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 house owners had been dissatisfied that the upcoming Astro Bot sequel can 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 informed Push Sq. 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 recreation “must 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 completely different. In a separate interview, Doucet additionally informed Digital Traits {that a} post-launch VR mode replace is unlikely.
Whereas Doucet’s causes are comprehensible, it is hardly encouraging that PSVR 2 assist was by no means thought of after Astro Bot Rescue Mission – a frankly wonderful platformer we beforehand ranked #1 on our greatest PSVR video games record. Although State of Play supplied 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 stated, it is not been all doom and gloom for PSVR 2 followers these days. Current weeks have seen Sony push its VR headset significantly by providing a short lived $100 low cost and including a number of PSVR 2 video games to its PlayStation Plus Premium subscription catalog – which can quickly embody Kayak VR: Mirage on June 18. The headset can also be getting a PC VR adapter in August.
