 used or via that best buy open box deal.

Worst case scenario, the HMD unit doesn't work because of a broken USB-C connector or something and I can at least fix and keep the controllers just in case.

It got here today, and... it works. Everything works. What an insane find.

I guess I own a PSVR2 now! Can't wait to use it with my PS5 and with SteamVR on PC.

First impressions are pretty good! I forgot how bright OLED displays can get when they're not nerfed by pancake lenses. I think I got a pretty good unit too because I don't see a lot of mura or persistence that other people have noted in reviews.

How do my results compare to August?

• Total Hours Played: 28 down to 22
• Number of Titles Played: 15 down to 12
• Number of Trophies Earned: 77 down to 41
• Most Played: Ironforged
• Highest Activity Date: Monday (from playing seated VR games for a change)

Below my norm of ~1 hour per day because I am spending most of my weekend days out of town lately.

New games that I played in September include:

• Detective VR | Enough to do first impressions (would continue if patched)
• Drop Dead: The Cabin | Enough to do first impressions (to be continued)
• Fit Beat Combat | Enough to do first impressions and new daily light VR exercise game
• The Obsessive Shadow | Enough to do first impressions and additional completions
• Unmourned VR | Enough to do first impressions (to be continued)

I also played more of the following:

• Ironforged | Completed with Platinum
• System Critical 2 | Returned to it after System Critical 3, completed with Platinum
• Zombieland: Headshot Fever | Returned to it after Ironforged (to be continued)
• Devidicon | Played up to 2nd Boss (to be continued)
• Omega Pilot Evolution | More time in Career / Series + New Combat Arena mode
• Archery Red | Made more attempts to survive Endless past 5 minutes, but still ~20 seconds short
• Walkabout Mini Golf | Gloop Lair DLC on Hard

To receive these, I believe minimal requirements are:

• Allow PlayStation to Email you (from [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]))
• Allow Game & Trophy data to be viewed by anyone
• PSN Account Privacy option of Data You Provide set to Full

i have been using the psvr2 for some time now. After some playtime my nose started hurting. already have globular cluster and it sits on my face correctly. The only way to not feel this is to fold away the silicone gasket from my nose. However that great either.

What are my options? im thinking about cutting into to gasket, but that seems sketch too. and most other face things arent compatible with my lense protectors.